Avro

Avro 549 Aldershot

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1921
  • IntroductionJuly 1924
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built17
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
3
Length
45 ft
Wingspan
68 ft
Height
15 ft 3 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
110 mph
Range
625 mi
Service ceiling
14,500 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (650 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in rear cockpit, provision for 1 × Lewis gun in ventral position and provision for 1 × forward-firing Vickers machine gun.; Bombs: up to 2,000 lb (910 kg) of bombs