2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Vickers Victoria ExCC: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 2. Vickers Victoria: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The Vickers Type 56 Victoria was a British biplane freighter and troop transport aircraft used by the Royal Air Force. The Victoria flew for the first time in 1922 and was selected for production over the Armstrong Whitworth Awana.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 26.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 104 years ago, in 1922.
- Wingspan of 26.6 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1922
- retired
- 1935
- status
- retired
- number built
- 97
- role
- cargo/troop carrier
- engines
- 2× Napier Lion XI
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 22
- length
- 18.1 m
- wingspan
- 26.6 m
- height
- 5.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 8,056 kg
- top speed
- 177 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,938 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3912812, Wikipedia: Vickers Victoria (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.