Avro Ashton
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| Avro Ashton | |
|---|---|
| Type | experimental airliner |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Maiden flight | 1 September 1950 |
| Number built | 6 |
The Avro Ashton was a prototype jet airliner made by Avro during the 1950s
As the Avro Type 706, the Ashton was a four jet engined research aeroplane powered by Rolls-Royce Nene engines paired in wing nacelles. Six were built using the Avro Tudor airframe.
Production was a single example each of the Ashton 1, Ashton 2 and Ashton 4, and three of the Ashton 3, all built by Avro.
The fuselage of the Ashton 2 (WB491) is preserved at Newark Air Museum, UK
- Wingspan: 120 ft
- Length: 89 ft 6.5 in
- Height: 31 ft 3 in
- Wing area: 1,421 sq ft
- Take off weight: 82,000 lb
- Maximum speed: 439 mph at 30,000 ft
- Maximum climb rate: 2,900 ft/min
- Service ceiling: 40,500 ft
- Range: 1,725 miles
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