Vickers Valiant Aircraft

Valiant BK.1, Hendon

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge and Hurn

First Flight:

18 May 1951

Type 660 Valiant:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type 671 Valiant:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type 673 Valiant B.2:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valiant B.1:

36 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valiant B(PR).1:

11 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valiant B(PR)K.1:

13 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valiant B(K).1:

44 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Valiant B.1

Type:

Four jet medium bomber

Wing:

Shoulder wing cantilever monoplane. Conventional two spar all metal structure

Fuselage:

All metal semi monocoque structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type, with tailplane mounted mid way up fin. All metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Each main unit has two wheels in tandem. Twin nose wheels

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce Avon RA28 Mk 204 turbojets (each giving 10,000 lb st)

Accommodation:

Crew of five in pressurised compartment. Pilots side by side on Martin-Baker Mk 3A ejection seats. Two navigators and an electronics officer on aft facing seats to rear

Armament:

One 10,000 lb bomb or 21 1,000 lb bombs

Span:

114 ft 4 in

Length:

108 ft 3 in

Height:

32 ft 2 in

Wing Area:

2,362 sq ft

Empty:

75,881 lb

Max Loaded:

140,000 lb

Max Cruise Speed:

414 mph at sea level

Rate of Climb:

4,000 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

46,000 ft to 54,000 ft

Range:

4,500 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Valiant BK.1:

XD816 - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Nose XD818 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - Display XD857 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Nose XD875 - Highland Aviation Museum, Inverness - Nose

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