The Roe IV Triplane was an early British aircraft designed by Alliott Verdon Roe and built by A.V. Roe and Company. It was first flown in September 1910.
The single example built was used for a while as a trainer at the Avro Flying School at Brooklands, where several pilots who were to become famous learnt to fly in it.
A full-scale flying replica was built for the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines and was afterwards donated to the Shuttleworth Collection.
| Role | Trainer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Designer | Alliott Verdon Roe |
| First flight | September 1910 |
| Retired | August 1911 |
| Number built | 1 |
Specifications (as first flown)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 30 ft (9.1 m) (increased to 34 ft (10 m) in February 1911)
- Upper wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
- Mid wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
- Lower wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
- Wing area: 294 sq ft (27.3 m2)
- Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Powerplant: × Green C.4 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 35 hp (26 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
- Maximum speed: 25 mph (40 km/h, 22 kn)
Photos Rob Vogelaar and Marcel van Leeuwen