Avro Anson

what is it?

The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers served in a variety of roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War. Originally designated the Avro 652A, the Anson was developed during the mid-1930s from the earlier Avro 652 airliner in response to an Air Ministry request for tender for a coastal maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 17.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 302 km/htop speed
• range 1,300 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,629 kgmax take-off weight
• built 11,029made 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 17.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,300 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1935-03-24

introduced

1936

retired

1968

status

retired

number built

11,029

role

multirole aircraft, primarily a trainer

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Avro

engines

2× Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX

crew

3

length

12.9 m

wingspan

17.2 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

3,629 kg

top speed

302 km/h

cruise speed

254 km/h

range

1,300 km

ceiling

5,791 m

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