Avro „Anson“ – the British multi-purposse aircraft

In 1933 In May, Imperial Airways offered A.V. Rou and Company (AVRO) to design a small high-speed aircraft for charter flights. The airline's performance requirements were as follows: the aircraft had to fly four passengers over 676 km (420 mi) at a cruising speed of 209 km/h (130 mph), with a minimum speed of no more than 97 km/h., and the ability to sustain at an altitude of 610 m (2,000 ft) on only one engine. In 1933 In August the design team at AVRO's design office in Manchester, led by Chief Designer Roy Chadwick, drew up a design for the aircraft, which received the name AVRO 652 and was a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear, twin engines. The airline has ordered two aircraft. The first flight took place in 1935 January. In 1934, at the beginning of the year, the British Air Ministry announced a tender for the development of a patrol aircraft for the Royal Air Force. What was needed, was a simple, reliable aircraft, capable of leisurely exploring coastal waters at low altitudes, staying in a certain patrol area for a long time. The British aviation companies, participating in the competition, presented their projects, including a military version of the civilian aircraft, being developed by the AVRO Design Bureau. The AVRO 652А differed from the civilian prototype in having more powerful engines, an armament of two 7.69 mm machine guns and a small bomb load. The Ministry of Aviation, after reviewing the designs, ordered the production of two prototypes - the AVRO 652A and the De Havilland DH-89M (a conversion of the DH-89 "Dragon Rapide" passenger biplane). AVRO won the comparative tests in Gosport. May 25 the aircraft was officially adopted by the Royal Air Force under the name "Anson" - in honor of the 18th century English admiral George Anson. 174 serial planes have been ordered. In 1935 n March, two civilian AVRO 652s were officially handed over to "Imperial Airways", who operated them on the Croydon-Brindisi route, where they flew until 1939. These aircraft were later sold to the training company "Air service" as trainers for the training of civil aviation pilots. In February 1941, already during the war, they were requisitioned by the Air Force. The first serial military version of the AVRO 652 left the workshops of the Woodford factory in 1935 December 31. In 1936 In February, the first AVRO 652 was received by the squadron at Manson, and on March 6. The British Air Force has officially announced that the aircraft has officially entered service and ordered a further 135 new AVRO Ansons. Serial production of the aircraft took place at the AVRO factories in Newton Heath, Chadderton and Yeadon, Canada to produce training version aircraft. A total of 11,029 aircraft of various modifications were produced. The last "Anson" was produced in 1952. The aircraft was produced for 17 years and served until 1968. June 28

An excellent model of an interesting mid-size aircraft, well designed and well detailed, excellent graphic instructions. A model for intermediate and advanced modelers. Where necessary, parts are double-side printed.