Vickers Vulcan
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The Vickers Vulcan was a British single-engine biplane airliner of the 1920s built by Vickers Limited at Brooklands Aerodrome, Surrey. It carried eight passengers and a pilot.
Development
The Vickers Vulcan was designed by Rex Pierson of Vickers. It first flew in April 1922 at the hands of chief test pilot, S. Cockerell, at Brooklands Aerodrome in Surrey, UK.
The Vulcan was based on a civil version of the Vimy bomber, but featured many changes, including a much larger, taller fuselage and one, instead of two, Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines, the intention being low operating costs. The shape of its fuselage, as well as its flying characteristics, earned it the nickname "Flying Pig". The first delivery took place in August 1922, to Instone Air Line Ltd. Other operators included Imperial Airways and Qantas (however, the latter returned the aircraft as their performance was too poor for the company's needs). The last Vulcan flying was a Type 74 with Imperial Airways. It crashed in July 1928 while on a test flight from Croydon Airport.
Variants
- Type 61 - first production version, five built.
- Type 63 - cargo version based on the Type 61, one built
- Type 68 - proposed colonial variant with an Eagle VIII engine, not built.
- Type 74 - upgraded to 450 hp Napier Lion engine, two built
- Type 86 - proposed all-metal variant with an Eagle VIII engine, not built.
Operators
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Accidents and incidents
- G-EBEM (Type 61) Disappeared off the coast of Italy in May 1926.
- G-EBLB (Type 74) crashed during a test flight from Croydon Airport at Purley July 1928.
Specifications (Vulcan Type 74)
Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
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- Time to altitude: 13 min to 5,000 ft (1,500 m)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- ^ Andrews and Morgan 1988, p.111.
Sources
- Andrews, C.F and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. Template:ISBN.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Elliott, Bryn (January–February 1999). "On the Beat: The First 60 Years of Britain's Air Police". Air Enthusiast (79): 68–75. ISSN 0143-5450.
External links
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- The Vickers "Vulcan" Eight-passenger Commercial Biplane Flight 4 May 1922 p253-258
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