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- 1. Vickers Virginia: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The Vickers Virginia was a biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force, developed from the Vickers Vimy, and was the mainstay of the interwar RAF heavy night bombing force.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 26.7 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 26.7 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
- 1922-11-24
- introduced
- 1924
- retired
- 1941
- status
- retired
- number built
- 124
- role
- heavy night-bomber
- makers
- Vickers Limited
- engines
- 2× Napier Lion VB
- length
- 15.9 m
- wingspan
- 26.7 m
- height
- 5.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 7,983 kg
- top speed
- 174 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,206 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1564064, Wikipedia: Vickers Virginia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.