Vickers Viastra Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge

First Flight:

1 October 1930

Viastra I:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston

Viastra II:

2 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston

Viastra III:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston (converted from Viastra I)

Viastra VI:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston

Viastra VIII:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston (converted from Viastra III)

Viastra X:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs, Woolston

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 198 Viastra II

Type:

All metal commercial airliner

Wing:

High-wing strut-braced monoplane. Wing is unswept and un-tapered and of all metal construction

Fuselage:

Rectangular section all-metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

Biplane tail supported by central fin with twin rudders at tips of tailplane

Landing Gear:

Divided type with oleos attached to wing bracing and radius rod and axle to fuselage lower longeron. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

Two 525 hp Bristol Jupiter XIF air-cooled radial engines attached below the wings driving two blade propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of two in enclosed cockpit in nose with cabin behind for 12 passengers

Span:

70 ft

Length:

45 ft 6 in

Height:

13 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

745 sq ft

Empty:

7,880 lb

Gross:

12,350 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph at sea level

Initial Climb:

970 ft/min

Range:

535 miles

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