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The aircraft were produced cheaply and quickly, five prototypes eventually being built. Only the first three provided useful information for the Vulcan project, the last two flying too late to be of much relevance.

One Avro 707 had crashed in September 1949. The Avro 707 made its final public appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, four surviving examples of the aircraft flying alongside two Vulcan prototypes.

1 Specifications (Avro 707B)

1.1 General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m)
• Wingspan: 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
• Height: 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
• Wing area: 420 ft² (39 m²)
• Empty: lb ( kg)
• Loaded: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Derwent 8, 3,600 lb (16 kN) thrust

1.2 Performance

• Maximum speed: 467 mph (747 km/h)
• Range: miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading: 22.6 lb/ft² (110 kg/m²)
• Thrust-to-weight: 1:2.6

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