BRAND and MODEL
VICKERS VIMY
TYPE
Heavy long-range bomber
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Two 269 kw (360 hp) Rolls Royce Eagle VIII twelve-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 20.8 m (68 ft 1 in)
Length: 13.3 m (43 ft 6½ in)
Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 7½ in)
Wing area: 122.4 m² (1,318 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 161 km/h (100 mph)
Max speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 154 km/h (96 mph)
Landing speed: 82 km/h (51 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 110 m/min (360 ft/min)
Time to climb to 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 25.9 mins
Range: 1,448 km (900 miles)
Fuel capacity: 2,055 litres (452 Imp gals)
Empty weight: 3,221 kg (7,100 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,937 kg (10,884 lb)
PHOTO
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