Vickers Wellesley Aircraft

Wellesley, 76 Sqn RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

19 June 1935

G4/31 monoplane:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Wellesley:

96 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Wellesley

Type:

Two seat general purpose or long range bomber monoplane

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Duralumin Vickers-Wallis Geodetic structure

Fuselage:

Oval section metal structure, built up of intersecting members on the Vickers-Wallis Geodetic principle

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Retract inwardly into the undersurfaces of the wings

Power Plant:

One Bristol Pegasus PE-5SM nine cylinder radial air cooled geared and supercharged engine, giving a maximum output at sea level of 950 hp. De Havilland controllable pitch airscrew

Accommodation:

Enclosed cockpits for pilot and observer

Span:

74 ft 7 in

Length:

39 ft 3 in

Height:

12 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

630 sq ft

Empty:

6,235 lb

Max Overload:

12,500 lb

Max Speed:

191 mph at sea level

Initial Rate of Climb:

1,090 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

32,500 ft

Cruising Range:

2,270 miles at 15,000 ft

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