Vickers Vimy Heavy Bomber and Commercial Aircraft Family
The Vickers Vimy was a long-range twin-engine biplane developed for the Royal Flying Corps and became the Royal Air Force principal heavy bomber of the early postwar period. Its military design also opened a civil and record-setting lineage: a modified Vimy carried John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown across the Atlantic nonstop in June 1919, while Vimy Commercial derivatives supported early passenger and mail operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VimyVickers F.B.27F.B.27F.B.27AVimy IVVimy Commercial
- Family Name
- Vickers Vimy
- Full Name
- Vickers Vimy Heavy Bomber and Commercial Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryairlinercargoexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Vickers Vimy was a long-range twin-engine biplane developed for the Royal Flying Corps and became the Royal Air Force principal heavy bomber of the early postwar period. Its military design also opened a civil and record-setting lineage: a modified Vimy carried John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown across the Atlantic nonstop in June 1919, while Vimy Commercial derivatives supported early passenger and mail operations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,917
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 22:33:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 22:33:46 UTC