Vickers VIM
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| VIM | |
|---|---|
| Type | Trainer |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Introduction | 1920 |
| Primary user | China |
| Number built | 35 |
| Developed from | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 |
The VIM or Vickers Instructional Machine was a trainer biplane aircraft built for China by Vickers from war-surplus stocks of F.E.2d parts, powered by a surplus Rolls Royce Eagle engine, but fitted with an entirely new nacelle, providing dual controls for the pupil and instructor. Thirty-five were built and supplied from 1920.
[edit] Specifications (VIM)
Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
- Wingspan: 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m)
- Height: 12 ft 4 in[2] (3.76 m)
- Wing area: 488 ft² (45.3 m² [2])
- Empty weight: 2,950 lb (1,341 kg)
- Loaded weight: 3,654 lb (1,661 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII liquid cooled V-12 piston engine, 360 hp (269 kW)
- Propellers: Four bladed propellor, 1 per engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 87 knots (100 mph, 161 km/h)
- Service ceiling 13,000 ft [2] (3,960 m)
- Climb to height: 8.25 min to 6,000 ft (1,830 m)
- Endurance: 2¾ hours
[edit] References
- Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.
- "Vickers 'V.I.M.' School Machine." Flight, 6 January 1921, p.4-5.
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