Vickers Vickers 163 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

12 January 1931

Type 163:

1 - Vickers

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 163

Type:

Experimental bomber and troop carrier to specification C.16/28 and B.19/27

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unstaggered, swept, unequal span wings. Lower wing rigged with dihedral outboard of engines. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Square section fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Biplane tailplane with twin fins and rudders on ends

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Main wheels below engine nacelles. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce FXIVS engines mounted in puller-pusher pairs in engine nacelles between the wings

Accommodation:

Five crew in enclosed cockpit ahead of the wings and open nose and tail gun positions. Up to 21 troops in enclosed cabin between the wings

Armament:

Two Lewis guns and up to twelve 250 lb bombs

Span:

90 ft

Length:

66 ft 9 in

Height:

22 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

1,918 sq ft

Gross:

25,700 lb

Max Speed:

160 mph

Initial Climb:

950 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

25,000 ft

Range:

1,150 miles

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