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 | |
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Role | Transport flying-boat Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers |
Retired | 1932 |
Status | out of service |
Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Number built | 8 |
Developed from | Canadian Vickers Vedette |
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.
Most Varunas spent their service in Manitoba operating in their intended role; all Varuna IIs were withdrawn in 1930 and the sole Varuna I was struck off in 1932
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]
General characteristics
Performance
Media related to Canadian Vickers Varuna at Wikimedia Commons
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