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The Canadian Vickers Varuna was a Canadian flying boat of the 1920s built by Canadian Vickers as a twin-engined, unequal-span biplane, with a wooden hull and steel tube structure.

Varuna
Role Transport flying-boat
Manufacturer Canadian Vickers
Retired 1932
Status out of service
Primary user Royal Canadian Air Force
Number built 8
Developed from Canadian Vickers Vedette

Design and development


The Varuna was developed in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a flying boat to transport men and equipment to forest fires. It was a large-scale twin-engined version of the Vedette.


Operational history


Most Varunas spent their service in Manitoba operating in their intended role; all Varuna IIs were withdrawn in 1930 and the sole Varuna I was struck off in 1932


Variants



Specifications (Varuna II)


Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References


  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 69c–70c.


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Il Canadian Vickers Varuna fu un idrovolante da collegamento a scafo centrale, quadriposto, bimotore, biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica canadese Canadian Vickers Limited negli anni venti del XX secolo e costruito in piccola serie.[2]



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