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It made its maiden flight from Vickers' new airfield at Joyce Green, near Dartford in July 1911, piloted by Captain Herbert F. Wood, the manager of Vickers' aviation department. [4] Wing structure of the R.E.P Type D Monoplane by Robert Esnault-Pelterie which was the basis for the Vickers R.E.P. Type Monoplane
In January 1915, the two units merged and were re-equipped with Caudron G.3s, but continued to operate the REP Type N at least as late as March. [ 2 ] The Type N also formed the backbone of the Ottoman Air Service in 1912, and these machines were used operationally during the First and Second Balkan War in 1912–13. [ 2 ]
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Developed from the earlier Wib.3 the Wibault 7 was a C.I category single-seat high-wing braced parasol monoplane fighter powered by a 480 hp (360 kW) Gnome-Rhone 9Ad radial engine. The main difference from earlier aircraft was the use of an all-metal construction system which was patented by Wibault.
The first Vickers design using this construction was the Vireo and the third, the Viastra, used a blend of Wibault and Vickers construction techniques. [ 2 ] The Viastra was envisaged as a one or three-engined commercial aircraft capable of carrying ten passengers and designed with an eye to operations in countries with poor surface transport ...
Elected "Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society" in 1913, chief designer and engineer in the aviation department of Vickers; formerly chief engineer at the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, and previously employed as an engineer by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co. [30] Challenger was the author and co-author of numerous ...
Hanriot 1912 Monoplane: Hanriot (England) Limited £100 for completing trial 2 Hanriot 1912 Monoplane Hanriot (England) Limited £100 for completing trial 3 Vickers Monoplane No. 6: Vickers Limited Completed trial 4 Blériot XI-2: Louis Bleriot: Tandem seating, £100 for completing trial, purchased by the Royal Flying Corps after trial 5 ...