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Vickers Type 170 Vanguard
The Vickers Vanguard was a 1920s British airliner developed by Vickers Limited from the Victoria.[1]
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Design and development
Developed from the earlier Victoria with the introduction of a wider fuselage, the Vanguard was a 22-passenger twin-engined biplane. Originally built for the Air Ministry as the Type 62 the aircraft powered by two 450hp Napier Lion engines first flew on 18 July 1923.[1] It was re-engined in 1925 with two 650hp Rolls-Royce Condor IIIs and re-designated the Type 103. When it was handed over to Imperial Airways in 1925 it was described as the World's largest passenger aeroplane.[2]
The aircraft was re-conditioned in 1928 and re-designated the Type 170 for use by Imperial Airways for route proving trials, starting in May 1928. Ii operated on the London-Paris route, typically taking about 2½ hrs, and then on the London Brussels-Cologne service[3]. It set a world load carrying record on 6 July 1928[4]. The aircraft was withdrawn from its airline duties in October 1928 for modifications, probably to the tail, but crashed at Shepperton, Middlesex on 16 May 1929 at the start of flying trials[1][5].
Variants
- Type 62
- Prototype with two 450hp Napier Lion engines, one built.
- Type 103
- Type 62 re-engined with two Condor III engines.
- Type 170
- Type 103 re-conditioned for Imperial Airways.
Specifications (Type 170)
See also
Related development
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References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson 1974, p 327
- ↑ (17 September 1925) "World's largest passenger aeroplane". Flight: 603.
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Bibliography
- Andrews, CF; Morgan, EB (1988). Vickers Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition, London: Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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