Aviation Historian 15 / P.Jarrett - Mr. Cody & Mr. Roe (2)

The first of the Type E biplanes was bought by Australian John Duigan in 1911. Originally fitted with an Alvaston engine, it was soon re-engined with a 35 h.p. ENV, as seen here, and first flew in March 1912. It was still underpowered but Duigan managed to coax decent performance from the machine at Brooklands.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-05 / A.Jackson - Avro 504K /RAF Piston Trainers/ (1)

The Avro Type E prototype with 60 h.p. E.N.V. engine at Brooklands in March 1912.
It does not require a great deal of imagination to trace in the photograph the beginnings of the famous Avro 504. This biplane, with a Green engine, was produced in 1912, and was flown a lot by Mr. Raynham.

Aviation Historian 15 / P.Jarrett - Mr. Cody & Mr. Roe (2)

The Avro Type E, which Roe considered to be his first truly successful aircraft, everything before that being mere experiments, was developed into the Avro 500 with the fitting of a 50 h.p. Gnome seven-cylinder rotary engine. Seen here is the Avro 500 prototype, which demonstrated great promise on its first flight on May 8, 1912.

Flight 1930-01 / Flight

Before the advent of the famous Avro 504, several Avro biplanes were produced which all tended towards that type. The machine shown here was the such type, of 1913 vintage. Like the later 504 it had a Gnome engine, but the nose was of different shape and the horizontal top longerons had not yet disappeared.

Flight 1938-01 / Flight

1912 at Brooklands: The Avro 500 (50 h.p. Gnome rotary engine) from which was developed the 504. Mr. F. P. Raynham did a lot of flying on this machine.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v2

Avro 500.

Aviation Historian 8 / F.Merriam - "Better to be Born Lucky than Rich..." /Echoes from Dawn Skies/ (3)

Another of Lankester Parker’s early inspirations was Frederick Phillips Raynham, who is seen here beside his Avro 500 at Hendon in the late summer of 1913. Raynham was only 17 years old when he gained his RAeC Aviator’s Certificate (No 85) in 1911.

Aviation Historian 9 / F.Merriam - Up for the Cup! /Echoes from Dawn Skies/ (4)

Originally from Sheffield (where he reportedly flew two chimpanzees over Redmires racecourse in his Bleriot in November 1912), John Laurence Hall gained aviator’s certificate No 291 on September 17, 1912. Here he poses beside the Avro 500 in which he participated against the Pashleys in the race for the 1914 Brighton Cup.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-05 / A.Jackson - Avro 504K /RAF Piston Trainers/ (1)

В эксплуатации петлеобразные дополнительные опоры шасси под нижним крылом иногда заменяли стойками с бамбуковыми лыжами.
Running up the 50 h.p. Gnome rotary of an Avro 500 at CFS, Upavon, in 1912.

Air-Britain Archive 1983-04

The J.L.Hall Flying School at Hendon. The aircraft are a 50hp Gnome-engined Avro 500 and two Anzani-engined Caudrons.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Caudron A / B / C / D / E - ФранцияFrance - 1911

Aviation Historian 9 / F.Merriam - Up for the Cup! /Echoes from Dawn Skies/ (4)

With Hall’s Avro 500 in the foreground, aircraft line up for the start of the second heat of the Brighton Cup on July 11. Beyond the Avro is the Pashley racer, Eric Pashley being given a 1min start ahead of Hall, and at the far end is G.J. Lusted’s Henry Farman (2 3/4min head start). Pashley won the heat easily, beating Hall by more than a minute.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Farman Farman-IV - ФранцияFrance - 1910Pashley biplane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-09 / D.Brown - Wings over Sussex (1)

Scene at Shoreham in July 1914, at the first meeting of the season. Lined up are a Maurice Farman Longhorn, the Hall Avro 500 and a Farman.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Farman Farman-IV - ФранцияFrance - 1910Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorn - ФранцияFrance - 1912

Flight 1938-01 / Flight

The family tree: These six sketches ot early types show quite clearly the natural evolution which culminated in the 504, the type which laid the foundation of the greatness of the house of Avro

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Avro 504 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1913Avro Triplane I - III - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1909Avro Triplane IV - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1910Avro Type D - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1911