Details
A well detailed ½in:1ft scale wood and metal static display model of the Avro 'D' tandem two-seat biplane of 1911 built by P. Veale. Wingspan -- 15½in. (39.4cm)
With details including braced, partly fabric covered wooden airframe with flying and control wires, cockpit with seats and flight controls, detailed Green 35h.p. water cooled engine with ancillary equipment and wooden propellor, undercarriage skids with four spoked wheels with shock cord suspension and tail skid. Finished in doped nylon, natural wood and polished brightwork. Airstrip plinth and perspex cover
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The prototype was erected at Brooklands and first flown by C.Howard Pixton 1.4.1911
With details including braced, partly fabric covered wooden airframe with flying and control wires, cockpit with seats and flight controls, detailed Green 35h.p. water cooled engine with ancillary equipment and wooden propellor, undercarriage skids with four spoked wheels with shock cord suspension and tail skid. Finished in doped nylon, natural wood and polished brightwork. Airstrip plinth and perspex cover
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The prototype was erected at Brooklands and first flown by C.Howard Pixton 1.4.1911