| 566 Avenger | |
|---|---|
 Avro Type 566 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Designer | |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | RAF (intended) |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 26 June 1926 |
| Retired | 1931 |
TheAvro 566 Avenger was a prototypeBritishfighter of the 1920s, designed and built byAvro. It was a single-seat, single-enginebiplane of wood and fabric construction. Although it was a streamlined and advanced design, it never entered production.
The Avenger was designed as a private venture andRoy Chadwick penned a machine of great aerodynamic cleanliness for its time. As originally built, it was powered by a 525 hp (391 kW)Napier Lion VIII and it first flew on 26 June 1926,[1] but no order was forthcoming; this was partly because by the time it was evaluated, theAir Ministry did not favour the Lion as a fighter engine.
In May 1928, the machine was modified as a racer, with equi-span wings of 28 ft (8.53 m) and revisedstruts andailerons; it was fitted with a 553 hp (412 kW) Lion. The machine was subsequently redesignatedAvro 567 Avenger II.
The Avenger ended its days as an instructional airframe.
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[2]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
