• Source: Vickers VIM

    • The VIM or Vickers Instructional Machine was a trainer biplane aircraft built for the Republic of China by Vickers from war-surplus stocks of Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d parts, powered by a surplus Rolls-Royce Eagle engine, but fitted with an entirely new nacelle, providing dual controls for the pupil and instructor. Thirty-five were built and supplied from 1920.


    Operators


    China


    Specifications (VIM)


    Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908General characteristics
    Crew: 2
    Length: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
    Wingspan: 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m)
    Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
    Wing area: 488 sq ft (45.3 m2)
    Empty weight: 2,950 lb (1,338 kg)
    Gross weight: 3,654 lb (1,657 kg)
    Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII liquid-cooled V12 engine, 360 hp (270 kW)
    Performance

    Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
    Endurance: 23⁄4 hr
    Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
    Time to altitude: 8.25 min to 6,000 ft (1,800 m)


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