Flight, June 1931

SPECIAL TYPES AT THE DISPLAY

VICKERS 163

   INTENDED as a replacement of the famous Vickers "Virginia," the Type 163 is a large four-engined night bomber, fitted with Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" engines. The engines axe mounted in tandem pairs ДальшеMore>>> on "Y" struts between the wings, two engines driving tractor airscrews and two driving pusher airscrews. The machine can be used either as a bomber, in which case a crew of five is carried, and a heavy load of armament, or it can be used as a troop carrier, in which case the crew consists of four men, with room for 21 men in the cabin. The 163 is of all-metal (largely duralumin) construction. Wheel brakes are fitted, and under the tail is a castor-action tail wheel.
   The Vickers 163 has a wing-span of 90 ft. (27.4 m.) and a wing area of 1,918 sq. ft. (178 m.2). The total flying weight is 25,700 lb. (11,700 kg.).
   No performance figures are available.