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Avro Anson

Flying the Avro Anson > .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItUdTM0fhD4 .

The Avro Anson is a British twin-engined, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War.

Initially known as the Avro 652A, the Anson was developed during the mid-1930s from the earlier Avro 652 airliner in response to a request for tenders issued by the British Air Ministry for a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Having suitably impressed the Ministry, a single prototype was ordered, which conducted its maiden flight on 24 March 1935. Following an evaluation in which the Type 652A bettered the competing de Havilland DH.89, it was selected as the winner, leading to Air Ministry Specification 18/35 being written around the type and an initial order for 174 aircraft being ordered in July 1935. The Type 652A was promptly named after British Admiral George Anson.

The type was placed into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and was initially used in the envisioned maritime reconnaissance operation alongside the larger flying boats. After the outbreak of the Second World War the Anson was soon found to have become obsolete in front line combat roles. Large numbers of the type were instead put to use as a multi-engined aircrew trainer, having been found to be suitable for the role, and became the mainstay of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The type continued to be used in this role throughout and after the conflict, remaining in RAF service as a trainer and communications aircraft until 28 June 1968.

During the post-war climate, the Anson was increasingly produced for the civil market, being used as a light transport and executive aircraft. By the end of production in 1952, a total of 8,138 Ansons had been constructed by Avro in nine variants; in addition, a further 2,882 aircraft were manufactured by Federal Aircraft Ltd in Canada from 1941. By the 21st century, the vast majority of Ansons had been retired from flying. However, a single Anson Mk.I, which had been originally manufactured during 1943, had been restored to airworthiness, having been refitted with later metal wings. On 18 July 2012, this restored aircraft performed its first flight.

Avro Anson pilot chat > .
Flying the Avro Anson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItUdTM0fhD4
Avro Anson bomber starts, taxis, takesoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zVKXSpEpiQ
Avro Anson - Tony
https://plus.google.com/103755316640704343614/posts/N1UCK3Sgsy9

Avro Tudor II - Britain's Biggest Aircraft (1946)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaBwt5cUVU
The Tudor Muddle (1948)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MTlWmbMgs .

Avro Anson bomber starts, taxis, takesoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zVKXSpEpiQ

Avro Anson - Tony
https://plus.google.com/103755316640704343614/posts/N1UCK3Sgsy9

Avro Tudor II - Britain's Biggest Aircraft (1946)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaBwt5cUVU

The Tudor Muddle (1948)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MTlWmbMgs
Avro Anson – coastal patrols
https://youtu.be/uTE-jHVIKJU?t=17m11s

Flying the Avro Anson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItUdTM0fhD4

Two Avro Ansons landed together after mid-air 1940 (Wagga Wagga)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp478Tgm5gg

Avro Anson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-mVPAvLos

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Avro 685 York

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The Avro York was a British transport aircraft developed by Avro during the Second World War. The design was derived from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, several sections of the York and Lancaster being identical. Due to the importance of Lancaster production, York output proceeded at a slow pace until 1944, after which a higher priority was placed upon transport aircraft.

The York saw service in military and civilian roles with various operators between 1943 and 1964. In civilian service, British South American Airways (BSAA) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) were the largest users of the type. In military service, large numbers of Yorks were used for air-supply missions during the Berlin Blockade 1948–49. A number of the type were used as air transports of heads of state and government; VIPs who flew on Yorks included British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, French General Charles de Gaulle, Indian Governor-General Lord Mountbatten and South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts.

Dornier Do 31 - 67-2-10

Germany’s Insane Hover Jet Transport: Dornier Do 31 > .  

The Dornier Do 31 was an experimental vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet-propelled transport designed and produced by West German aircraft manufacturer Dornier.

The development of the Do 31 was motivated principally by heavy interest expressed by the German Air Force in the acquisition of short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL)-capable aircraft. Such ambitions received a further boost from the issuing of NATO specification NBMR-4, which called for a VTOL-capable tactical support aircraft that would be operated in conjunction with the EWR VJ 101, a West German VTOL strike aircraft designed under the NATO contract of BMR-3. A total of three [Do 31] aircraft, two flight-capable and one static airframe, were constructed and used for testing. On 10 February 1967, the Do 31 performed its maiden flight; the first hovering flight of the type took place during July 1967.

In addition to performing test flights, Dornier often demonstrated the Do 31 prototypes to officials and the general public, such as at the 1969 Paris Air Show. Several world records were set by the type during its limited flying career. When the high cost, technical and logistical difficulties of operating such an aircraft were realized, the German Air Force opted to cease trials involving VTOL aircraft, such as the Do 31, VJ101, and the later VFW VAK 191B. In the face of limited sales prospects and a lack of state support, the Do 31 and other VTOL projects lingered as research projects for a time prior to their manufacturers abandoning all activity. The Do 31 remains the only VTOL-capable jet-powered transport aircraft to ever fly.