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The Vickers Wellington (nicknamed the Wimpy) is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey.Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson, a key feature of the aircraft is its geodetic airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis.
Wellington Mk.X HE239 of No.428 Sqn. RCAF, illustrating the geodetic construction and the level of battle damage it could sustain and still return to base. The earliest-known use of a geodetic airframe design for any aircraft was for the pre-World War I Schütte-Lanz SL1 rigid airship's envelope structure] of 1911, with the airship capable of up to a 38.3 km/h (23.8 mph) top airspeed.
It was initially equipped with Mk.III and Mk.X Vickers Wellingtons. The squadron carried out many raids on enemy ports and industrial centres in Europe in 1943; it also flew numerous 'gardening' (minelaying) sorties. [2] On 19 July 1943, the squadron moved south to RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire, as part of No. 3 Group and was re-equipped with Mk.
A total of two BH.7 Mk.4s and four BH.7 Mk.5As would be operated by the Imperial Iranian Navy during 1970s. The British Hovercraft Corporation considered the Middle East to be a key sales area for the type; a sales drive was targeted towards both Iran and Saudi Arabia. [17]
Orthographic projection of the Wellesley Mk.I, with profile of the Type 292 used by the LRDU record-breaking flight. Data from The Wellesley: Geodetics in Action [30] General characteristics. Crew: 3 (pilot, bomb-aimer, and rear-gunner) Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m) Wingspan: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m) Height:15 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (4.661 m)
Vickers Wellington Mk III November 1942 – May 1943 ZI719 (NA – P) Vickers Wellington Mk X December 1942 – June 1943 HL864 (NA – D) Handley Page Halifax Mk B.V June 1943 – January 1944 DK237 (NA – L) Handley Page Halifax Mk B.II November 1943 – June 1944 JN955 (NA – L) Avro Lancaster Mk B.X June 1944 – September 1945 KB763 (NA ...
It took nine days to print the interior and exterior walls of the 1,525-square-foot home at a cost of $50,000. ... Inside the 3-D barn in Wellington: Stalls, lounges and even a circular horse ...
Halifax Mk.I, Wellington Mk.II, Whitley Mk.V and Whitley Mk.VII: 1,130 hp (843 kW) at 3,000 rpm at 5,250 ft (1,600 m) with maximum boost pressure +10 psi (69 kPa); this was the first production Merlin to use a two-speed supercharger; Used in Halifax Mk.I, Wellington Mk.II, and Whitley Mk.V bombers. First production Merlin X delivered 5 December ...