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The Vickers Vimy was a bomber. It was developed for use in
the First World War, but the first ones were not ready until
after the war had ended.
Alcock and Brown crossed the Atlantic in the 13th Vimy to be
manufactured.
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Dimensions |
| overall
length |
44 ft |
13.3 m |
| overall
height | 15
ft | 4.7
m |
| wingspan | 68
ft | 20.7
m |
| area of
wings | 133
0 sq
ft | 124 sq
m |
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Performance |
| maximum
speed |
100 mph |
160 km/h |
| cruising speed |
90 mph |
145 km/h |
| landing speed |
45 mph |
70 km/h |
| climb to 5000 ft (1500 m) |
26 mins |
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| maximum height |
7000 ft |
2100 m |
The Vimy was powered by two Rolls Royce Eagle engines. Their
great advantage was that they were very reliable. They could
fly for 100 hours before they needed to be serviced. Other
engines needed a complete overhaul after just 30 hours.
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Engines - for each engine: |
| power |
360 bhp (horse power) |
270 kW |
| weight |
900 lb |
400 kg |
| propeller speed |
1080 rpm |
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| fuel consumption |
20 US gallons per hour |
70 l/hr |
Full force lubrication on the dry sump principle with
pressure and scavenge pumps was employed.
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In the cockpit |
| throttle control |
operates the engines to control speed |
| starter control |
for starting the engines |
| petrol pump controls |
for controlling flow of fuel to engines |
| petrol pressure gauge |
shows fuel pressure |
| temperature gauges |
show engine temperatures, 0°-100° |
| gauges on side of engines |
show engine speed (rpm) and oil pressure |
| switches |
to light up gauges |
| radio |
for communicating with ships, radio stations |
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