Avro 707
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The Avro 707 was a British experimental aircraft built to test the delta wing design of the Avro 698 (later to become the Vulcan), and was a scaled-down version of that aircraft.
The aircraft were produced cheaply and quickly, five prototypes eventually being built. Only the first three provided useful information for the Vulcan project, the last two flying too late to be of much relevance.
One Avro 707 had crashed in September 1949. The Avro 707 made its final public appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, four surviving examples of the aircraft flying alongside two Vulcan prototypes.
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Specifications (Avro 707B)
General Characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
- Height: 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
- Wing area: 420 ft² (39 m²)
- Empty: lb ( kg)
- Loaded: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Derwent 8, 3,600 lbf (16 kN) thrust
Performance
- Maximum speed: 467 mph (747 km/h)
- Range: miles ( km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: 22.6 lb/ft² (110 kg/m²)
- Thrust-to-weight: 1:2.6
Related content
Related development: Avro Vulcan
Comparable aircraft: Handley Page HP.88
Designation sequence: Avro 698 - Avro 707 - Avro 710
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