Vickers Windsor Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

23 October 1943

Type 447 Windsor:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type 457 Windsor:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type 461 Windsor:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Type 447 Windsor

Type:

High altitude, heavy bomber

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. All metal geodetic structure

Fuselage:

All metal geodetic structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Four main units retracting backwards into engine nacelles, remaining partially exposed. Fixed tail wheel

Power Plant:

Four 1,635 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 65

Accommodation:

Unknown

Armament:

12,000 lb bomb load

Span:

117 ft 2 in

Length:

76 ft 10 in

Height:

23 ft

Wing Area:

1,248 sq ft

Empty:

38,606 lb

Gross:

54,000 lb

Max Speed:

317 mph at 23,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

1,250 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

27,250 ft

Range:

2,890 miles

Preserved in the UK

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