Avro

Avro Anson

Maritime patrol

  • First flight1935
  • Introduction1936
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built11,02
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
3–4
Length
42 ft 3 in
Wingspan
56 ft 6 in
Height
13 ft 1 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
188 mph
Range
660 mi
Service ceiling
19,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (335 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: :*1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in front fuselage, :*1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in dorsal turret; Bombs: :*360 lb of bombs