The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom.

Avro selected the 1,760 hp 24-cylinder Rolls-Royce Vulture I engine to power the Manchester. Prototype Avro 679 Manchester (L7246) showing the Vulture engine installation. When initially flown, the Manchester tail section featured a low-set tailplane with twin fins.

The Avro 533 Manchester was a First World War -era twin-engine biplane photo- reconnaissance and bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Avro. Designed as a twin-engine bomber and photo-reconnaissance aircraft, the Avro 533 was a development of the earlier 523 and 529A.

The Avro Manchester was a pivotal British aircraft during the early years of World War II. Developed by Avro, a leading British aircraft manufacturer, it served as a heavy bomber in the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Features the development history, photos, technical specification and line drawings of the British Avro Manchester medium bomber. Also upload your photos, leave your comment and vote for your favorite aircraft.

2018年2月21日 · The Avro Manchester was a semi-successful attempt by the Avro firm to fulfill Air Ministry Specification P.13/36. The specification called for a twin engine heavy bomber that could sport a multi-purpose payload of bombs or torpedoes.

2021年6月7日 · The Avro Manchester was a disaster as an aircraft. But from inauspicious beginnings came a legend - the Lancaster.

The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed during the Second World War by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. Serving in the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force, the Manchester was an operational failure due to its underdeveloped, underpowered...

Avro Manchester T he Handley-Page Halifax, Short Stirling, and Avro Manchester were all in the planning stages as the war began in 1939. The prototype twin-engined Manchester first flew in 1940 but the aircraft was plagued by instability and insufficient power from its unreliable Rolls-Royce Vulture 24-cylinder engines.

The Avro 679 Manchester' was a British twin-engine medium bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. While not being built in great numbers, it was the forerunner of the famed and vastly more successful four-engined Avro Lancaster, which would become...