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Vickers Vimy Bomber
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Vickers_Vimy_Bomber
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Commercial
gptkbp:aircraft_operated
gptkb:Alcock_and_Brown_flight
staggered wings
gptkbp:armament
machine guns
gptkbp:bomb_load
1,000 kg
gptkbp:crew
2
gptkbp:design
Sir George Vickers
gptkbp:engine
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Eagle
gptkbp:first_flight
gptkb:1917
gptkbp:height
3.9 m
gptkbp:historical_significance
first aircraft to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Vickers Vimy Bomber
gptkbp:influenced
subsequent bomber designs
gptkbp:inspired
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_R._A.
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_R._A._F.
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_R._A._F._(Civil)
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_R._M.
Vickers Vimy R. A. F. (Military)
gptkbp:introduced
gptkb:1917
gptkbp:is_used_by
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:landing_gear
fixed landing gear
gptkbp:length
10.7 m
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkbp:max_speed
160 km/h
gptkbp:mission
Transatlantic flight
gptkbp:notable_users
gptkb:Australian_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
gptkbp:number_built
approximately 1,500
gptkbp:operational_area
1917-1920
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:produced_by
1917-1920
gptkbp:range
1,600 km
gptkbp:retired
1920s
gptkbp:role
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling
4,600 m
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:used_in
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:variant
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Night_Bomber
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Commercial
gptkbp:wingspan
21.6 m