Avro Club Cadet
| Club Cadet | |
|---|---|
| |
| Avro 638 Club Cadet (G-ACNY), at Heston 1934 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| First flight | May 1933 |
| Introduction | 1933 |
| Produced | 1933–1935 |
| Number built | 27 (17 · 638 + 1 · 639 + 9 · 640) |
| Developed from | Avro Cadet
|
The Avro Club Cadet was a 1930s single-engined British
Cadet
. It was planned for private and club use and, unlike the Cadet, was fitted with folding wings.
Design and development
The Avro 638 Club Cadet was a modified version of the
piston engine, another 16 were built, and production finished in 1935.[1]
A single prototype of an enclosed three-seat cabin version, the Avro 639 Cabin Cadet was built, and first flew in 1933,Cirrus Hermes IV engines, and the remaining five powered by Genet Major engines.[1]
Operational history
Most Club Cadets were used by flying schools, although intended for private as well as club use, the largest user being Airwork, that operated five Club Cadets. These were later re-engined with 130 hp (100 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engines; the air-cooled in-line inverted engines reduced drag, and gave improved fuel consumption.[1]
Variants
- Avro 638 Club Cadet
- Two-seat trainer aircraft, powered by 135 hp (101 kW) Genet Major (radial) or 130 hp (100 kW) Gipsy Major I (inverted in-line) engine, 17 built.
- Avro 638 Club Cadet Special
- One aircraft, fitted with a 140 hp (104 kW) Cirrus Hermes IVA inverted in-line engine.
- Avro 639 Cabin Cadet
- Enclosed cockpit, one built.
- Avro 640 Cadet
- Three seat joyriding aircraft, powered by 140 hp (104 kW) Cirrus Hermes IV inverted in-line (first four aircraft) or 135 hp (101 kW) Genet Major engine, nine built.
Operators
Specifications (Avro 638 Genet Major I)
Data from Avro Aircraft since 1908 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
- Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
- Wing area: 262 sq ft (24.3 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,244 lb (564 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,000 lb (907 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 17-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 135 hp (101 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
- Range: 325 mi (523 km, 282 nmi)
- Wing loading: 7.63 lb/sq ft (37.3 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.075 hp/lb (0.123 kW/kg)
See also
Related development
- Avro Tutor
- Avro Cadet
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
- ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avro Club Cadet.
- Canadian Aviation Museum
- Avro Club Cadet – British Aircraft of World War II