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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

As in the first World War, Avro played a significant role providing over 7,500 Avro Lancaster, Manchester and York aircraft to RAF Bomber Command. After the war, Chadwick turned his …

Jan 18, 2014 · AVRO 539B – New Year Flight. Though the low Winter sun was a bit of a nuisance, conditions were near perfect for this flight. Winds peaked at about 7mph with only a …

Rushed through the Hamble works in time for the 1919 Schneider Trophy Race, the Avro 539 single-seat twin-float seaplane was the smallest biplane that could be designed round the 240 …

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

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 …