Vickers Warwick Aircraft

Warwick V, RAF 179 Sqn. Flt Sgt F Fensome Collection

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge

First Flight:

13 August 1939

Prototype:

3 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick B.I:

16 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick C.I:

14 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick ASR.I:

275 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick B.II:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick GR.II:

132 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick C.III:

100 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick ASR.VI:

94 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Warwick GR.V:

210 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Warwick GR.II

Type:

Twin engined general reconnaissance monoplane

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. Structure consists of main girder spar and two auxiliary spars close to the leading and trailing edges. To these spars are attached a series of geodetic panels. Fabric covering

Fuselage:

Oval streamline structure of Vickers geodetic construction, covered with fabric

Tail Unit:

Cantilever type. Fin and tailplane are geodetic structures. Elevators and rudder are normal ribbed structures. Fabric covered

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Wheels retract backward into engine nacelles

Power Plant:

Two Bristol Centaurus VII fourteen cylinder sleeve valve radial engines

Accommodation:

Known to include pilot, radio operator and navigator in addition to three gunners

Armament:

Eight 0.303 in machine guns, two in nose turret, two in a mid upper turret and four in tail turret. The bomb bay accommodates either bombs, mines or depth charges

Span:

96 ft 8.5 in

Length:

70 ft 6 in

Height:

18 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

1,006 sq ft

Gross:

45,000 lb

Max Speed:

300 mph at 20,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

28,200 ft

Range:

2,075 miles

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