|
| One prototype flown on 27 June 1927. No production.
 | A three-view drawing (800 x 678) |
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x 490hp Napier Lion VA |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 13.74 m | 45 ft 1 in |
| Length | 9.75 m | 32 ft 0 in |
| Wing area | 54.63 m2 | 588.03 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 217 km/h | 135 mph |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 4 x 50kg bombs |
| Barry, 07.12.2015 13:22 The Vivid was in fact a variation of the Vixen, but I believe the plane that carried the mail with Colonel Russell and flown by Vickers test pilot Joseph "Mutt" Summers was a Vixen VI. reply | | benita, e-mail, 24.11.2010 14:51 I have an old letter that tells of a huge party for Col Russel and mentions the Karlsruhe arriving on 'monday' reply | | John C Symons, e-mail, 18.10.2009 17:35 According to Flight Magazine AUGUST 29, 1929, page 912, a Vickers "Vivid" was used to fly an air mail from Oranmore, Galway, to London, mail which had been transferred from the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Karlsruhe at Galway. The pilot was Col C Russell of the Irish Free State Air Service.
Is this likely to be so? reply |
|
Do you have any comments?
|
| 
COMPANY
PROFILE
All the World's Rotorcraft
|
