Avro 504N Question…

Cant imagine there are many Lynx about – IIRC Welford Museum had one on show in amazing condition which they dug out of an airfield dump – i did a bit about em for Flypast a couple of years ago

http://home.freeuk.net/rmarg/site_contensts_2.htm

TT

David Ogilvy’s book …..

The Shuttleworth Collection (Airlife 1982) says

“Built in 1918 as a K (H5199), converted in RAF service to a 504N and later civilianised as G-ADEV……………. Subsequently reconverted to original K standard by Avro apprentices for the Collection”.

Regards

Chris

So, was the Shuttleworth Collection’s H5199 an original “K” converted to an “N”, then converted back to a “K”? Confused…?

Phil Rhodes

P.S. Does anyone know where one can get hold of a Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx engine…?

The Avro ‘Putnam’ mentions ……

a production run of 598 Ns between 1925 – March 1932 and that Govt economies meant that nearly 100 RAF examples of the N were met by “converting exceedingly ancient 504Ks to N standard”.

There’s also mention that Canadian Vickers Ltd converted at least 14 504Ks to N for the RCAF.

Regards

Chris

From Avro: an Aircraft Album, published by Ian Allan 1973 (page41):

“Ten further orders were eventually placed for 504Ns making a total of 572 built for the RAF before production ceased with K2423 in 1932. In addition a large number of 504Ks were rebuilt and re-engined to make them into 504Ns.”

[Edit] Apparently rebuilt 504Ks retained full-chord ailerons, while new-build 504Ns had tapered ailerons. It’s an Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx, BTW.