Vickers Vimy R

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Alcock_and_Brown_flight
Transatlantic flight
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Alcock_and_Brown
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:configuration gptkb:biplane
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1920
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
Vickers engineers
gptkbp:design_date 1916
gptkbp:design_features biplane design
gptkbp:design_influence earlier biplanes
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Eagle
gptkbp:engine_configuration pusher configuration
gptkbp:engine_power 360 hp
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:V12
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum
gptkbp:famous_for first non-stop transatlantic flight
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1917
gptkbp:first_transatlantic_flight_date June 14, 1919
gptkbp:first_transatlantic_flight_duration 16 hours 27 minutes
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 liters
gptkbp:fuselage_material gptkb:wood
wood and fabric
gptkbp:height 3.81 m
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War I aviation
gptkbp:historical_event first transatlantic flight
gptkbp:historical_significance first non-stop transatlantic flight
pioneering aviation history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vickers Vimy R
gptkbp:influenced future bombers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Mk._I
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Commercial
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1917
gptkbp:landing_gear fixed
fixed landing gear
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Clifden,_Ireland
gptkbp:legacy pioneering aviation history
inspiration for future aircraft designs
gptkbp:length 10.67 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkbp:max_speed 160 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 3,600 kg
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nickname Vimy
gptkbp:notable_features long range and payload capacity
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:John_Alcock
gptkb:Alcock_and_Brown
gptkb:Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:100
gptkbp:operational_use military and civilian
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,000 kg
gptkbp:post_war_career strategic bombing
gptkbp:production_years 1917-1920
gptkbp:propeller two-bladed
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1920
1920s
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1920
gptkbp:role gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:service gptkb:1917
gptkbp:service_ceiling 4,600 m
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Mk._IV
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_R.1
gptkbp:tail_type conventional
conventional tail
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_Commercial
gptkbp:wing_area 80 m²
gptkbp:wing_configuration gptkb:textiles
wood and fabric
gptkbp:wingspan two
21.34 m