Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Avro Anson IV
Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
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A restoration of an Avro Anson can be seen at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
Length: 42 feet, 3 inches
Wingspan: 56 feet, 6 inches
Height: 13 feet, 0 inches
Crew: 1+2
Weight: Empty - 5,300lbs Max Takeoff - 7,980lbs
Max Speed: 188mph
Cruise Speed: 158mph
Range: 790 miles
Service Ceiling: 19,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: gallons
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior air cooled gas engine 450hp
Armament:
None
First Flight : 1935
Cost: $
Here's a Youtube video of two Avro Ansons that locked together in a midair collision and landed together, one on top of the other. Another Youtube Video of an Avro Anson Engine being started after being freshly overhauled.
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