Avro 701 Athena

1948

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Avro 701 Athena

Two-seat trainer designed (to Specification T.7/45) for advanced flying training, day and night navigation, gunnery, bombing and photography. It could also be used as a glider tug. Fifteen production aircraft built as T.2 gunnery trainers for the RAF Flying College, Manby, powered by the 954kW Rolls-Royce Merlin 35 engine.

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Avro 701 AthenaA three-view drawing (800 x 595)

Specification 
 MODELAthena T.Mk 2
 ENGINE1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 35, 954kW
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight4256 kg9383 lb
  Empty weight2966 kg6539 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan12.19 m40 ft 0 in
  Length11.37 m37 ft 4 in
  Height3.94 m13 ft 11 in
  Wing area25.08 m2269.96 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed472 km/h293 mph
  Cruise speed359 km/h223 mph
  Ceiling8840 m29000 ft
  Range885 km550 miles

Comments
Trevor Webb, e-mail, 30.10.2014 13:44

The original Athena T. Mk 1 was a three seater with side by side seating with an observation seat behind. Only a couple(?) built powered by an A-S Mamba' In addition there was the T. Mk 1A powered by a R.R. Dart.

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