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Avro 504K
role : primary trainer
first flight : operational : Summer 1917
country : United-Kingdom
design :
production : Avro 504K 1000+ (Avro 504 total 8970 in WWI, when production ended in
1940 ! more then 10.000 had been built)
general information :
The Avro 504K was the standard primary trainer for the RFC. Many were built. It was fitted with dual-control. The instructor could speak with the pupil through a tube. The 504 K differed from the 504J trainer for it had an engine mounting that could contain all type of rotary motors of that moment. Suitable for mass production. Total production of this variant is not clear. During WWI Avro built 3669 504’s and 15 other British manufactures built 4644.
Minimum speed (MTOW) : 64 km/u op SL, speed at 75% power op 2438m : 119 km/u Estimated duration at 75% power at 3048m : 4.25 hrs, climb to 3048m : 16 min
Airscrew pitch : 2.64m diameter : 2.74m
Chord : 1.45m
Tank capacity : Petrol : 25.5 gallon = 116 litre, endurance : 2.75-3 hrs Oil : 6 gallon = 27.3 litre
users : RFC
crew : 2
armament : no fixed armament
engine : 1 Le Rhone 9j air-cooled 9 -cylinder two-valve rotary engine 110 [hp](80.9 KW)
dimensions :
wingspan : 10.97 [m], length : 8.97 [m], height : 3.18[m]
wing area : 30.66 [m^2]
weights :
max.take-off weight : 850 [kg]
empty weight operational : 558 [kg] bombload : 0 [kg]
performance :
maximum speed : 153 [km/hr] at sea-level
climbing speed : 214 [m/min]
service ceiling : 4877 [m]
endurance : 3.16 [hours]
estimated action radius : 218 [km]
description :
2-bay biplane with fixed landing gear and tail strut
two spar upper and lower wing
engines, landing gear, fuel and bombs in or attached to the fuselage
airscrew :
fixed pitch 2 -bladed tractor airscrew with max. efficiency :0.67 [ ]
diameter airscrew 2.74 [m]
angle of attack prop : 19.75 [ ]
reduction : 1.00 [ ]
airscrew revs : 1100 [r.p.m.]
pitch at Max speed 2.32 [m]
blade-tip speed at Vmax and max revs. : 163 [m/s]
calculation : *1* (dimensions)
mean wing chord : 1.40 [m]
calculated wing chord (rounded tips): 1.55 [m]
wing aspect ratio : 7.85 []
estimated gap : 1.66 [m]
gap/chord : 1.19 [ ]
seize (span*length*height) : 313 [m^3]
calculation : *2* (fuel consumption)
oil consumption : 4.9 [kg/hr]
fuel consumption(cruise speed) : 23.8 [kg/hr] (32.4 [litre/hr]) at 64 [%] power
distance flown for 1 kg fuel : 5.80 [km/kg]
estimated total fuel capacity : 116 [litre] (85 [kg])
calculation : *3* (weight)
weight engine(s) dry : 147.0 [kg] = 1.82 [kg/KW]
weight 23 litre oil tank : 1.9 [kg]
oil tank filled with 0.6 litre oil : 0.5 [kg]
oil in engine 0 litre oil : 0.4 [kg]
fuel in engine 1 litre fuel : 0.4 [kg]
weight 14 litre gravity patrol tank(s) : 2.1 [kg]
weight cowling 3.2 [kg]
weight airscrew(s) (wood) incl. boss & bolts : 19.0 [kg]
total weight propulsion system : 173 [kg](20.3 [%])
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fuselage skeleton (wood gauge : 6.94 [cm]): 111 [kg]
bracing : 7.0 [kg]
fuselage covering ( 15.2 [m2] doped linen fabric) : 4.9 [kg]
weight dual controls + indicators: 13.5 [kg]
weight seats : 6.0 [kg]
weight other details, lighting set, etc. : 5.1 [kg]
weight 102 [litre] main fuel tank empty : 8.2 [kg]
weight engine mounts & firewalls : 4 [kg]
total weight fuselage : 159 [kg](18.7 [%])
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weight wing covering (doped linen fabric) : 20 [kg]
total weight ribs (50 ribs) : 51 [kg]
load on front upper spar (clmax) per running metre : 701.8 [N]
load on rear upper spar (vmax) per running metre : 216.9 [N]
total weight 8 spars : 48 [kg]
weight wings : 119 [kg]
weight wing/square meter : 3.87 [kg]
weight 8 interplane struts & cabane : 19.9 [kg]
weight cables (67 [m]) : 5.1 [kg] (= 76 [gram] per metre)
diameter cable : 3.5 [mm]
weight fin & rudder (1.4 [m2]) : 5.6 [kg]
weight stabilizer & elevator (3.4 [m2]): 13.6 [kg]
total weight wing surfaces & bracing : 163 [kg] (19.1 [%])
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weight armament : 0 [kg]
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wheel pressure : 425.0 [kg]
weight 2 wheels (700 [mm] by 78 [mm]) : 18.1 [kg]
