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The Vickers Vulcan was a British single-engine biplane airliner of the 1920s built by Vickers Limited at Brooklands Aerodrome, Surrey. It carried eight passengers and a pilot.

Vulcan
Vickers Vulcan Type 61
Role Airliner
Manufacturer Vickers
Designer Rex Pierson
First flight April 1922
Introduction 1 June 1922
Retired July 1928
Primary users Instone Air Line
Imperial Airways
Produced 19221925
Number built 8

Development


The Vickers Vulcan was designed by Rex Pierson of Vickers. It first flew in April 1922 at the hands of chief test pilot, S. Cockerell, at Brooklands Aerodrome in Surrey, UK.

The Vulcan was based on a civil version of the Vimy bomber, but featured many changes, including a much larger, taller fuselage and one, instead of two, Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines, the intention being low operating costs. The shape of its fuselage, as well as its flying characteristics, earned it the nickname "Flying Pig". The first delivery took place in August 1922, to Instone Air Line Ltd. Other operators included Imperial Airways and Qantas (however, the latter returned the aircraft as their performance was too poor for the company's needs). The last Vulcan flying was a Type 74 with Imperial Airways. It crashed in July 1928 while on a test flight from Croydon Airport.


Variants



Operators


 Australia
 United Kingdom

Accidents and incidents



Specifications (Vulcan Type 74)


Vickers Vulcan 2-view drawing from L'Aéronautique March,1922
Vickers Vulcan 2-view drawing from L'Aéronautique March,1922

Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908[1]

General characteristics

Performance


See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era


References


  1. Andrews and Morgan 1988, p.111.

Sources





На других языках


[de] Vickers Vulcan

Die Vickers Vulcan war ein als Doppeldecker ausgelegtes einmotoriges Verkehrsflugzeug des britischen Herstellers Vickers Limited aus den 1920er Jahren. Es bot Platz für einen Piloten und acht Passagiere. Aufgrund der plumpen Form und der schlechten Flugeigenschaften erhielt es den Spitznamen Flying Pig („fliegendes Schwein“).
- [en] Vickers Vulcan

[it] Vickers Vulcan

Il Vickers Vulcan era un aereo di linea, biplano, costruito dall'azienda britannica Vickers Limited nel corso degli anni venti del XX secolo. Poteva trasportare fino a otto passeggeri; costruito in otto esemplari, rimase in servizio tra il 1922 ed il 1928.



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