type of aircraft
Avro 523 Pike
The Avro 523 Pike (the first Avro aircraft to receive a name) was a British multi-role combat aircraft of the First World War that did not progress past the prototype stage. It was intended to provide the Royal Naval Air Service with an anti-Zeppelin fighter that was also capable of long-range reconnaissance and bombing.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Avro
- First flight
- 1916-05-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 84 kt
- Max speed
- 97 kt
- Rate of climb
- 526 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 6,064 lb
- Empty weight
- 4,000 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Sunbeam Nubian
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 39.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 60 ft
- Height
- 11.7 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.