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Avro 701 Athena

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Produced Variants

Type 701 Athena T.Mk.1
 		 Three seat trainer to Specification T.7/45 to meet the requirements of OR.159 for a Single Engined Advanced Training Aircraft. 1,010 hp Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 1 turboprop powerplant.
Type 701 Athena T.Mk.1A As T.Mk.1 with 1,400 hp Rolls-Royce Dart 1 turboprop powerplant.
Type 701 Athena T.Mk.2 Production version to Specification T.14/47. 1,280 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 35 powerplant.

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Serial Range
Type
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
 4 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Chadderton, to contract Acft/5664. First flew June, 1948.
 VM125, VM132  T.Mk.1  2      
 VM129, VM138  T.Mk.1A  1    1  
 4 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Chadderton, to contract Acft/5664. First flew August 1948.
 VW890 - VW893  T.Mk.2  4      
 20 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Chadderton, to contract 6/Acft/174. Delivered between October 1949 and September 1951.
 VR563 - VR565  T.Mk.2      3  
 VR566 - VR580    15      VR569 temporarily G-ALWA, c/n 1519
 VR581 - VR582        2  
Total Production
22
 
6
 



Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Mark
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Athena T.Mk.1 2     2
 Athena T.Mk.1A 1   1 2
 Athena T.Mk.2 19   5 24
  22 0 6  


Production References
  1. Avro Aircraft Since 1908, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1965)

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