Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Avro Anson IV
Bill Maloney
1/22/2010

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01 Avro Anson 02 Avro Anson Main Gear 03 Avro Anson Tail Wheel 04 Avro Anson Tail
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05 Avro Anson Cabin Door 06 Avro Anson 07 Avro Anson 08 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
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09 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior 10 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior 11 Avro Anson 12 Avro Anson
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Avro Anson IV Specifications:

Avro Anson Restoration
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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