Vickers Venture
| Venture | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| First flight | 3 June 1924 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 6 |
| Developed from | Vickers Vixen |
The Vickers Type 94 Venture was a British army cooperation biplane of the 1920s, designed and built by Vickers, as a development of the Vixen. While six were built for the Royal Air Force, they were found unsuitable and were used for experimental work.
Development and design
The Venture was a further development of the
No. 4 Squadron, the six Ventures were relegated to experimental purposes, the final aircraft being struck off charge in January 1933.[3]
Operators
Specifications (Venture)
Data from The British Bomber since 1914[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
- Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
- Wing area: 526 sq ft (48.9 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,140 lb (1,424 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,890 lb (2,218 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion I 12-cylinder water-cooled broad arrow engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 129 mph (208 km/h, 112 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- Service ceiling: 19,200 ft (5,900 m)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 × forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun on Scarff ringin observers cockpit
- Bombs: 4× 112 lb (51 kg) bombs on underwing racks
See also
Related development
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References
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- ^ Andrews & Morgan 1988, pp. 178–179
- ^ Andrews & Morgan 1988, p. 179
- ^ a b Mason 1994, pp. 154–155
- ^ Mason 1994, p. 154
- Andrews, E. N.; Morgan, E. B. (1988). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.
- Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.