Vickers Type 163
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The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype British biplane bomber design of the 1930s, built by Vickers-Armstrong.
It was based on the Vickers Vanox (Vickers "Type 150") scaled up to take four engines in paired mountings. It was submitted both as a bomber and as a troop carrier to Air Ministry specifications B.19/27 and C.16/28 respectively, first flying on 12 January 1931. Only one was produced.
Specifications (Type 163)
Data from The British Bomber since 1914 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
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Armament
- Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns (nose and tail gunners positions)
- Bombs:
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References
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- ↑ Mason 1994, p. 228–229.
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- Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. Template:ISBN.
- Vickers 163 – British Aircraft Directory
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