Vickers Vanox Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge

First Flight:

30 November 1929

Type 150 B.19/27:

1 - Vickers

Type 195 Vanox:

1 - Vickers (converted from Type 150)

Type 255 Vanox:

1 - Vickers (converted from Type 195)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 195 Vanox

Type:

Experimental bomber to specification B.19/27

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unstaggered, swept, unequal span wings. 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:

Two 600 hp Bristol Pegasus IM3 engine mounted in nacelles between the wings driving two bladed wooden propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of four seated in open cockpit forward of the wing with gun positions in nose and tail

Armament:

Two Lewis guns plus 1,500 lb of bombs

Span:

76 ft 6 in

Length:

60 ft 4 in

Height:

19 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

1,367 sq ft

Gross:

16,103 lb

Max Speed:

135 mph at 5,000 ft

Climb:

17 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

15,000 ft

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