Vickers Type 271 design studies
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Vickers Type 271 design studies were early British aircraft design concepts by Vickers that formed the basis for the development of the Wellington Mk I bomber.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Type 253 design concept | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft design study
ⓘ
bomber aircraft design study ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | World War II-era bomber precursor ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | twin‑engine monoplane bomber concept ⓘ |
| aircraftRoleConcept |
day bomber
ⓘ
night bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType | land-based bomber concept ⓘ |
| airframeStructure | geodetic construction concept ⓘ |
| associatedEngineer | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Rex Pierson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
internal bomb bay concept
ⓘ
retractable landing gear concept ⓘ |
| designGoal | Royal Air Force medium bomber requirement ⓘ |
| designPhase |
conceptual design
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preliminary design ⓘ |
| developer |
Vickers
NERFINISHED
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Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationForm |
design drawings
ⓘ
performance estimates ⓘ structural studies ⓘ |
| followedBy | detailed design of Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| formedBasisFor | Vickers Wellington Mk I design ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early step in development of Vickers Wellington bomber ⓘ |
| industry | aerospace industry ⓘ |
| influenced | Vickers Wellington Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfDesign | Brooklands, Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchCustomer | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vickers bomber development programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Vickers bomber concepts ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Vickers Type 285 Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to meet Air Ministry bomber specifications ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vickers Type 246
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers Type 287 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | medium bomber design ⓘ |
| status | unbuilt design studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Vickers design office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
development of structural layout for Wellington
ⓘ
refinement of performance estimates for Wellington ⓘ |
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Vickers Wellesley
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Vickers Type 253 design concept