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 Vimybomber, 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
Type 61 - first production version, five built.
Type 63 - cargo version based on the Type 61, one built
Type 68 - proposed colonial variant with an Eagle VIII engine, not built.
Type 74 - upgraded to 450 hp Napier Lion engine, two built
Type 86 - proposed all-metal variant with an Eagle VIII engine, not built.
Andrews, C.F and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN0-85177-815-1.
Elliott, Bryn (January–February 1999). "On the Beat: The First 60 Years of Britain's Air Police". Air Enthusiast (79): 68–75. ISSN 0143-5450.
External links
The Vickers "Vulcan" Eight-passenger Commercial Biplane Flight 4 May 1922 p253-258
January 08, 2023
vickers, vulcan, british, single, engine, biplane, airliner, 1920s, built, vickers, limited, brooklands, aerodrome, surrey, carried, eight, passengers, pilot, vulcan, type, 61role, airlinermanufacturer, vickersdesigner, piersonfirst, flight, april, 1922introdu. 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 VulcanVickers Vulcan Type 61Role AirlinerManufacturer VickersDesigner Rex PiersonFirst flight April 1922Introduction 1 June 1922Retired July 1928Primary users Instone Air LineImperial AirwaysProduced 1922 1925Number built 8 Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Accidents and incidents 5 Specifications Vulcan Type 74 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksDevelopment EditThe 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 EditType 61 first production version five built Type 63 cargo version based on the Type 61 one built Type 68 proposed colonial variant with an Eagle VIII engine not built Type 74 upgraded to 450 hp Napier Lion engine two built Type 86 proposed all metal variant with an Eagle VIII engine not built Operators Edit AustraliaQantas United KingdomImperial Airways Instone Air LineAccidents and incidents EditG EBEM Type 61 Disappeared off the coast of Italy in May 1926 G EBLB Type 74 crashed during a test flight from Croydon Airport at Purley July 1928 Specifications Vulcan Type 74 Edit Vickers Vulcan 2 view drawing from L Aeronautique March 1922 Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 1 General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 6 8 passengers Length 38 ft 0 in 11 58 m Wingspan 49 ft 0 in 14 94 m Height 14 ft 3 in 4 34 m Wing area 840 sq ft 78 m2 Empty weight 4 400 lb 1 996 kg Gross weight 6 750 lb 3 062 kg Powerplant 1 Napier Lion 12 cylinder water cooled broad arrow piston engine 450 hp 340 kW Performance Maximum speed 112 mph 180 km h 97 kn at sea level Range 460 mi 740 km 400 nmi Service ceiling 10 500 ft 3 200 m Rate of climb 500 ft min 2 5 m s Time to altitude 13 min to 5 000 ft 1 500 m See also EditRelated development Vickers VimyAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Bristol Ten seater De Havilland DH 18 De Havilland DH 34References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vickers Vulcan Andrews and Morgan 1988 p 111 Sources EditAndrews C F and Morgan E B Vickers Aircraft since 1908 London Putnam 1988 ISBN 0 85177 815 1 Elliott Bryn January February 1999 On the Beat The First 60 Years of Britain s Air Police Air Enthusiast 79 68 75 ISSN 0143 5450 External links EditThe Vickers Vulcan Eight passenger Commercial Biplane Flight 4 May 1922 p253 258 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vickers Vulcan amp oldid 1065830114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
