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Vickers Type 163
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.
The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype British biplane bomber
design of the 1930s built by Vickers-Armstrong.1
for recommended layout The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype
British biplane bomber design of the 1930s built by
Vickers-Armstrong. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft.2
* Vickers Type 163Vickers Type 163-References:* Mason, Francis K.
The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books,
1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.3
Made by Vickers.
Height Main
680.72
Height Alt
6.81 m
Length Alt
20.35 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1000.0
Loaded Weight Main
25700.0
Max Speed Alt
9600.0
Type Of Prop
V-12
Max Speed Main
139.0
Power Main
480 hp
Bombs
Up to 12 × 250 lb bombs under fuselage
Capacity
Provision for 10 armed troops
Max Speed More
at 6
500 ft
Ceiling Main
25200.0
Number Built
1
Crew
Four
Span Main
2743.2
Area Main
1948.0
Span Alt
27.44 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
358.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
12
Loaded Weight Alt
11680.0
More Performance
1095.0
Number Of Props
4
Guns
2
Length Main
2034.54
Area Alt
181.0 m²
Range Alt
69000.0
Ceiling Alt
7
680 m
Category