The Vickers F.B.5 (Fighting Biplane 5) (known as the "Gunbus") was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War. Armed with a single...
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The Vickers F.B.19 was a British single-seat fighting scout of the First World War, developed from the Barnwell Bullet prototype, and sometimes known...
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The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World...
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The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...
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pilots of the period, classed the F.E.2 as a "Vickers" type, confusing it with the earlier Vickers F.B.5. In combat with single-seater fighters, the pilots...
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The Vickers F.B.12 was a biplane pusher fighter aircraft developed during World War I by Vickers Limited. The failure of the engine for which it was designed...
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aircraft were produced in prototype form, eventually leading to the Vickers F.B.5 "Gunbus", which saw widespread service during World War I. The Experimental...
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exercise. List of aircraft operated by No. 11 Squadron: Vickers E.S.1 (1915–1915) Vickers FB.5/FB.9 (1915–1916) Bristol Scout (1915–1916) Nieuport 16/17...
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Voisin L (redirect from Voison_13.5_Metres)
observer Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Farman MF.7 Vickers F.B.5 Related lists List of military aircraft of France List of World War...
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The Vickers F.B.14 was a British two-seat fighter/reconnaissance biplane designed and built by Vickers Limited. About 100 were built for the Royal Flying...
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Lewis gun in nose Related development Vickers E.F.B.7 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Vickers F.B.5 Bruce 1957, p. 669. Mason 1992, pp...
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floatplanes) Vickers F.B.5 1914, 224 built Voisin III 1914 bomber, about 3200 built Wight Pusher Seaplane 1914, 11 built Breguet Bre.5 1915 2 seat military...
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In 1916, Vickers Limited designed a two-seat pusher configuration biplane fighter, the F.B.23, to replace its obsolete Vickers F.B.5 and F.B.9 "Gunbuses"...
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The Vickers F.B.16 was a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was originally designed to be powered by an experimental radial...
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The Vickers F.B.26 Vampire was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter built by Vickers during the First World War. Four were built by Vickers at...
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drum magazines. Because of this, the Lewis was first mounted on the Vickers F.B.5 "Gunbus", which was probably the world's first purpose-built combat...
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The Vickers VC10 is a mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown at...
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Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c (1914) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 (1914) Vickers FB.5 (1915) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b (1915) Bristol Scout (1915)...
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The Vickers F.B.11 was a prototype British three-seat escort fighter of the First World War. A large single-engined biplane, it carried one gunner in...
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2-bladed Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Airco DH.2 Vickers F.B.5 Voisin L Related lists List of World War I Central Powers aircraft Grey...
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Longhorn 1915-1915 Maurice Farman Shorthorn 1915–1916 Vickers FB.5 1916–1917 Airco DH.2 1917–1918 Airco DH.5 1917–1919 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A 1920–1930...
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Wellington, the other being the Vickers Wellesley. A larger heavy bomber aircraft designed to Specification B.1/35, the Vickers Warwick, was developed in parallel...
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The Vickers F.B.24 was a British two-seat fighter aircraft of the First World War. Only a few prototypes were built, as, although it had good performance...
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Biplane Sopwith Sparrow Sopwith Triplane SPAD S.XII Vickers F.B.7/7A Vickers F.B.27 Vimy Vickers F.B.26 Vampire Wright Model H British unmanned aerial vehicles...
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was a British pilot and aeronautics pioneer. He designed the Vickers F.B.5. and Vickers E.F.B.1. According to Mervyn O'Gorman, Low coined the term "drag"...
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with the letter "V". Vickers' submission had initially been rejected as not being as advanced as the Victor and the Vulcan, but Vickers' chief designer George...
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underwing bombs Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Vickers FB.5 Related lists List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service Robertson...
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forward-firing gun, involved either aircraft with pusher props like the Vickers F.B.5, Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 and Airco DH.2, wing mounts like that...
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The Vickers Vanguard was a short/medium-range turboprop airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs. The Vanguard...
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