Vickers Wellesley Aircraft
Wellesley, 76 Sqn RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn |
First Flight: |
19 June 1935 |
G4/31 monoplane: |
1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd |
Wellesley: |
96 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Vickers Wellesley |
Type: |
Two seat general purpose or long range bomber monoplane |
Wing: |
Low wing cantilever monoplane. Duralumin Vickers-Wallis Geodetic structure |
Fuselage: |
Oval section metal structure, built up of intersecting members on the Vickers-Wallis Geodetic principle |
Tail Unit: |
Monoplane type. Metal structure |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable type. Retract inwardly into the undersurfaces of the wings |
Power Plant: |
One Bristol Pegasus PE-5SM nine cylinder radial air cooled geared and supercharged engine, giving a maximum output at sea level of 950 hp. De Havilland controllable pitch airscrew |
Accommodation: |
Enclosed cockpits for pilot and observer |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
74 ft 7 in |
Length: |
39 ft 3 in |
Height: |
12 ft 4 in |
Wing Area: |
630 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
6,235 lb |
Max Overload: |
12,500 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
191 mph at sea level |
Initial Rate of Climb: |
1,090 ft/min |
Service Ceiling: |
32,500 ft |
Cruising Range: |
2,270 miles at 15,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.rcaf.com/aircraft/bombers/wellesley/index.php?name=wellesley |