Canadian Vickers Vancouver

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Vancouver
Type	Transport/Patrol flying-boat
Manufacturer	Canadian Vickers
Maiden flight	1929
Retired	1940
Status	out of service
Primary user	RCAF
Produced	6

The Canadian Vickers Vancouver was a Canadian transport/patrol flying-boat of the 1930s built by Canadian Vickers.

It was a twin-engine, equal-span biplane. The hull was of metal and the rest of the structure was of fabric-covered wood.

Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Aircraft markings 5 Operators 6 Specifications (IIS) 7 References 8 External links 9 Related content

[edit] Development

The Vancouver was developed as a replacement for the Varuna in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a flying-boat to transport men and equipment to forest fires. The main difference from the Varuna was a duralumin hull and more powerful engines. The two flight crew were located in two tandem open cockpits, forward of the wing. The main cabin could accommodate a fire-fighting team of six men and all the required equipment. Five aircraft were delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force, one was later converted into a coastal patrol aircraft.

[edit] Operational history

In the mid-1930s, the Vancouvers were modified as coastal patrol aircraft by the installation of machineguns and bombs.

After the outbreak of the Second World War, Vancouvers served with 4 Squadron, RCAF at Jericho Beach Air Station until withdrawn from service in 1940. After a brief period of service in training duties, they were finally withdrawn.

[edit] Variants

• Vancouver I - prototype with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV engines, one built.
• Vancouver II - production transport version with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC engines, five built.
• Vancouver II/SW - armed coastal patrol reconnaissance aircraft with Wright Whirlwind J-6 engines, one conversion from Vancouver II.

[edit] Aircraft markings

[edit] Operators

•  Canada: Royal Canadian Air Force
  • No. 4 Squadron RCAF

[edit] Specifications (IIS)

Data from RCAF.com^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 9 (2 pilots in Vancouver II)
• Capacity: 7 passengers (in Vancouver II only)
• Length: 38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)
• Wingspan: 55 ft in (16.76 m)
• Height: 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
• Wing area: 819 ft² (76.08 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,960 lb (2,706 kg)
• Loaded weight: 10,000 lb (4,540 kg)
• Useful load: lb (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Armstrong Whitworth Serval IV radial piston, 340 hp (254 kW) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: knots (mph, km/h)
• Maximum speed: 82 knots (94 mph, 151 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 76 knots (86 mph, 138 km/h)
• Stall speed: knots (mph, km/h)
• Range: nm (mi, km)
• Service ceiling: 4,800 ft (1,463 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)

Armament

3x0.303-in (7.7-mm) Lewis machineguns, 1,000-lbs (454-kg) bombs

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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