Avro 621 Tutor

The Tutor was designed as a replacement for the Avro 504N as the RAF’s basic trainer. It entered RAF service (394 examples) in 1933 and also served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (7), the Greek Air Force (30), the South African Air Force (2) and the Danish Navy (3). One example remains airworthy.        

 G-AHSA             c/n u/k                 United Kingdom
2 seat biplane first flown in 1929

Engine: 240hp(179kW) Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 1VC
Length: 26’4.5”(8.03m)                                                                                          Height: 9’7”(2.92m)
Wingspan: 34’0”(10.36m)                                                                                               No.built: 855
Range: 250miles(402km)                                                                   Cruising speed: 97mph(156kmh) Empty weight: 1844lb(839kg)                                               Maximum take-off weight: 2493lb(1131kg)                 

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