Vickers Type 163
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| Type 163 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Maiden flight | 12 January 1931 |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Number built | 1 |
The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype British biplane bomber design of the 1930s built by Vickers-Armstrong.
It was based on the Vickers Vanox (Vickers "Type 150") scaled up to take 4 engines in paired mountings. It was submitted both as a bomber and as a troop carrier to Air Ministry specifications B.19/27 and C.16/28 respectively first flying on 12 January 1931. Only one was produced.
[edit] Specifications (Type 163)
Data from The British Bomber since 1914 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Four
- Capacity: Provision for 10 armed troops
- Length: 66 ft 9 in (20.35 m)
- Wingspan: 90 ft 0 in (27.44 m)
- Height: 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
- Wing area: 1,948 ft² (181.0 m²)
- Loaded weight: 25,700 lb (11,680 kg)
- Powerplant: 4× Rolls-Royce Kestrel V-12, 480 hp (358 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 139 knots (160 mph, 258 km/h) at 6,500 ft (1,980 m)
- Range: 1000 NM (1,150 mi, 1,850 km)
- Service ceiling 25,200 ft (7,680 m)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)
- Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 18 min 15 sec
Armament
- Guns: Two .303 in Lewis guns (nose and tail gunners positions)
- Bombs: Up to Twelve 250 lb (114 kg) bombs under fuselage
[edit] References
- ^ Mason 1994, p. 228-229
- Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.
- http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=634
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