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1925
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JANUARY I, 1925 THE VICKERS "VEDETTE" FLYING BOAT First Machine Designed and Built by Canadian Vickers As the first aircraft to be designed and built in Canada, from home-grown timbers mostly, considerable interest ^attaches to the* Vickers flying boat, designed and built by Canadian Vickers, Ltd., of Montreal. The machine was required especially for forest fire patrol and for photo- graphic survey work, and the innumerable lakes and rivers of Canada naturally suggested the seaplane or flying boat m m The Canadian Vickers "Ved- ette" flying boat taxying. The machine was designed for fire patrol and photo- graphic survey work. as a suitable type. After going into the pros and cons, of the matter, it was decided to produce a flying boat, and the Vickers " Vedette," the subject of the accompanying photo- graphs and description, was the result. Mr. W. T. Reid, at one time chief designer to the Bristol Aeroplane Co., was taken on as designer, and arrived in Canada about the middle of June. After getting together a staff in Canada, m m m m m m Another view of the Canadian Vickers "Ved- ette." The pilot is Flying Officer Plenderleith, of world-flight fame. m m ni r-4" SPAN 42'-O* LENGTH 32-IO" wfNG AREA 49OO SOFT 0 8* 6 8 10 FtET O 1 £ 3 METRES c CANADIAN VICKERS "VEDETTE" TYPE C V I Canadian Vickers " Vedette " flying boat. General arrangement drawings to scale. Either a Rolls-Royce "Falcon" or Wolseley "Viper" can be fitted. '":'"T'-:-';\> • ,. •• -.3, ., v . , •'• c %• . . i
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