weight tailskid : 5.2 [kg]
weight undercarriage with axle 28.7 [kg]
total weight landing gear : 52.0 [kg] (6.1 [%]
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calculated empty weight : 547 [kg](64.3 [%])
weight oil for 3.8 hours flying : 18.4 [kg]
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calculated operational weight empty : 565 [kg] (66.5 [%])
published operational weight empty : 558 [kg] (65.6 [%])
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weight crew : 162 [kg]
weight fuel for 2.0 hours flying : 48 [kg]
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operational weight : 775 [kg](91.1 [%])
estimated bomb load : 50 [kg]
operational weight bombing mission : 825 [kg]
fuel reserve : 25 [kg] enough for 1.07 [hours] flying
operational weight fully loaded : 850 [kg] with fuel tank filled for 86 [%]
published maximum take-off weight : 850 [kg] (100.0 [%])
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calculation : * 4 * (engine power)
power loading (operational without bombload) : 9.57 [kg/kW]
total power : 80.9 [kW] at 1100 [r.p.m]
calculation : *5* (loads)
manoeuvre load : 3.0 [g] at 1000 [m]
limit load : 3.75 [g] ultimate load : 5.6 [g] load factor : 2.4 [g]
design flight time : 1.26 [hours]
design cycles : 633 sorties, design hours : 800 [hours]
operational wing loading : 248 [N/m^2]
wing stress (3 g) during operation : 192 [N/kg] at 3g emergency manoeuvre
calculation : *6* (angles of attack)
angle of attack zero lift : -1.41 ["]
max. angle of attack (stalling angle) : 12.06 ["]
angle of attack at max. speed : 1.24 ["]
calculation : *7* (lift & drag ratios
lift coefficient at angle of attack 0° :0.12 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. angle of attack : 1.15 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. speed : 0.23 [ ]
induced drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0037 [ ]
drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0372 [ ]
drag coefficient (zero lift) : 0.0335 [ ]
calculation : *8* (speeds
stalling speed at sea-level (OW): 68 [km/u]
landing speed at sea-level (OW without bombload): 81 [km/hr]
min. drag speed (max endurance) : 99 [km/hr] at 2438 [m](power :42 [%])
min. power speed (max range) : 107 [km/hr] at 2438 [m] (power:45 [%])
max. rate of climb speed : 93.6 [km/hr] at sea-level
cruising speed : 138 [km/hr] op 2438 [m] (power:65 [%])
design speed prop : 145 [km/hr]
maximum speed : 153 [km/hr] op 100 [m] (power:99 [%])
climbing speed at sea-level (without bombload) : 218 [m/min]
calculation : *9* (regarding various performances)
take-off distance at sea-level : 165 [m]
lift/drag ratio : 10.17 [ ]
max. practical ceiling : 5300 [m] with flying weight :658 [kg]
practical ceiling (operational weight): 4400 [m] with flying weight :775 [kg]
practical ceiling fully loaded (mtow- 1 hour fuel) : 4000 [m] with flying weight :826 [kg]
published ceiling (4877 [m]
climb to 1500m (without bombload) : 7.77 [min]
climb to 3000m (without bombload) : 19.72 [min]
max. dive speed : 368.1 [km/hr] at 3000 [m] height
load factor at max. angle turn 1.97 ["g"]
turn radius at 500m: 44 [m]
time needed for 360* turn 10.2 [seconds] at 500m
calculation *10* (action radius & endurance)
operational endurance : 3.07 [hours] with 2 crew and 50 [kg] useful (bomb)load and 85.6 [%] fuel
published endurance : 3.16 [hours] with 2 crew and possible useful (bomb) load : 48 [kg] and 88.1 [%] fuel
action radius : 298 [km] with 2 crew and 20[kg] photo camera/radio transmitter or bombload
max range theoretically with additional fuel tanks for total 278 [litre] fuel : 1182 [km]
useful load with action-radius 250km : 118 [kg]
production : 16.21 [tonkm/hour]
oil and fuel consumption per tonkm : 1.77 [kg]
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notes : Not clear when the first 504K entered service, according some sources first 504K’s came from the production line only in 1918.
Literature :
Jane’s FAWOI page 51
Oorlogsvliegtuigen 1914-1918 page 53
Warplanes page 22
Praktisch handboek vliegtuigen deel 1 page 167
Wikipedia
Fighters 1914-19 page 57, 134
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