Vickers Valetta

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Valetta
Type	Twin-engined military transport
Manufacturer	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Maiden flight	30 June 1947
Number built	263
Developed from	Vickers VC.1 Viking
Variants	Vickers Varsity

The Vickers Valetta was a British twin-engined military transport of the late 1940s. It was an all-metal mid-wing monoplane with a tailwheel undercarriage.

Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications (Vickers Valetta C.1) 5 References 6 External links 7 Related content

[edit] Development

The Valetta was a military transport development of the Vickers VC.1 Viking civil airliner. The 158th Viking became the prototype Valetta. The Viking and Valetta provided the basis of the Vickers Varsity.

[edit] Variants

Valetta C.1 - transport. 211 built

Valetta C.2 - transport. 11 built

Valetta T.3 - aircrew trainer. 40 built

[edit] Operators

•  United Kingdom: Royal Air Force

[edit] Specifications (Vickers Valetta C.1)

Data from /www.britishaircraft.co.uk^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Length: 62 ft 11 in ()
• Wingspan: 89 ft 3 in ()
• Height: 19 ft 7 in ()
• Wing area: 882 ft² (m²)
• Empty weight: 24,980 lb ()
• Loaded weight: 36,500lb ()
• Powerplant: 2× Bristol Hercules 230 , 9-cylinder radial piston engine withde Havilland or Rotol four-blade constant-speed propellors, 1,975 hp () each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 258 mph at 10,000 ft
• Range: 1,460 miles (nm,)
• Service ceiling: 21,500 ft ()
• Rate of climb: 1,275ft/min ()

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

[edit] Related content

Related development

• Vickers Varsity
• Vickers VC.1 Viking

Designation sequence

Viking - Valetta - Viscount - Varsity - Valiant - Vanguard - VC-10