Avro 504

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The Avro 504 was a widely used British World War I biplane, employed extensively as a trainer and light bomber by the Royal Flying Corps and many other air forces.

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Avro 504 canonical 7
Avro 504A 1
Avro 504B 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military aircraft
biplane
military trainer aircraft
aircraftConfiguration two-bay biplane
armament light bomb load
optional machine gun
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewPositions pilot and instructor
developedFrom earlier Avro biplane designs
emptyWeight about 1200 lb
enginePower 100 hp
80 hp
engineType Gnome rotary engine
Le Rhône rotary engine
firstFlightDate 1913-09-18
grossWeight about 1900 lb
height about 10 ft 5 in
introduced 1913
landingGear fixed tailskid undercarriage
length about 29 ft 5 in
manufacturer Avro
maximumSpeed about 90 mph
notableFeature extensively used as a primary trainer
one of the most-produced British aircraft of World War I
wooden airframe with fabric covering
numberBuilt about 8700
powerplant single rotary engine
primaryRole trainer aircraft
range about 250 mi
retired late 1930s
secondaryRole light bomber
serviceCeiling about 16,000 ft
usedBy Finnish Air Force
Imperial Russian Air Service
Japanese Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
many foreign air forces
usedFor bombing training
gunnery training
home defence early in World War I
pilot training
usedInConflict World War I
variant Avro 504A
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Avro 504B
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Avro 504C
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Avro 504J
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Avro 504K
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Avro 504N
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wingspan about 36 ft

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Clerget 9B usedInAircraft Avro 504
Avro notableWork Avro 504
Avro 504 variant Avro 504A
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Avro 504 variant Avro 504B
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Avro 504 variant Avro 504C
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Avro 504 variant Avro 504J
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Avro 504 variant Avro 504K
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Avro 504 variant Avro 504N
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Avro Ltd notableWork Avro 504