Vickers Venture
Vickers · United Kingdom · first flew 1924 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Vickers Type 94 Venture was a British army co-operation biplane of the 1920s, developed from the Vixen.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Steel tube fuselage with wooden wings |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-bay biplane
- Steel tube fuselage with wooden wings
- Napier Lion broad-arrow engine in the nose
It was a single-bay biplane with a steel tube fuselage and wooden wings, armed with Vickers and Lewis guns and carrying four 112 lb bombs on underwing racks.
Specifications
- The Vickers Venture has a length of 9.75 m (32 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.19 m (40 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 208 km/h (129 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was built to Air Ministry Specification 45/23, using the wings of the Vixen II with the lengthened fuselage of the Vixen III. The first flew at Brooklands on 3 June 1924 and was sent to Martlesham for evaluation.
Variants
It was a development of the Vixen II and had a 450 hp Napier Lion I engine.
Where you'll see it
Six were built for the Royal Air Force but were found unsuitable, with poor longitudinal stability and a long landing run. After brief trials with No. 4 Squadron, they were relegated to experimental work.
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