Vickers Victoria

Victoria
Type	Cargo/troop carrier
Manufacturer	Vickers
Maiden flight	1922
Retired	1935
Primary user	RAF
Number built	96
Developed from	Vickers Virginia
Variants	Vickers Valentia

The Vickers Type 56 Victoria was a biplane freighter and troop transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force, which flew for the first time in 1922 and was selected for production over the Armstrong Whitworth Awana.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Service 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications (Victoria V) 6 References 7 Related content

Design and development

The design mated a similar fuselage of the earlier Vernon transport with the wing of the Virginia bomber, which was developed in parallel. It was also powered by twin Napier Lion engines. 97 were built, many of which were later converted into Valentias.

Service

Variants

• Type 56 Victoria Mk I : The first prototype.
• Type 81 Victoria Mk II : The second prototype.
• Type 117 Victoria Mk III : The first production version. Military transport aircraft for the RAF. 31 new built.
• Type 145 Victoria Mk IV : Metal wing structure. One prototype powered by Bristol Jupiter radials. Six Lion engined conversions from earlier marks.
• Type 169 Victoria Mk V : This was the main production version. Metal structure. Powered by two 425-kW (570-hp) Napier Lion VIIB piston engines. 37 new build, plus one converted from Mk III.
• Victoria Mk VI : Final production - powered by 622 hp Bristol Pegasus engines instead of Lions. 11 new build, 23 by conversion.

Operators

•  United Kingdom : Royal Air Force
  • No. 58 Squadron RAF
  • No. 70 Squadron RAF
  • No. 216 Squadron RAF

Specifications (Victoria V)

Data from Aircraft of the Royal Air Force^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 22 troops
• Length: 59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)
• Wingspan: 87 ft 4 in (26.62 m)
• Height: 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
• Wing area: 2,178 ft² (202.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 10,030 lb (4,559 kg)
• Loaded weight: 17,760 lb (8073 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Napier Lion XI inline piston engine, 570 hp (388 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 96 knots (110 mph, 177 km/h)
• Range: 670 nm (770 mi, 1240 km)
• Service ceiling 16,200 ft (4,940 m)
• Wing loading: 8.15 lb/ft² (39.9 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.0642 hp/lb (0.0873 kW/kg)
• Climb 11 mins to 4,920 ft

References

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Designation sequence

Vickers Vernon - Vickers Victoria - Vickers Virginia - Vickers Vildebeest - Vickers Vanox - Vickers Vincent - Vickers Valentia

Related lists

List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

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