Avro Antelope

[cheddar cheese]

Back in ye olde days of this site, Hot Space kept going on about this plane, the Avro Antelope.

What the hell was it used for, was it used in WW2, what are its stats and was it any good at its intended role?!

 

[Hot Space]

Here ya go 8)

http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=259

Hot Space

 

[Nonskimmer]

Hmm, interesting! 8)

 

[Medvedya]

Here's some stats I quickly found....


Edit: Oops! this is from the same site linked above - how Scorpyesque of me....


Avro 604 Antelope

Type:
High performance day bomber

Wing:
Single bay staggered biplane with ailerons on upper wing only, lower wing shorter span and narrower chord. Wings are fabric covered with metal structure

Fuselage:
All metal fuselage attached to top of lower wing

Tail Unit:
Braced tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:
Fixed undercarriage

Power Plant:
One 480 hp Rolls-Royce F.XIB engine in nose

Accommodation:
Twin open cockpits in tandem, forward cockpit for pilot with gunner behind

Armament:
Single Lewis gun for gunner and 500 lb bombs load

Dimensions

Span:
36 ft

Length:
31 ft 2 in

Height:
10 ft 9 in

Wing Area:
377 sq ft

Weights

Tare:
2,859 lb

All-up:
4,538 lb

Performance

Max Speed:
173 mph

Initial Climb:
1,470 ft/min

Ceiling:
22,000 ft

Range:
580 miles

 

[Hot Space]

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

Hot Space

 

[Medvedya]

Batman!

 

[Hot Space]

Hot Space

 

[cheddar cheese]

Cheers - I like this plane

 

[Hot Space]

I like........................hold on, that's rude so I won't

Hot Space

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[Crippen]

Now this one I have heard about (being a Mancs Lass) and it is a bit tasty. I have a pic in one of mi books, but it is a bit crappy. Anyone got access to one to put on here.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

google it.............

 

[Hot Space]

Oooo, painful

Hot Space

 

[Medvedya]

To be kicked in the googles - nasty!

 

[Hot Space]

I had MSN once, but the penicilllin helped

Hot Space

 

[Crippen]

Lancs.... course I googled it, thats why I dont ask many questions, I always google first M8 ( well not 'always' ). Got lots of info but no good pics......
never mind then I will stick to mi Lancaster, plenty pics of that.... don't know why I look at others anyway....my needs are met!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes the lancaster should be more than enough to satisfy your needs, however you can feel free to check out my collection if you want..........

 

[cheddar cheese]

B-29: Bigger, better and sexier! 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

so now your telling women which planes are sexy??

don't listen to him cripps, the lanc does us fine...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

But look at its sexy naked aluminium skin