Vickers Viking Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

22 June 1945

Viking 1:

163 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Viking 1B

Type:

Twin engined medium range airliner

Wing:

Cantilever mid wing monoplane.All metal structure

Fuselage:

All metal oval section monocoque structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable two wheel type. Each main wheel retracts rearwards into engine nacelle. Tail wheel retracts rearwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two Bristol Hercules 634 fourteen cylinder two row radial air cooled sleeve valve engines each rated at 1,690 hp. De Havilland or Rotol four blade constant speed fully feathering metal airscrews, 13 ft 3 in diameter

Accommodation:

Crew compartment forward with seats for pilot and co-pilot/wireless operator side by side with dual controls. Navigators position immediately behind. Passenger accommodation in two cabins. Forward cabin accommodates nine, rear cabin seat fifteen or eighteen

Span:

89 ft 3 in

Length:

65 ft 2 in

Height:

24 ft

Wing Area:

882 sq ft

Empty:

22,910 lb

Max Take Off:

34,000 lb

Cruise Speed:

263 mph

Max Rate of Climb:

1,500 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

25,000 ft

Range:

1,700 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Viking 1:

G-AGRU - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Restoration

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