Vickers Valentia

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For the troop transport, see Vickers Valentia (1934)

The Vickers Valentia was a British flying boat designed during World War I.

[edit] History

Three Valentia prototypes were built by the Vickers Company at their Barrow works (Walney Island perhaps), having been ordered in May 1918. Two were cancelled when World War I ended and the third went to the S.E.Saunders works at Cowes for completion. Captain Cockerall began test-flying it in the Solent in March 1921.

The name was later re-used for a transport aircraft.

[edit] Specifications (Valentia)

General characteristics

• Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m)
• Wingspan: ft in (m)
• Height: ft in (m)
• Wing area: ft² (m²)
• Empty weight: 10,000 lb (4,545 kg)
• Loaded weight: lb (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Condor piston engine, 600 hp (448 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 105 mph (168 km/h)
• Range: miles (km)
• Service ceiling: ft (m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)

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