Vickers Valentia

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name=Valentia


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type=Flying boat
manufacturer=Vickers-Armstrongs
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first flight=1921
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The Vickers Valentia was a British flying boat designed during World War I.

History

Three Valentia prototypes were built by the Vickers Company at their Barrow works (Walney Island perhaps), having been ordered in May 1918 as a potential replacement for the Felixstowe F5. Two were cancelled when World War I ended and the third went to the S.E.Saunders works at Cowes for completion. Captain Cockerall began test-flying it in the Solent in March 1921.

The name was later re-used for a transport aircraft.

Specifications (Valentia)

aircraft specifications

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length main=58 ft 0 in
length alt=17.68 m
span main=ft in
span alt= m
height main=ft in
height alt= m
area main=ft²
area alt= m²
empty weight main=10,000 lb
empty weight alt=4,545 kg
loaded weight main=lb
loaded weight alt= kg
max takeoff weight main=lb
max takeoff weight alt= kg
engine (prop)=Rolls-Royce Condor
type of prop= piston engine
number of props=2
power main=600 hp
power alt=448 kW
max speed main=105 mph
max speed alt=168 km/h
range main= miles
range alt= km
ceiling main=ft
ceiling alt= m
climb rate main=ft/min
climb rate alt= m/s
loading main=lb/ft²
loading alt= kg/m²
power/mass main=hp/lb
power/mass alt= kW/kg

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