Vickers Vulcan

The Vickers Vulcan was a continuous tape as a single-engine biplane airliner of the British manufacturer Vickers Limited of the 1920s. It had room for a pilot and eight passengers. Due to the heavy-handed form and the poor flight characteristics it was nicknamed the Flying Pig ( "flying pig ").

History

The Vickers Vulcan built according to plans of the designer Reginald Kirshaw Pierson. The aircraft was a development of the twin-engine Vimy Commercial. The hull has been completely redesigned, converted the drive to a single Rolls Royce Eagle VIII. Since the Vulcan was calculated as severe by the designers, the engine proved to be too weak. He was replaced at the last two machines by a Napier Lion.

The prototype made ​​its first flight in May 1922. The first machines were delivered to the Instone Air Line from August 1922, more aircraft were on their Imperial Airways successor company. The Australian airline Qantas refused the purchase of two aircraft ordered after the first machine supplied not provided the contractually guaranteed flight performance.

Overall, by 1925 eight machines emerged. Most experienced only a short period of service. The last aircraft in use is crashed in July 1928.

Versions

Planned but not built variants:

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  • Australia Australia Qantas
  • Imperial Airways
  • Instone Air Line

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Technical data (Vulcan Type 74)

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  • De Havilland D.H.18
  • De Havilland D.H.34
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