Vickers Varsity
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| Type | military trainer |
| Manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrong |
| Maiden flight | 17 July 1949[1] |
| Introduced | 1951 |
| Primary user | RAF |
| Number built | 160 |
| Developed from | Vickers VC.1 Viking |
The Vickers Varsity T.Mk 1 was a British twin-engined crew trainer operated by the Royal Air Force for 25 years from 1951.
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[edit] Design and development
Developed by Vickers and based on the Vickers Viking, the main differences were the wider span wings, longer fuselage and tricycle undercarriage, the Type 668 Varsity prototype first flew in 1949.
[edit] Operational history
The Varsity was introduced to replace the Vickers Wellington T10 trainer.
The Royal Swedish Air Force operated an example in the 1950s and 1960s on electronic intelligence missions.
The Varsity was withdrawn from service with the RAF in May 1976, its role as a pilot and navigation trainer taken over by the Scottish Aviation Jetstream T1.
The last flying example (Serial WL679) was operated by the Royal Aircraft Establishment; it was retired into preservation at the RAF Museum in 1992.
[edit] Operators
- Royal Air Force
- No. 51 Squadron RAF
- No. 97 Squadron RAF
- No. 115 Squadron RAF
- No. 116 Squadron RAF
- No. 151 Squadron RAF
- No. 173 Squadron RAF
- No. 187 Squadron RAF
- No. 192 Squadron RAF
- No. 204 Squadron RAF
- No. 527 Squadron RAF
- Royal Aircraft Establishment
[edit] Specifications (T.Mk I)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 67 ft 6 in (20.57 m)
- Wingspan: 95 ft 7 in (29.13 m)
- Height: 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
- Wing area: 974 sq ft (90.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 27,040 lb (12 265 kg)
- Loaded weight: 37,500 lb (17,010 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Bristol Hercules 264 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,950 hp (1,455 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 knots (288 mph, 464 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- Range: 2,302 NM (2,648 mi / 4,263 km)
- Service ceiling 28,700 ft (8,750 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min (426.72 m/min)
Armament
- 600 lb (272 kg) practice bombs in an external pannier
[edit] See also
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[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.
- Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Aircraft 1918-57, 1st edition. London: Putnam, 1957.
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