Vickers F.B.5 - Specifications (Vickers F.B.5)

Specifications (Vickers F.B.5)

Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot & observer/gunner
• Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
• Height: 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
• Wing area: 382 ft² (35.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,220 lb (555 kg)
• Loaded weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 9-cylinder rotary engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 70 mph (61 knots, 113 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
• Range: 250 mi (217 nmi, 403 km)
• Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,743 m)
• Wing loading: 5.4 lb/ft² (26 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.05 hp/lb (0.08 kW/kg)
  
• Endurance 4 hours 30 minutes
• Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 16 min

Armament

• 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) drum-fed Lewis gun in observer's cockpit