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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Vickers Viking
Research on Vickers' second amphibious aircraft type began in December 1918 with tests of alternative fuselage/hull designs occurring in an experimental tank at St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
The last Viking amphibians were built during 1923, but the name was re-used for the twin-piston engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner some 22 years later, which saw service as the Valetta with the RAF and other air arms.
The Viking Mark VII ("Type 83" in Vickers numbering) was a development of the Vulture, a three-seater open-cockpit fleet-spotter aircraft to Air Ministry specification 46/22 given the service name Vanellus when taken on for evaluation by the RAF against the Supermarine Seagull design.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Vickers_Viking   (516 words)

  
 Was ist Vickers Viking?
Viking IA Die Serienproduktion begann mit der Viking IA, von der 19 Maschinen gebaut wurden.
September 1946 erfolgte die Indienststellung der Viking bei der BEA auf den Routen London-Kopenhagen und London-Oslo.
Zwei Viking IB (Seriennummern 167 und 243) flogen auch als Frachtflugzeuge bei der Lufthansa.
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Vickers_Viking   (733 words)

  
 NLS - Vickers Viking
The Vickers Viking IV biplane was the first amphibian aircraft to be used in Canada.
Eight Vickers Vikings were flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1923 until the last one was "struck off strength" in 1931.
The Museum's Vickers Viking IV Replica as it is displayed in Edmonton.
www.lancastermuseum.ca /vickers.html   (551 words)

  
 Vickers Viking - Definition, explanation
Note: this is an artice about the single-engined amphibian Vickers Viking of 1918.
The Vickers 54 Viking was a single-engined amphibious aircraft designed for military use shortly after World War I.
The Mark IV incorporated further refinements and had a wider cabin above a hull one foot wider, an example being G-EBBZ in which Ross Smith and J.M. Bennett (partners in the 1919 England to Australia flight) died on 13 April 1922 just outside the Brooklands racetrack near Weybridge in Surrey.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/vi/vickers_viking.php   (359 words)

  
 YouTube - Vickers Viking wreck
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Wreck of a Vickers Viking near Box Law in the M...
Wreck of a Vickers Viking near Box Law in the Muirshiel Country Park, near Glasgow, Scotland.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=vnBZ-CSJ-lM   (243 words)

  
 Canada's Air Force, Aircraft: Vickers Viking
The accident involved the failure of the hull in the air and a structural test on 'EU at Winnipeg practically duplicated this failure leading to a local modification on the remainder of the fleet to strengthen the hull and no further failures occurred.
The Viking IV chosen by the Canadian Air Force as a replacement for the Curtiss HS-2L in 1923 had a 50 foot, 15 section wing.
This caused the Viking IV to be considerably underpowered for an Aircraft of its size and weight.
www.airforce.forces.ca /equip/historical/vikinglst_e.asp   (209 words)

  
 Eine Vickers Viking der Englischen Fluggesellschaft “Eagle Airways”….. | Mallorca
Eine Vickers Viking der Englischen Fluggesellschaft “Eagle Airways”…..
Mallorca-Blog - alles zur beliebten Balearen-Insel Artikel-Archiv: Eine Vickers Viking der Englischen Fluggesellschaft “Eagle Airways”…..
Zwei Viking IB flogen auch als Frachtflugzeuge bei der Lufthansa.
www.mallorca-blog.de /eine-vickers-viking-der-englischen-fluggesellschaft-eagle-airways.html   (380 words)

  
 ASN Aircraft accident description Vickers Viking G-AIJE - London Airport (LHR)
ASN Aircraft accident description Vickers Viking G-AIJE - London Airport (LHR)
The Viking aircraft departed London at 05:54 GMT for a flight to Nice, Brindisi, Athens and Tel Aviv.
Some 15 minutes later, engine trouble forced the crew to return to London.
www.aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=19580902-0   (169 words)

  
 Vickers Viking in Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Vickers Viking IV amphibian shown here was one of four delivered to the Argentine Navy in May 1923, and these drawings have been adapted from the original contemporary marking data.
With a 50 foot wingspan, the Vickers Viking amphibian was powered by a 460hp Napier Lion engine.
Eight Viking IVs were also used by the Royal Canadian Air Force, most being constructed by the Canadian Vickers Company in 1923.
www.insigniamag.com /argen.html   (249 words)

  
 Photos: Vickers 639 Viking 1 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Photos: Vickers 639 Viking 1 Aircraft Pictures
Picture of the Vickers 639 Viking 1 aircraft
This photo is copyright protected and may not be used in any way without proper permission.
www.airliners.net /open.file?id=0379101&size=M   (138 words)

  
 Page_12.htm
As World War 2 drew to its close the designers at Vickers looked to the inevitable growth in postwar civil aviation.
The Vikings entered service with BEA in September 1946, operating between Northolt and Copenhagen.
Four RAF Vikings were used by the Royal Flight.
www.btinternet.com /~rick.piper/page_12.htm   (215 words)

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