Verville VCP

The Verville VCP was an American single-engined biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single example of the VCP-1 was built by the United States Army Air Service's Engineering Division which was later rebuilt into a successful racing aircraft while a second modified fighter was built as the PW-1.

Pulitzer Trophy in a Verville VCP-R Racer at 156.5 miles per hour.1
The Verville VCP was an American single-engined biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s.2

Made by Engineering Division.

This was a Verville VCP pursuit biplane, originally built to carry the 300-hp Hispano but for this occasion fitted with Packard Engineering Vice-President Jesse Vincent's latest masterpiece, a 12- cylinder 3
Trophy in a Verville VCP-R Racer at 156.5 miles per hour.4
Empty Weight Lb
2069
Designer
Alfred V. Verville
First Flight
1920
Ceiling Ft
19300
Cruise Speed Mph
132
Endurance
9000.0
Crew
1
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
3005
Number Built
2
Max Speed Note
at sea level
Height In
4
Manufacturer
Engineering Division
Max Speed Mph
146
Eng 1 Name
Packard 1A-1237
Height Ft
8
Span Ft
32
Time To Altitude
660.0
Wing Area Sqft
269
Length Ft
22
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
350
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
6
Category
Alfred Verville
United States fighter aircraft 1920-1929

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