Avro 504

what is it?

The Avro 504 is a single-engine biplane bomber made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production began during World War I—with 8,970 built during the conflict—and continued globally for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in any military capacity during the First World War. More than 10,000 were built from 1913 until production ended in 1932.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 153 km/htop speed
• size 830 kgmax take-off weight
• built 11,062made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 113 years ago, in 1913.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1913-09-18

introduced

1913

retired

1948

status

retired

number built

11,062

role

trainer, fighter, bomber

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Avro

engines

1× Le Rhône 9J

crew

2

length

9 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

830 kg

top speed

153 km/h

cruise speed

119 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,877 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.