Avro Commodore

infobox Aircraft
name = Commodore
type = Tourer
manufacturer = Avro
national origin = United Kingdom


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first flight = 1934
introduced = 24 May 1934
retired = 1942
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number built = 6
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variants with their own articles = The Avro 641 Commodore was a British single engined five seat cabin biplane built by Avro in the mid 1930's for private use. A total of only six were built, including the prototype.

Design and development

After building the three seat Avro 639 Cabin Cadet, Avro then designed a larger, five seat cabin biplane, the Avro 641 Commodore. The Commodore had a similar steel tube structure to the Avro Tutor, with heavily staggered single bay wings and a spatted undercarriage. The first Commodore was delivered to its owner on 24 May 1934 cite book |last= Jackson|first= A J |title=Avro Aircraft since 1908 |edition= 2nd edition|year= 1990 |publisher= Putnam Aeronautical Books|location= London |isbn= 0-85177-834-8 ] .

Operational history

Only six Commodores were built, with one being sold to the Maharajah of Vizianagram. This was found to be unsuitable for Indian conditions and was returned to Britain and scrapped cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0 370 10006 9 ] . Two were sold to private owners in Egypt and were later taken over by the Egyptian Army Air Force.

The two Commodores that remained in service in England on the outbreak of World War II were impressed into service with the Royal Air Force and the Air Transport Auxiliary. One crashed fatally in 1941, with the last being struck off charge in 1942.

Operators

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*Egyptian Army Air Force;UK
*Air Transport Auxiliary
*Royal Air Force

pecifications (Commodore)

aircraft specifications
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crew=One
capacity=Four passengers
length main= 27 ft 3 in
length alt= 8.31 m
span main= 37 ft 4 in
span alt= 11.38 m
height main= 10 ft 0 in
height alt= 3.05 m
area main= 307 ft²
area alt= 28.5 m²
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empty weight main= 2,237 lb
empty weight alt= 1,017 kg
loaded weight main= 3,500 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,591 kg
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engine (prop)=Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC
type of prop=Seven cylinder radial
number of props=1
power main= 215 hp
power alt= 160 kW
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max speed main= 113 knots
max speed alt= 130 mph, 209 km/h
cruise speed main= 96 knots
cruise speed alt= 110 mph, 177 km/h
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range main= 435 nm
range alt= 500 mi, 805 km
ceiling main= 11,500 ft
ceiling alt= 3,500 m
climb rate main= 700 ft/min
climb rate alt= 3.6 m/s
loading main= 11.4 lb/ft²
loading alt= 55.8 kg/m²
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power/mass main= 0.061 hp/lb
power/mass alt= 0.10 kW/kg
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* List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
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