Avro Type G
The Avro Type G is a two-seat biplane aircraft of the British manufacturer Avro.
General
To participate in a competition for military aircraft in August 1912, a machine was designed with a closed cabin with Avro. The experiences were incorporated that had recently been made with the Type F.
Therefore, the hull of the Type F was very similar, but the decision was made, this time instead of a monoplane to build a biplane, so was the Type G machine called the first closed biplane in the world. In contrast to the radial engine of type F is a built- in narrow -line engine body used in the machine. The cooling of the engine was carried out by two externally mounted radiators.
Wings, rear end and suspension were identical to the parts already used 500 of the Avro. The steel-clad rudder was designed so that it looked the same as Heckkufe.
Avro originally intended to participate with two aircraft in the competition. Thus, the number 6 was equipped with a green- line engine, the number 7 should be equipped with an ABC engine.
Since the ABC engine was not completed on time, paid to the number 7 also with the Green- engine. As a pilot, Wilfried Parke was provided which had already flown the F type.
The machine was not completed until just before the competition, and there remained no time for a test flight. So the plane was brought Larkhill in a box to the venue and flown there on August 7, 1912 by Parke first time.
The plan was a three-hour flight reliability, due to strong wind broke parks but after 30 minutes. Because of an unexpected downdraft during landing overturned the machine and was badly damaged.
Within a week she was repaired with parts of other type G and returned to the venue - shortly after Parke presented the good properties of the machine when flying in heavy rain and strong winds to the test.
Avro was given for the Type G in Larkhill a price, since the machine had passed all necessary test flights. Particularly impressive was the time recorded during the assembly of the machine. In 14.5 minutes the plane was complete; In contrast, the team of Farman took almost 9.5 hours to assemble their biplane.
For the ausgelobten special prize at the competition in comparison Larkhill it was enough for the Type G but due to its poor climb performance is not.
On October 22, 1912 factory driver stepped F. P. Raynham at the " British Empire Michelin " reliability race, had the flight but after 3.5 hours break due to a broken cooling water line.
Two days later sat Raynham a new record in continuous flight for British aircraft with 7 hours and 31 minutes before he was forced to land due to lack of oil. However, this record was only about an hour, because Harry Hawker, who had started with a Sopwith -Wright the same time, stayed for 8 hours and 23 minutes in the air.
After this event, the only ever airworthy Type G was flown to the home airfield of Avro to Shoreham; last she was spotted there in February 1913 in the hangar.