Vickers Vimy Aircraft

Vimy, RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers Ltd, Crayford

First Flight:

30 November 1917

Prototypes:

3 - Vickers, Bexleyheath

F.B.27 Vimy:

12 - Vickers, Crayford 132 - Vickers, Weybridge 12 - Royal Aircraft Factory 3 - Clayton and Shuttleworth 41 - Morgan and Co 25 - Westland Aircraft

Vimy (Civil):

6 - Vickers (Converted from bomber)

Vimy Commercial:

44 - Vickers

Vimy Ambulance:

5 - Vickers

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers F.B.27 Vimy

Type:

Heavy bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane, unstaggered, unswept and equal span. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on upper and lower wings

Fuselage:

Flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing. Forward structure metal tube, aft wood, all covered in fabric

Tail Unit:

Biplane type with twin fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

Twin two wheeled undercarriage units, one under each inner wing. Fixed tailskid

Power Plant:

Two 360 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Crew of three seated in open cockpits in the nose and aft of the wing, and cabin between the wings

Armament:

Lewis guns provided in nose and aft cockpits. Bombs to 2,476 lb

Span:

68 ft

Length:

43 ft 6 in

Height:

15 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

1,330 sq ft

Empty:

7,101 lb

Gross:

12,500 lb

Max Speed:

103 mph

Climb:

22 min to 5,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

7,000 ft

Endurance:

11 hr

Preserved in British Museums

Vimy IV:

Unmarked - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display

Vimy Replica:

F8614 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display Unmarked - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Cockpit

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