Avro 548

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name=548


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type=Civil utility aircraft
manufacturer=Avro
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first flight=October 1919
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produced=1920-25
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The Avro 548 was a civil trainer aircraft built in Britain after World War I. It was based extensively on Avro's 504 military aircraft, but had an inline engine and a third seat. The prototype, designated 545, first flew with a Curtiss OX-5 Vee-8, but this proved impractical for the civil market on account of the engine's weight and the compexity of its cooling system. A Renault engine was used instead, and the designation 548 applied to this configuration. In practice, these aircraft were usually customised for their buyers and most differed from each other in equipment and detail; some were actually retrofitted war-surplus 504s. Many were used as civil trainers, others for joyriding, personal transport, or racing.

Plans for a version with an enclosed cabin, designated 553 were never brought to fruition.

pecifications (548)

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crew=one pilot
capacity=2 passengers
length m=8.97
length ft=29
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span m=10.98
span ft=36
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height m=3.18
height ft=10
height in=5
wing area sqm=30.7
wing area sqft=330
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empty weight kg=607
empty weight lb=1,338
gross weight kg=881
gross weight lb=1,943

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eng1 type=Renault
eng1 kw= 60
eng1 hp= 80
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max speed kmh=130
max speed mph=80
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range km=282
range miles=175
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climb rate ms=1.8
climb rate ftmin=350
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References

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* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=271 britishaircraft.co.uk]

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