Avro 626

what is it?

The Avro 626 is a single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft produced by Avro during the (1918-1939) inter-war period.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 10.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• size 1,247 kgmax take-off weight
• built 198made 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 96 years ago, in 1930.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.4 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

1930

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

198

role

general purpose

makers

Avro

engines

1× Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC

crew

2

length

8.1 m

wingspan

10.4 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,247 kg

top speed

180 km/h

cruise speed

153 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,511 m

wings

biplane

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