Vickers Valparaiso

The Vickers Valparaiso was a British light bomber biplane of the 1920s. It was designed by Vickers as a development of its Vixen for export being sold to Portugal and Chile.

The Vickers Valparaiso was a British light bomber biplane of the 1920s. It was designed by Vickers as a development of its Vixen for export, being sold to Portugal and Chile.1

Made by Vickers.

It is the successor of the Vickers Vixen .

More Users
Chile
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.56 m
Predecessor
Vickers Vixen
Length Alt
8.84 m
Power Alt
349.0
Range Main
478.0
Loaded Weight Main
4720.0
Max Speed Alt
8160.0
Type Of Prop
12
Loading Main
9
Power/mass Main
356.40000000000003
Developed From
Vickers Vixen
Power/mass Alt
Height Main
355.6
Max Speed Main
118.0
Cruise Speed Main
96.0
Ceiling Main
19500.0
Number Built
28
Crew
Two
Loaded Weight Alt
2145.0
Retired
1936
Armament
*2 × forward-firing .303 in Vickers machine gun *1 × .303 in Lewis Gun in observers cockpit
Cruise Speed Alt
6600.0
Area Main
526.0
Primary user
Portugal
Related
*Vickers Vixen*Vickers Venture
Span Alt
12.20 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Napier Lion IA
Manufacturer
Vickers
First Flight
1923
Climb Rate Main
951.0
More Performance
615.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
4.8 m-s
Length Main
883.92
Span Main
1219.2
Area Alt
48.9 m²
Range Alt
33000.0
Power Main
468 hp
Max Speed More
at 10
000 ft
Empty Weight Main
3128.0
Ceiling Alt
5
950 m
Category
British military reconnaissance aircraft 1920-1929
Chilean Navy
Vickers aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
1422.0
Loading Alt
44

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