Vickers G.4/31 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

16 August 1934

Type 253 G.4/31:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 253 G.4/31

Type:

Two seat general purpose biplane

Wing:

Unequal span two bay biplane. Upper wings attached direct to top of fuselage, lower wings slope down slightly from bottom of fuselage to base of first pairs of interplane struts and thereafter are parallel to upper wings. Wings structure follows Vickers standard two spar metal construction, with fabric covering

Fuselage:

Oval section metal structure, built up of intersecting members on the geodetic principle of the Vickers-Wallis patents. Fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Metal frameworks covered with fabric

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Consists of two Vees incorporating shock absorber units and two sloping axles hinged to the lower fuselage longerons

Power Plant:

One 635 hp Bristol Pegasus III M3 nine cylinder radial air cooled geared and supercharged engine

Accommodation:

Normal crew of two carried. Pilot's enclosed cockpit in line with and above leading edge of the wing. Observer's cockpit aft of wings. Cabin below wing and between cockpits

Armament:

Stowage for 18 inch torpedo or bombs below fuselage between undercarriage

Span:

52 ft 7 in

Length:

37 ft

Height:

12 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

579 sq ft

Empty:

4,500 lb

Gross:

8,350 lb

Max Speed:

161 mph at 4,500 ft

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