Type 163 | |
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Role | Bomber |
Manufacturer | Vickers |
First flight | 12 January 1931 |
Status | Prototype only |
Number built | 1 |
The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype British biplane bomber design of the 1930s, built by Vickers-Armstrong.
It was based on the Vickers Vanox (Vickers "Type 150") scaled up to take four engines in paired mountings. It was submitted both as a bomber and as a troop carrier to Air Ministry specifications B.19/27 and C.16/28 respectively, first flying on 12 January 1931. Only one was produced.
Data from The British Bomber since 1914
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