Vickers Valetta
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The Vickers Valetta was a British twin‑engine military transport aircraft developed in the late 1940s and widely used by the Royal Air Force for troop and cargo transport duties.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium transport aircraft
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fixed‑wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
transport
ⓘ
utility ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | all‑metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Vickers VC.1 Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | short‑ and medium‑range transport ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post‑World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | metal monocoque ⓘ |
| hasCargoDoor | yes ⓘ |
| hasParatroopDoor | yes ⓘ |
| hasPressurization | no ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Valetta C.1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valetta C.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Valetta T.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1948 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers‑Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 250 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | Bristol Hercules radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller‑driven ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1960s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ paratroop transport ⓘ training ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Malayan Emergency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | low wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Hercules