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Vickers Warwick

The Warwick was designed in response to Air Ministry specification B.1/35 for a two-engined heavy (by the standards of the day) bomber to replace the Wellington. However the prototype orders were cancelled in 1936 when it was decided to standardise on four engined bombers. Vickers-Armstrong completed two prototypes anyway, one with Rolls-Royce Vulture water-cooled engines, not persisted with because of production difficulties, and one with the air-cooled Pratt & Whitney installation. Vickers Warwick I reconnaissance & rescue aircraft. ... Vickers Warwick I reconnaissance & rescue aircraft. ... The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force. ... The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs Chief Designer, R.K. Pierson. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ... The Rolls-Royce Vulture (and the related Peregrine) were aircraft engines, and probably the least successful power units ever produced by Rolls-Royce. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American owned aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ...

The Warwick utilised the geodetic construction method pioneered in the Wellesley and Wellington. Structural members of duralumin were covered by wired-on fabric. 219 Warwick Is were built, the last 95 with 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) R-2800-47 engines. The American Pavilion of Expo 67, by R. Buckminster Fuller(Teen Fs Uncle), now the Biosphère, on Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal A geodesic dome is an almost spherical structure based on a network of struts arranged on great circles (geodesics) lying on the surface of a... The Vickers Wellesley was a 1930s light bomber built by Vickers for the Royal Air Force. ... Duralumin (or duraluminum) is an alloy of aluminium (about 95%), copper (about 4%), and small amounts of magnesium (0. ...

Vickers' persistence paid off when the Warwick was ordered by Coastal Command as an anti-submarine reconnaissance type. From 1943 Warwicks were loaded with the 1,700 lb (770 kg) Mk. IA lifeboat and flown in an air-sea rescue role. The lifeboat, laden with supplies and powered by two 4 hp (3 kW) motors, was aimed with a bomb-site near to ditched air-crew and dropped into the sea from about 700 ft (320 m). Warwicks were credited with rescuing crews form Halifaxes, Lancasters, Wellingtons and Fortresses, and during the Arnhem landings from Hamilcar gliders. Coastal Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force tasked with protecting the United Kingdom from naval threats. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first daylight raid on Germany January 30 - Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquitos make the first daylight air-raid on Berlin January 30-31 – the H2S radar is used by RAF bombers... Halifax W1057 ZA-X of No. ... The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... A B-17 on a bombing run. ... Waves of paratroops land in Holland during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. ... The General Aircraft G.A.L. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mk I was a large British military glider of World War II, which was capable of carrying 7 tons of cargo or a light tank such as the Tetrarch or Locust. ...

Variants

The Warwick B.Mk I was the original production bomber, of 150 order only 16 aircraft were ever built. They were used for a variety of tests.

The Warwick C.Mk 1 or Type 456 was a transport version for BOAC, for use on its Mediterranean and North African routes. After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ...

The Warwick ASR were 40 aircraft converted form the Warwick B.Mk I bomber. The Warwick ASRs were used as air/sea rescue aircraft. They could carry two sets of Lindholme lifesaving equipment.

The Warwick ASR (Stage A) were 10 aircraft converted from the Warwick B.Mk 1 bomber. The Warwick ASR (Stage A) was used in the air/sea rescue role. They could carry one airborne lifeboat and two sets Lindholme lifesaving equipment.

The Warwick ASR (Stage B) were 20 aircraft converted from the Warwick B.Mk 1 bomber. The Warwick ASR (Stage B) were air/sea rescue aircraft, carrying the same equipment as the Warwick ASRs and ASR (Stage As).

The Warwick ASR.Mk I or Type 462 was an air/sea rescue version, it could carry an airborne lifeboat. The aircraft was powered by two 1,850 hp (1380 kW) Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800-S1A4G radial piston engines. 205 built. The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was an aircraft engine, and part of the long-lived Wasp family. ...

The Warwick ASR.Mk VI or type 485 was the final air/sea rescue version. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800-2SBG radial piston engines. 94 built. The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was an aircraft engine, and part of the long-lived Wasp family. ...

The Warwick B.Mk II or Type 413 was a bomber prototype, only one machine was ever built, converted from a Warwick B.Mk I.

The Warwick GR.Mk II or (Type 469) was an anti-submarine, general reconnaissance version, equipped to carry torpedoes or bombs, and powered by two 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) Bristol Centaurus VI radial piston engines. 118 built. Bristol Centaurus engine The Centaurus was the ultimate development of Bristol Engine Companys series of sleeve valve radial aircraft engines, a massive 18_cylinder two_row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2. ...

The Warwick GR.Mk II Met was a meteorological reconnaissance version of the Warwick GR.Mk II. 14 built.

The Warwick C.Mk III or Type 460 was a transport version. It had a pannier-like extension below the central fuselage, the normal loaded weight being raised to 45,000 lb (20,400 kg). It could carry 24 fully-equipped troops, or 8 to 10 passengers in the VIP version. No armament was carried. 100 built.

The Warwick GR. Mk V or Type 474 was an anti-submarine, general reconnaissance aircraft. It was powered by two Bristol Centaurus VII radial piston engines, armed with 7 machine guns and could carry 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of bombs, mines or depth-charges. It arrived too late to see active service. 210 built. Bristol Centaurus engine The Centaurus was the ultimate development of Bristol Engine Companys series of sleeve valve radial aircraft engines, a massive 18_cylinder two_row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2. ...

Specifications (Warwick I)

General characteristics

• Crew: six
• Length: 72 ft 3 in (22.00 m)
• Wingspan: 96 ft 8 in (29.50 m)
• Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
• Wing area: 1,006 ft² (93.5 m²)
• Empty: lb ( kg)
• Loaded: 38,000 lb (17,230 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 46,000 lb (20,860 kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800/S.1A4-G Double Wasp radials, 1,850 hp (1,380 kW) each

Pratt & Whitney R-2800 The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was an aircraft engine, and part of the long-lived Wasp family. ...

Performance

• Maximum speed: 244 mph (393 km/h)
• Range: miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading: 38 lb/ft² (184 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (160 W/kg)

Armament

• 8 x .303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns

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