Avro 641 Commodore
Avro · United Kingdom · first flew 1934 · light aircraft
The Avro 641 Commodore was a British single-engine five-seat cabin biplane built by Avro in the mid-1930s for private use.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.31 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-engine five-seat cabin biplane
- Heavily staggered single-bay wings
- Spatted undercarriage
Look for a single-engine cabin biplane with heavily staggered single-bay wings and a spatted undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Avro 641 Commodore has a length of 8.31 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11.38 m (37 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 209 km/h (130 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
After building the three-seat Avro 639 Cabin Cadet, Avro designed a larger five-seat cabin biplane with a steel tube structure similar to the Tutor. The first Commodore was delivered to its owner on 24 May 1934.
Variants
A total of only six Commodores were built, including the prototype.
Where you'll see it
One was sold to the Maharajah of Vizianagram but proved unsuitable for Indian conditions and was scrapped, and two went to private owners in Egypt and were later taken over by the Egyptian Army Air Force. The two remaining in England were impressed into RAF and Air Transport Auxiliary service, and the last was struck off charge in 1942.
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