PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Vickers Vildebeest
rdfs:comment
  • |} The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles. While first flown in 1928, it remained in service at the start of the Second World War, with the last Vildebeests flying against Japanese forces over Singapore and Java in 1942.
owl:sameAs
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
loaded weight main
  • 8500.0
Guns
  • 1
climb rate main
  • 630.0
number of props
  • 1
length alt
  • 11.18 m
span main
  • 1493.52
power/mass alt
  • 0.122000
height alt
  • 4.47 m
primary user
Type
  • Torpedo Bomber / Army Co-operation
type of prop
  • air-cooled radial engine
loading main
  • 11.700000
range alt
  • 1090
length main
  • 1117.6
power alt
  • 474.0
area main
  • 728.0
power main
  • 635.0
bombs
  • 1100
height main
  • 447.04
span alt
  • 14.94 m
range main
  • 1250.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 143.0
engine (prop)
  • Bristol Pegasus II-M3
power/mass main
  • 0.075000
climb rate alt
  • 3.2
ceiling main
  • 19000.0
empty weight main
  • 4773.0
loaded weight alt
  • 3864.0
area alt
  • 67.7
First Flight
  • 1928
more users
max speed alt
  • 124
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 57.100000
empty weight alt
  • 2170.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 5,800 m
Retired
  • 1942
Crew
  • three, pilot, navigator, and observer
Introduction
  • 1933
Number Built
  • 197
  • 209
ref
  • Vickers Aircraft since 1908
abstract
  • |} The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles. While first flown in 1928, it remained in service at the start of the Second World War, with the last Vildebeests flying against Japanese forces over Singapore and Java in 1942.