Specifications (Type 131 Valiant)
Data from Limited Editions Part 7:Vickers Valiant biplane
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot and observer/gunner)
- Length: 33 ft 5½ in (10.20 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 5 in (13.85 m)
- Height: 11 ft 7½ in (3.54 m)
- Wing area: 597 ft² (55.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 3,048 lb (1,385 kg)
- Loaded weight: 4,519 lb (2,054 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter VI radial engine, 492 hp (367 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h) at sea level
- Service ceiling: 19,650 ft (5,990 m)
- Rate of climb: 940 ft/min (4.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 7.56 lb/fm² (37.0 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 2× 0.303 (7.7 mm) machine guns
- Bombs: 500 lb (227 kg) of bombs
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