The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Vimy was designed by Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" Pierson, Vicker's chief designer.
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 71.8ft (21.9m)
- Length 44.8ft (13.7m)
- Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 10,954lbs (4,968kg)
- Loaded Weight 16,540lbs (7,502kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.181
- Wing Loading 12.0lbs/ft2 (58.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,380.4ft2 (128.2m2)
- Drag Points 20022
Parts
- Number of Parts 431
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,496
And Sir Ross and Keith Smith in the 1919 Enlgand-Australia Air race! @Pilotmario
I think you missed the most notable achievements of the aircraft, notably long-distance flight.
In particular, John Alcock and Arthur Brown flew a modified Vimy in the first nonstop crossing of the Atlantic in an airplane in 1919.
Great build nonetheless.
Very best plane . Good job .
Very nice build, I like the subject, flies decently well, managed to take out part of the convoy before being blown out of the sky. One doesn't see too many WWI era aircraft on the site, even though there has been more of them as of late. To fix the (albeit slight) pitch down, recommend trying to stack a couple of rotators on top of each other, one set to pitch, the other to trim, that way you can build custom control surfaces which have both.
cool!