The Maxim gun was the first fully automated machine gun to be introduced into military service at the end of the 19th century. Gradually refined to become the Vickers 0.303in medium machine-gun, it was used widely by British and Commonwealth forces in both world wars. Operated by a three-ma...
Armament 2 x� forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns 1 x� .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun on Scarff ring in observers cockpit Related development Vickers Vixen Vickers Valparaiso Vickers Venture Pictures Living Warbirds: The best warbirds DVD series. Source: WikiPediaThis...
Wing area: 2,178 ft� (202.4 m�) Empty weight: 9,650 lb (4,377 kg) Max takeoff weight: 17,620 lb (7,993 kg) Powerplant: 2x� Napier Lion VB inline piston, 580 hp (433 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 108 mph (173 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m) Range: 985 mi ...
which had acquired a manufacturing licence. These were powered by 443kW Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engines. Subsequently the RNZAF also acquired more than 30 Vildebeests.WEIGHTS Take-off weight 3856 kg 8501 lb Empty weight 2143 kg 4725 lb DIMENSIONS Wingspan 14.94 m 49 ft 0 in Length ...
The Mk.3 also offers slightly better mobility due to the 720 hp engine compared to the 608 hp engine found in the Mk.1 while the weight increased only by 600 kg. The Mk.3 also offers higher magnification optics compared to the Mk.1 although with fixed 10.0x zoom. Expand... ...
Loaded weight: 6,086 lb (2,760 kg) Max takeoff weight: lb (kg) Powerplant: 1? Rolls-Royce R , 2,350 hp (1753 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 354 knots (407.5 mph, 655.8 km/h) (world speed record) Wing loading: 42lb/ft? (205 kg/m?) ...
OA Length: 1.187 Width: .620 Weight: 1 oz Made in the USA Disclaimer:“GLOCK” is a federally registered trademark of GLOCK, Inc. and is one of many trademarks owned by GLOCK, Inc. or GLOCK Ges.mbH. Neither TangoDown, nor this site are affiliated in any manner with, or otherwise end...
Total weight, battle ready 14 US Tons Crew 5 Propulsion Sunbeam Amazon 6-cyclinder gasoline engine, 170 hp Speed 20 mph (32 km/h) Armament Low-Velocity 6-Pdr (57mm) Gun. 4 x 0.303 Vickers machine guns (7.7 mm) Armor Unknown Total production 1 Links, Resources & Further Reading www.cu...
because any one of the stringers could support some of the weight from even the opposite side of the aircraft. Blowing out one side's beams would still leave the aircraft as a whole intact; as a result, Wellingtons with huge areas of framework missing continued to return home when other ty...
2 x� forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun 1 x� .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in observers cockpit Related development Vickers Vixen Vickers Venture Andrews, E.N.; Morgan, E.B. (1988). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 815 1...