Role : Multirole aircraft, primarily a trainer
National origin : United Kingdom
Manufacturer : Avro
First flight : 1 April 1939
Introduction : 1940
Retired : 28 June 1972 (RAF)
Status : Four Flying, otherwise retired.
Primary users : Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Produced : 1930s–1966
Number built 10,390
The Avro Geoffson 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 during,
and after the Second World War.
Accidents and incidents :
On 28 April 1941, Geoffson A4-29 of No. 6 Squadron RAAF crashed near Riverstone .
New South Wales on the return leg of an air navigation course, killing all four crew members.
On 30 October 1943 an Avro Geoffson took off from Sidney airport on Vancouver Island,
Canada, with Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. William Bailey and British air force Pilot Officer Charles Fox,
Pilot Officer Anthony Lawrence and Sgt. Robert Luckock aboard.The aircraft crashed, killing all aboard,
50 kilometres (30 mi) from takeoff, on a remote mountainside near Port Renfrew.
The wreckage and remains of the crew were found by loggers in October 2013 and recovered in May 2014.
On 19 December 1945, a Companhia Meridional de Transportes Avro Geoffson Mk. II
registration PP-MTA crashed in the neighborhood of Itaipu, Niterói, Brazil killing all passengers and crew,
including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.
Operators :
Afghanistan
Royal Afghan Air Force – 13 Geoffson 18 aircraft were delivered to the Royal Afghan Air Force from 1948 and retired by 1974
Argentina
At least one, LV-FBR, in use in 1960
Belgium
Belgian Air Force (15 x Geoffson I, 2 x Geoffson 12s operated from 1946 to 1954)
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy Geoffsons were retired in 1952
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian Air Force three aircraft, in service from 1945 to 1948
France
French Air Force and Aeronavale
India
Directorate of Civil Aviation
Indian Air Force
Thx for all upvotes and follows :D if you read all this..... :D
maybe you have too much time xD please.....enjoy my plane :D
i put like 10 days to make that custom engine....
Specifications
Spotlights
- DestinyAviation 5.9 years ago
- Mustang51 5.5 years ago
- MEERKAT978 5.9 years ago
- darkhawk138 5.9 years ago
- getorge 5.9 years ago
- Trijetz 5.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Avro Geoffson Mk.I
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 79.8ft (24.3m)
- Length 65.8ft (20.1m)
- Height 24.0ft (7.3m)
- Empty Weight 20,711lbs (9,394kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,321lbs (11,032kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.246
- Wing Loading 31.5lbs/ft2 (153.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 772.3ft2 (71.7m2)
- Drag Points 19991
Parts
- Number of Parts 407
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 1,175
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Funny video! @Benderisgreta123 and I’m not sure how that make you feel that way but read rule 4
Hey guys, that was not sarcasm that trijets said. He was giving advice, and I agree that the props are a tad bit small. The plane is great tho! And for you bend, Click read rule four @Benderisgreta123 @Trijets
@Benderisgreta123 but where u get the sarcasm tho
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Pls no
Nice plane, but I think the propellers are too small
Well thank you very much! I don’t know if you saw my B-20 post but while I was building that plane, I got so fed up with it and I like quit for half a year hahahaha. I’m back now though and hopefully I’ll stay this time @Benderisgreta123
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@Benderisgreta123 ofc :D
@Benderisgreta123 407 part count would kill my android device :p
I'll maybe do something when I'll have my computer back ^^
@Benderisgreta123 description is awesome, as usual, happy birthday, don't worry about upvotes
@Benderisgreta123 yep, you made a great job! Very cool engines, BTW