Avro Athena
The Avro 701 Athena is a British advanced trainer aircraft built by Avro in the late 1940s. It was designed to replace the North American Harvard in the Royal Air Force, but was bought only in small numbers, the competing Boulton Paul Balliol being preferred.
| Athena | |
|---|---|
| Avro Athena T.1 prototype with turboprop engine | |
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| First flight | 12 June 1948 |
| Introduction | 1950 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 22 (including prototypes) |
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