AT LYMPNE: No. 6, the Avro monoplane, 700 c.c. Blackburne engine, in flight. This machine flies remarkably smoothly.
A rare flying shot of the Avro 560, taken at the Lympne trials in October 1923 with Hinkler flying. On the first day of the competition the Avro completed 74 laps of the 12 1/2 mile course.
Bert Hinkler standing in the cockpit of the Avro 560, possibly at Hamble
H. J. "Bert" Hinkler sitting in the Avro 560 after completing 80 laps of the 121 mile course at Lympne in October 1923. Throughout the entire week Hinkler did not make one single forced landing, which says much for the reliability of the 698 c.c. Blackburne Tomtit engine.
The Avro 560 after modification for Air Ministry trials at RAF Martlesham Heath in 1924. A new inverted Tomtit engine has been installed and a conventional strutted undercarriage with wheels from one of the Avro 558s has been fitted. The aircraft was presumably finished in silver and painted in standard RAF markings of the period.
The same aircraft photographed at Lympne.
The uncovered fuselage of the Avro 560, showing the aerofoil shape. Note the solid wooden wheels and the simple method of attaching the engine to the nose. The inset photograph shows the bi-convex wing section and the airspeed indicator located inside the wing.
AT LYMPNE: No. 6, the Avro monoplane, 700 c.c. Blackburne engine, on the ground and in flight. This machine flies remarkably smoothly.
The Avro 560 at Lympne in October 1923. The pilot's view sideways must have been restricted somewhat by the wings, though forward vision was fairly good.
The Avro ultra-light monoplane (700 c.c. vee-twin Blackburne) on which Bert Hinkler covered 1,000 miles in the Lympne week of 1923.
