4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Avro AldershotA: Tim Mason· Public domain
- 2. Avro 549C Aldershot IV L'Air February 15,1927: L'Air magazine· Public domain
- 3. Avro Aldershot: Tim Mason· Public domain
- 4. Avro Aldershot RAF: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The Avro 549 Aldershot was a British single-engined heavy bomber aircraft built by Avro.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 20.7 m wingspan
base stats
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 105 years ago, in 1921.
- Wingspan of 20.7 m: about 5 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
- 1921
- introduced
- 1924
- retired
- 1926
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- role
- heavy bomber
- makers
- Avro
- engines
- 1× Rolls-Royce Condor III
- crew
- 3
- length
- 13.7 m
- wingspan
- 20.7 m
- height
- 4.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,967 kg
- top speed
- 177 km/h
- cruise speed
- 148 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,420 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q453043, Wikipedia: Avro 549 Aldershot (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.