Vickers Valetta Aircraft

Valetta C.2, Flixton

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

30 June 1947

Valetta Prototype:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valetta C.1:

211 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valetta C.2:

11 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Valetta T.3:

40 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Valetta C.1

Type:

Twin engined military transport

Wing:

Cantilever mid wing monoplane. All metal structure

Fuselage:

All metal oval section monocoque structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable two wheel type. Each main wheel retracts rearwards into engine nacelle. Tail wheel retracts rearwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 1,975 hp Bristol Hercules 230 nine cylinder air cooled radial engines driving De Havilland or Rotol four blade constant speed feathering airscrews 13 ft 3 in diameter

Accommodation:

Crew of four comprising two pilots, navigator and radio operator

Span:

89 ft 3 in

Length:

62 ft 11 in

Height:

19 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

882 sq ft

Empty:

24,980 lb

Gross:

36,500 lb

Max Speed:

258 mph at 10,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

1,275 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

21,500 ft

Range:

1,460 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Valetta C.2:

VX580 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display Unknown - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Nose

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