Vickers M.1/30 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge

First Flight:

11 January 1933

M.1/30:

1 - Vickers

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 207 M.1/30

Type:

Torpedo-bomber ship-plane designed to specification M.1/30

Wing:

Unequal span single bay biplane with unswept, unstaggered wings. Wings structure of metal construction, with fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wing only

Fuselage:

Oval section metal structure, mounted on lower wing. Fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at base of fin with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 825 hp Rolls-Royce Buzzard IIIMS engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot in open cockpit forward of wing with observer behind

Armament:

One Vickers gun and up to 2,000 lb of bombs or a torpedo

Span:

50 ft

Length:

43 ft 7 in

Height:

14 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

724 sq ft

Empty:

5,200 lb

Gross:

9,600 lb

Max Speed:

159 mph at 4,000 ft

Climb:

5 min to 4,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

16,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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