The Spider was a sesquiplane with a largely conventional configuration, but it used Warren truss-type interplane struts, hence the appellation "Spider". In tests, the aircraft demonstrated exceptional performance, handling, and pilot visibility however the time it flew, the War Office had already selected the Sopwith Snipe for mass production.
A second, more refined version, the Avro 531A, was apparently never completed, but some of its components seem to have been used to build a derivative, the Avro 538. This had standard interplane struts and was intended as a racing aircraft. It was never used for this purpose, however, because it was discovered that it had a faulty wing spar, so the Avro firm used it as a hack instead from May 1919 to September 1920.[1]
Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989, p. 93.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 889, Sheet 94.
January 01, 1970
avro, spider, prototype, first, world, british, sesquiplane, fighter, aircraft, built, avro, spider, role, fighter, manufacturer, avro, designer, clifton, britt, first, flight, april, 1918, number, built, contents, design, development, specifications, referenc. The Avro 531 Spider was a prototype First World War British sesquiplane fighter aircraft built by Avro 531 Spider and 538 Role Fighter Manufacturer Avro Designer Clifton Britt First flight April 1918 Number built 2 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 531 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyDesign and development editThe Spider was a sesquiplane with a largely conventional configuration but it used Warren truss type interplane struts hence the appellation Spider In tests the aircraft demonstrated exceptional performance handling and pilot visibility however the time it flew the War Office had already selected the Sopwith Snipe for mass production A second more refined version the Avro 531A was apparently never completed but some of its components seem to have been used to build a derivative the Avro 538 This had standard interplane struts and was intended as a racing aircraft It was never used for this purpose however because it was discovered that it had a faulty wing spar so the Avro firm used it as a hack instead from May 1919 to September 1920 1 Specifications 531 editData from Avro Aircraft since 1908 2 General characteristicsCrew one pilot Length 20 ft 6 in 6 25 m Wingspan 28 ft 6 in 8 69 m Height 7 ft 10 in 2 39 m Wing area 189 sq ft 17 6 m2 Empty weight 963 lb 437 kg Gross weight 1 517 lb 688 kg Powerplant 1 Clerget 9B air cooled rotary piston engine 130 hp 97 kW Performance Maximum speed 120 mph 190 km h 100 kn Range 250 mi 400 km 220 nmi citation needed Service ceiling 19 000 ft 5 800 m Rate of climb 1 250 ft min 6 4 m s Armament 1 fixed forward firing 303 in 7 7 mm Vickers machine gunReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avro 531 Spider Citations edit Donald p 77 Jackson 1990 p 161 Bibliography edit Donald David ed The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft New York Barnes amp Noble Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 7607 0592 6 Jackson A J Avro Aircraft since 1908 London Putnam Aeronautical Books 1990 ISBN 0 85177 834 8 Taylor Michael J H Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions 1989 p 93 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing File 889 Sheet 94 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avro 531 Spider amp oldid 1132150081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
