Avro Athena

Military Trainers

Manufacturer Avro

Country United Kingdom

The Avro 701 Athena is a British advanced trainer aircraft built by Avro in the late 1940s.

Specifications

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Avro Athena specifications

General

Manufacturer

Avro

Manufactured

1948 - 1950

Country

United Kingdom

Aircraft performance

Engine:

1x Rolls-Royce Merlin 35
Piston

Power:

1,280 HP

Max Cruise Speed:

255 Kts
472 Km/h

Approach Speed (Vref):

70 Kts

Travel range:

480 Nm
889 Kilometers

Service Ceiling:

29,000 feet

Rate of Climb:

2050 feet / minute
10.41meter / second

Take Off Distance:

700 meter - 2,296.56 feet

Landing Distance:

650 meter - 2,132.52 feet

Weight & dimensions

Max Take Off Weight:

4,256 Kg
9,383 lbs

Fuel Tank Capacity:

276 gallon
1,045 liter

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About the Avro Athena

The Avro 701 Athena is a British advanced trainer aircraft built by Avro in the late 1940s. It was designed to replace the North American Harvard in the Royal Air Force, but was bought only in small numbers, the competing Boulton Paul Balliol being preferred.