Vickers Vigilant (1920)

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Vigilant
Role	Large flying boat airliner Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Vickers
Number built	None

The Vickers Vigilant was a 1920 project to build a British 100-seat flying boat designed by Vickers for transatlantic and Australian flights.^[1]

Development and design

The flying boat was to be a biplane powered by eight Rolls-Royce Condor engines, each pair coupled to drive a shared tractor propeller. Its structure have been entirely duralumin. The project was cancelled and the flying boat was not built.^[2]

Specifications

Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908^[2]

General characteristics

Wingspan: 220 ft 0 in (67.06 m)
Gross weight: 109,760 lb (49,786 kg)
Powerplant: 8 × Rolls-Royce Condor

Performance

Range: 2,000 mi (3,200 km, 1,700 nmi)

References

^ "News in Brief - World's Largest Aeroplane". News. The Times. No. 42301. London. 7 January 1920. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b Andrews & Morgan 1988, p. 560

Andrews, E. N.; Morgan, E. B. (1988). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.

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1st World War Fighting Biplanes	E.F.B.1 E.F.B.2 E.F.B.3 E.F.B.4 F.B.5 F.B.6 E.F.B.7 E.F.B.8 F.B.9 F.B.11 F.B.12 F.B.14 F.B.16 F.B.19 F.B.23 F.B.24 F.B.25 F.B.26 Vampire F.B.27 Vimy
Fighters	123 141 143 151 161 162 177 279 432 Bolivian Scout Bullet C.O.W. Gun Fighter E.S.1 E.S.2 Gunbus Hart Scout Jockey Valparaiso Vampire Venom Vireo Wibault Scout
Bombers, GP and reconnaissance	163 207 253 581 Bomber scheme C Valentia (1921) Valiant (1927) Valiant (1951) Vanellus Vanox Venture Vespa Victory Bomber Vigilant Viking (1919) Vildebeest Vimy Vincent Virginia Vivid Vixen Vulture Warwick Wellesley Wellington Windsor
Military Transports	Valentia (1934) Valetta Vernon Victoria
Trainers	Varsity Vendace Vickers Instructional Machine (VIM)

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