Vickers Vireo Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers Ltd, Weybridge

First Flight:

March 1928

Vireo:

1 - Vickers Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 125 Vireo

Type:

Single-seat fighter ship-plane to specification 17/25

Wing:

Low wing monoplane with unswept, tapered wings of all metal construction

Fuselage:

Fuselage of all metal construction

Tail Unit:

Rudder with no fixed fin. Tailplane on top of fuselage with straight leading edge and tapered to tip

Landing Gear:

Fixed cross-axle type. Tailskid

Power Plant:

One 235 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV air cooled radial engine in nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit

Armament:

Two machine guns mounted in wing

Span:

35 ft

Length:

27 ft 8 in

Height:

11 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

214 sq ft

Empty:

1,951 lb

Gross:

2,550 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph

Service Ceiling:

14,750 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Web Sites