Avro Tudor
British airliner with 4 piston engines, 1945 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Avro Tutor.
The Avro Type 688 Tudor was a British piston-engined airliner based on Avro's four-engine Lincoln bomber, itself a descendant of the famous Lancaster heavy bomber, and was Britain's first pressurised airliner. Customers saw the aircraft as little more than a pressurised DC-4, and few orders were forthcoming, important customers preferring to buy US aircraft. The tailwheel undercarriage layout was also dated and a disadvantage.
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Type 688 Tudor | |
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Avro Tudor 5 of Lome Airways (Canada) at London Stansted Airport in September 1953 | |
Role | Airliner |
Manufacturer | Avro |
Designer | Roy Chadwick |
First flight | 14 June 1945 |
Primary users | B.S.A.A BOAC |
Produced | 1945–1949 |
Number built | 38 |
Developed from | Avro Lincoln |
Developed into | Avro Ashton |
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