Vickers Wellesley
953 theflyinghillbilly
8.4 years ago
This is a little known british bomber which was the first of Barnes Wallace's designs to have a geodetic structure in the wings. It was crucial to the british victory in the desert. AG 1 activates rear turret. AG 2 jettissons the bomb bay.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 63.3ft (19.3m)
- Length 45.1ft (13.8m)
- Height 14.4ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 8,687lbs (3,940kg)
- Loaded Weight 15,068lbs (6,835kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.132
- Wing Loading 20.9lbs/ft2 (102.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 719.5ft2 (66.8m2)
- Drag Points 3225
Parts
- Number of Parts 46
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 379
As an additional bit of history, the wellesley was the first monoplane british bomber