Vickers Viking (flying boat)

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Vickers Viking
Vickers Viking of the RCAF
Type: Flying boat
Design country:

United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom

Manufacturer:

Vickers

First flight:

1919

Production time:

until 1923

Number of pieces:

31 Viking
2 Vulture
1 Vanellus

Vickers Viking (1926)

The Vickers Viking was a single-engine flying boat made by the British manufacturer Vickers Ltd Aviation Department , which was developed for military purposes shortly after the First World War .

history

In December 1918, design work began on the second Vickers amphibious aircraft. The prototype was a five-seater double-decker with a pusher propeller and a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine. The second example, the Viking II, had a larger wingspan and a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine.

The Type 54 Viking IV had a larger cabin and other improvements. Most of the models in this version received a Napier Lion engine. Two copies of the next version, the Viking V, were sold to the Royal Air Force and used in Iraq .

The last Viking amphibious aircraft were built in 1923, some of them by the Canadian subsidiary Canadian Vickers , which thus entered aircraft construction. An improved version of the Viking was the Vickers Vulture , from which the Vickers Vanellus emerged .

The name Viking was also used for the Vickers Viking after World War II .

Users

ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
Canada 1921Canada Canada
FranceFrance France
JapanJapan Japan
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom

Technical specifications

Parameter Viking IV
crew 1
Passengers 2
span 15.24 m
length 10.36 m
height 4.60 m
Wing area 55.2 m²
Empty mass 1701 kg
Takeoff mass 2451 kg
Cruising speed 144 km / h
Top speed 164 km / h
Service ceiling 2740 m
Range 724 km
Engines a 12-cylinder V-engine Rolls-Royce Eagle with 269 kW

See also

literature

  • CF Andrews, EB Morgan: Vickers Aircraft since 1908. Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-815-1 .
  • Peter London: British Flying Boats. Sutton Publishing, Stroud 2003, ISBN 0-7509-2695-3 .
  • Larry Milberry: Aviation in Canada. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Toronto 1979, ISBN 0-07-082778-8 .
  • Ken M. Molson, Harold A. Taylor: Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Canada's Wings, Inc., Stittsville 1982, ISBN 0-920002-11-0 .

Web links

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