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, marketed for civil use in the years following

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. Principally intended for joyriding, the aircraft had greater wing area and a more powerful engine to lift four passengers, seated in two rows of side-by-side seats behind the pilot. In service at

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, Avro 536s flown by three pilots were able to fly about 500 passengers on their first day of operation. At least one 536 was still providing joyrides on

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as late as 1927. A single variant was produced as the Avro 546, featuring a fully enclosed cabin for the passengers.

Specifications (536)

References

External links

Avro 536
– British Aircraft Directory {{Avro aircraft 1910s British civil utility aircraft 536 Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1919 Rotary-engined aircraft