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1922
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DECEMBER 14, 1922 The Vickers " Vulcan " eight-seater, with 360 h.p. Rolls-Royce " Eagle " engine. Already several years before the war the famous firm of Vickers, Ltd., had an aviation department, and were actively engaged upon the construction of aircraft. For a number of years the aviation department was managed by Major Wood, while the late Mr. Harold Barnwell was chief test pilot and instructor at the flying school which Vickers, Ltd., had established at Brooklands. Among the machines of those early days may be recalled sundry monoplanes of the R.E.P. type, and a number of " box kites " of the Farman type. types, some for commercial use and others for military purposes. Under the energetic management of the aviation department by Capt. P. D. Acland, who took over this post on the death of Major Wood, Vickers aircraft have been introduced in most of the civilised countries of the world. The first commercial type to be produced after the war was the Vickers " Vimy-Commercial," with two Rolls-Royce " Eagle " engines. This machine has been extensively used on the London-Continental services. Two Vickers "Viking " Amphibians, with Rolls-Royce "Eagle " engines. A'year or so'before the outbreak of war the firm produced a two-seater " pusher " with Gnome engine. This machine was the forerunner of the later famous Vickers " Gun 'Bus." During the war a great number of types were produced, most famous of which is, perhaps, the Tickers " Vimy," with Rolls-Royce "Eagle" engines. It was on a similar machine that the late Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown crossed the Atlantic in 16 hours. Since the war Mr. Rex Pierson, chief designer of the Vickers Aviation Department, has designed a number of different A later type is the Vickers " Vulcan," a single-engined tractor biplane with Rolls-Royce "Eagle" engine. This machine carries eight passengers, and is consequently very economical to run. It is also characterised by a very low landing speed, which should make for safety. ^ Of the military machines produced by Vickers since the war mention may be made of the famous " Viking " amphibian, supplied with either Napier " Lion " engine or Rolls-Royce " Eagle," according to the performance required. In 1920 the " Viking " Mark III won first prize in the Air 739
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