Vickers

Vickers Type 253

Reconnaissance bomber

  • First flight1934
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
37 ft
Wingspan
52 ft 7 in
Height
12 ft 6 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
161 mph
Service ceiling
21,700 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Bristol Pegasus IIM3 nine-cylinder radial engine (635 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2×0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine guns, one firing from the port side upper fuselage through the propeller, the other ring mounted in the observer's cockpit.