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Vickers Type 163

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Top speed
  
257 km/h

Length
  
20 m

Manufacturer
  
Vickers

Wingspan
  
27 m

First flight
  
January 12, 1931

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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.

Specifications (Type 163)

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

  • Crew: four
  • Capacity: provision for ten armed troops
  • Length: 66 ft 9 in (20.35 m)
  • Wingspan: 90 ft 0 in (27.44 m)
  • Height: 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
  • Wing area: 1,948 ft² (181.0 m²)
  • Loaded weight: 25,700 lb (11,680 kg)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Kestrel V-12, 480 hp (358 kW) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 139 kn (160 mph, 258 km/h) at 6,500 ft (1,980 m)
  • Range: 1,000 nmi (1,150 mi, 1,850 km)
  • Service ceiling: 25,200 ft (7,680 m)
  • Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 18 min 15 sec

    • Armament

  • Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns (nose and tail gunners positions)
  • Bombs: Up to 12 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs under fuselage

    • References

    Vickers Type 163 Wikipedia
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