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Built primarily to carry out extensive research into the behaviour of delta wings at low speeds and to provide information which would be used in the final design of the Vulcan bomber. The first aircraft made its maiden flight at Boscombe Down on 4 September 1949, but was destroyed subsequently in an accident. It was followed by the 707B for low-speed research, two 707A for high-speed research and a dual-control 707C.
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| MODEL | Avro 707 |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Rolls Royce "Dervent 5", 1630kg |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 4303 kg | 9487 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 10.4 m | 34 ft 1 in |
| Length | 12.9 m | 42 ft 4 in |
| Height | 3.53 m | 12 ft 7 in |
| Barrie Blayney, barrie.b490=btinternet.com, 30.07.2011 Imaging this plane flying next to the Vulcan hich would look amazing!
The Vulcan first appeared in public, at Farnborough, painted ALL WHITE, accompanied by TWO Avro 707s, one painted RED and the otgher painted BLUE. Yes, it was a wonderful sight. | | Kevin Morrow, kevmorrow=hotmail.co.uk, 16.05.2011 Imaging this plane flying next to the Vulcan hich would look amazing! | | Aero99, 27.02.2011 This aircraft as stated lead up to the great Avro Vulcan. | | Eric West, ericwest=vodafone.net.nz, 31.01.2011 The first 707A WB280 was subsequently loaned to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1956 and flew 203 hours in Australia between 1956 and 1963, ironically, mostly at low speed doing tests on boundary level control. In 1963 it was sold by The Ministry of Supply to a Mr Mallet of Melbourne and displayed in his front garden for many years. I believe he bequeathed it to the RAAF Museum on his death. In any event, it resides at the Museum now, in excellent order | | Eric Brett, maverickegb=talktalk.net, 04.12.2010 If I remember correctly, at least one of these aircraft had an air intake in front of the tailfin. I attended The Farnborough Air Display in 1952 (the occasion of the break-up of the DH110), when two of these aircraft did a fly-by. | | Gawen Taylor, gawentaylor=hotmail.com, 12.05.2010 This is a request regarding my granddad Kenneth Taylor who as far as I was aware worked with AVro for many years, at the Chadderton plant. If anyone knows of a way for me to find out more of what he did (I know he was a Chief Flight Test Engineer) I would be most grateful? | | SIMON HOLDEN, sholden=zamnet.zm, 08.05.2008 These aicraft were built at Woodford in Cheshire and I recall them regularly flying over our house in Mobberley. One day sometime in the early 1950's a group of 4, 2 Vulcans, 1 707B and 1 707C passed overhead and the vibes nearly shook the house down. The noise was incredible. It was a magnificent sight. |
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