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| MODEL | Type 150 |
| ENGINE | 2 x 480hp Rolls-Royce F.XIV |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 7341 kg | 16184 lb |
| Empty weight | 4737 kg | 10443 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 23.32 m | 76 ft 6 in |
| Length | 18.44 m | 60 ft 6 in |
| Height | 5.87 m | 19 ft 3 in |
| Wing area | 127.00 m2 | 1367.02 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 201 km/h | 125 mph |
| Range | 1481 km | 920 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 1000kg of bombs |
| Tony Porter, ebcoaching(@)hotmail.com, 13.02.2009 This photograph looks very much like a Vickers Vanox.
A very rare picture. Only one Vanox was ever made and handed to the RAF in 1932.
It spent most of its time in Malta (Raf Luqa) and Gozo on bombing trials and W/Ops training.
The aircraft did not perform well and was removed from service after 1 year having been superceded by the Handley Page Heyford.
This picture is very.very rare and information about it is hard to find.
I do own a W/Ops flying Log Book showing his flying operations in this aircraft in 1932/3. This may be the only record left of someone who actually flew in it and as such
is a very valuable record of its activities.
The Vanox did fly again very fleetingly in 1938 taking part
in Air Refuelling trials in the Mediterranean. |
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