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It first flew in April 1922 at the hands of chief test pilot, S. Cockerell, at Brooklands Aerodrome in Surrey, UK. The Vulcan was based on a civil version of the Vimy bomber, but featured many changes, including a much larger, taller fuselage and one, instead of two, Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines, the intention being low operating costs. The ...
The Vickers-Wibault construction method was based on the patents of Michel Wibault, who began working with Vickers in 1922. [1] It was a way of producing an all-metal aircraft with an airframe built up from simple, non-machined metal shapes, covered by very thin 0.4 millimetres (0.016 in) corrugated light alloy sheets.
On the death in 888 of Emperor Charles the Fat, who until 884 had united all Frankish kingdoms except for Kingdom of Provence, the nobles and leading clergy of Upper Burgundy assembled at St Maurice and elected Rudolph, count of Auxerre, from the Elder Welf family, as king.
Toggle 1922 Carmarthen Borough Council election subsection. ... 453 Western Ward (three seats) ... 888 Independent: Levi Evans 235
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The prototype J6860 first flew from Brooklands, Surrey on 22 September 1922. [4] The Type 81 flew in January 1923, and initially differed only in having the fuel tanks under the top mainplane. [ 5 ] It was later modified by replacing the flat sided engine cowling with more streamlined nacelles with the radiators between the undercarriage legs ...
The Vickers Vespa was a British army cooperation biplane designed and built by Vickers Limited in the 1920s. While not adopted by Britain's Royal Air Force, small numbers were bought by the Irish Free State and Bolivia, the latter of which used the type during the Chaco War.
The Virginia shared similarities with the Vimy but notably featured a lowered front gunner's pulpit, providing the pilot with a greater field of view, 20 ft (6 m) greater wingspan and a 9 ft (3 m) longer fuselage. The aircraft was powered by twin Napier Lion engines and flew for the first time on 24 November 1922. [2]