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The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) demand for a smaller aircraft than the Vickers Viking with a much greater rate of climb, to be suitable for forestry survey and fire protection work.
[1] [3] Due to the establishment of Canadian Vickers, Montreal became one of Canada's leading shipbuilding centres. [1] The shipyard's first full year of operation was 1914, a year marked by the beginning of World War I. [2] During World War I the yard assembled American-designed Holland 602 type submarines on behalf of the Royal Navy. [4]
In the mid-1980s, the museum moved to a former Trans Canada Air Lines and Transair hangar, T-2, at Winnipeg International Airport. [4] [6] The museum developed a master plan for a new facility in 2013 with the design firm Reich&Petch. [7] The museum received the Royal designation on December 19, 2014, to become the Royal Aviation Museum of ...
Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers. Vickers brand aircraft were produced from 1911 to 1965, when BAC ended the name. Like many other British manufacturers, an enterprise in Canada was set up; Canadian Vickers Limited. This company ceased operations in 1944.
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Canadian Vickers Vista 3-view drawing from L'Air June 1,1927. Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 [1] General characteristics. Crew: 1; Length: 23 ft 8 in (7.22 m) Wingspan: 29 ft 6 in (8.98 m) Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m) Empty weight: 655 lb (297 kg) Gross weight: 1,005 lb (456 kg) Fuel capacity: 110 lb (50 kg) fuel and oil
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