The Avro 539 (later 539A) was a single-seat floatplane first flown on 29 August 1919. It was a single-bay, unstaggered biplane with a nose-mounted 240 hp (180 kW) Siddeley Puma piston engine and twin wooden floats.

Type 539 Single seat twin float seaplane racer. A single-bay, unstaggered biplane of wire braced fabric covered wooden construction, the fuselage was of rectangular section with curved upper decking and aluminium covering forward of the cockpit.

The Avro 539 (later 539A) was a single-seat floatplane first flown on 29 August 1919. It was a single-bay, unstaggered biplane with a nose-mounted 240 hp (180 kW) Siddeley Puma piston engine and twin wooden floats. It had a single open cockpit for the pilot aft of the wings.

The Avro 539 (later 539A) was a single-seat floatplane first flown on 29 August 1919. It was a single-bay, unstaggered biplane with a nose-mounted 240 hp (180 kW) Siddeley Puma piston engine and twin wooden floats. It had a single open cockpit for the pilot aft of the wings.

Registered as G-EALP, the Sea Lion competed successfully against an Avro 539 to win a place as one of the British entrants. On 10 September, the day of the race, thick fog obscured the route and caused the Sea Lion's pilot Basil Hobbs to make an unscheduled landing on the water.

Dec 12, 2014 · Plans and build detail for the 1919 AVRO 539b, a feisty little biplane that's great fun to fly.

Avro 539 at Bournemouth on 10th September 1919. Single-seater racer aeroplane which could be raced as a landplane or seaplane. Entered the 1919 Schneider Trophy Race as the reserve aircraft for the British team.

Dec 8, 2024 · The Avro 539 was a British singleseat racing biplane built by Avro for the 1919 Schneider Trophy. The Avro 539 (later 539A) was a singleseat floatplane first flown on 29 August 1919. It was a singlebay, unstaggered biplane with a nosemounted 240hp (180kW) Siddeley Puma piston engine and twin w

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On the reverse 'Crescent Studios, 61 High Street, Fareham, Hants No 21502, Designed by Roy Chadwick at 24 years old, kindly supplied and identified by Mr Lindsay Wilson of Hamble, with Bert Hinkler in the cockpit, Avro 1917 sea plane for Schneider Trophy'.