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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 1203.PDF
FLIGHT International, 19 July 1962 SUPPLEMENT Air-Cushion Vehicles VICKERS VA-3 Four Bristol Siddeley Turmo 603 free-turbine engines, each rated at 425 s.h.p. on an hourly basis. Dimensions: Overall length, 54ft 9in; width, 26ft I lin; height, 17ft 9in; cushion area, approximately 895sq ft. Weights: Structure, 13,0001b; powerplants, 2,0001b; fans, gearboxes, propellers and shafts, 3,2001b; installed systems and equipment, 2,6001b; fuel, 3,0001b; payload (24 passengers and 3 crew), 4,6001b; gross weight, 28,4001b; cushion pressure at maximum weight, 3l.7lb/sq ft. Performance: Cruising speed, 60kt; rise height, 8in; still-air range. 92 n.m.
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