Vickers Virginia

The Vickers Virginia was a biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force developed from the Vimy.

B13 - Vickers Virginia - 61st Anniversary of the First Flight of the Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginias of No 7 Squadron on Autumn Exercises in 1930 Jersey postmark: 1
Hinaidi and the Vickers Virginia, the Heyford was a much cleaner-lined machine and it introduced many original features including a rotating and retractable ventral "dustbin" turret.2
rear 3/4 view of another Vickers Virginia, this time a Mk IX or X, (probably the latter as the structure appears to be metal and to have survived a fire) which had 3
receive the Vickers Virginia bomber on 22 May 1924, being the first RAF Squadron to operate Virginias, although it did not dispose of the last of its Vimys until April 4
replaced by the Vickers Virginia after moving to Worthy Down in April 1927. Between the wars No.5

Made by Vickers Limited.

It is the successor of the Vickers Vimy .

The Vickers Virginia was a biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force, developed from the Vimy.6
until 1925, when it was replaced by the Vickers Virginia, and in Northern Ireland until 1929.7
Vickers Virginia bomber, other versions of the same aircraft being the Victoria and Valentia.8
Superior in performance to the Vickers Virginia III and Avro Aldershot, the Hyderabad was the RAF's last wooden heavy bomber and none of its crashes ever proved fatal. it was superceded in front line service by 1931.9
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
5.54 m
Predecessor
Vickers Vimy
Length Alt
15.93 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
17620.0
Power Alt
433.0
Lists
*List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
985 mi
More Performance
600.0
Max Speed Alt
173.0
Type Of Prop
inline piston
Introduced
1924
Max Speed Main
108 mph
Developed From
Vickers Vimy
Bombs
3000
Height Main
553.72
Max Speed More
at 5
000 ft
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7993.0
Ceiling Main
13800.0
Number Built
124
Crew
Four
Retired
1941
Area Main
2178.0
Primary user
Span Alt
26.77 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Napier Lion VB
Manufacturer
First Flight
24
Span Main
2672.0800000000004
Power Main
580 hp
Number Of Props
2
Guns
3
Empty Weight Alt
4377.0
Length Main
1592.58
Area Alt
202.4 m²
Range Alt
1585.0
Related
*Vickers Victoria
Empty Weight Main
9650.0
Ceiling Alt
4
210 m
Category

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