Vickers 163

1931

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Vickers 163

One prototype first flown on 12 January 1931. No production.

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Vickers 163A three-view drawing (800 x 714)

Specification 
 CREW4
 ENGINE4 x 480hp Rolls-Royce F.XIVS
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight11668 kg25724 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan27.43 m90 ft 0 in
  Length20.35 m67 ft 9 in
  Height6.81 m22 ft 4 in
  Wing area178.19 m21918.02 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed258 km/h160 mph
  Ceiling7681 m25200 ft
  Range1852 km1151 miles
 ARMAMENT2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 12 x 110kg bombs

Comments
Terrence I. Murphy, e-mail, 13.02.2012 17:51

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 four 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.

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