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Vickers VIM

Vickers VIM

Type of aircraft

The VIM or Vickers Instructional Machine was a trainer biplane aircraft built for the Republic of China by Vickers from war-surplus stocks of Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d parts, powered by a surplus Rolls-Royce Eagle engine, but fitted with an entirely new nacelle, providing dual controls for the pupil and instructor. Thirty-five were built and supplied from 1920.

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Operators

 China

Specifications (VIM)

Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
  • Wingspan: 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) [2]
  • Wing area: 488 sq ft (45.3 m2) [2]
  • Empty weight: 2,950 lb (1,338 kg)
  • Gross weight: 3,654 lb (1,657 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII liquid-cooled V12 engine, 360 hp (270 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
  • Endurance: 23⁄4 hr
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m) [2]
  • Time to altitude: 8.25 min to 6,000 ft (1,800 m)

References

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  1. [1]
    Andrews and Morgan 1988, p.482.
  2. [2]
    Flight 6 January 1921, p. 5.
  • Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.
  • "The Vickers 'V.I.M.' School Machine." Flight, 6 January 1921, p. 4-5.
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