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Vickers Wellington

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The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its geodetic airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 87.2ft (26.6m)
  • Length 64.6ft (19.7m)
  • Height 23.2ft (7.1m)
  • Empty Weight 15,824lbs (7,177kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,396lbs (8,344kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.19
  • Wing Loading 42.7lbs/ft2 (208.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 430.6ft2 (40.0m2)
  • Drag Points 12056

Parts

  • Number of Parts 131
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 747