Vickers Vixen - Specifications (Vixen V)

Specifications (Vixen V)

Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
• Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
• Wing area: 590 ft² (54.8 m²)
• Empty weight: 3,320 lb (1,509 kg)
• Loaded weight: 5,080 lb (2,309 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion V 12-cylinder water-cooled W-block, 500 hp (373 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 116 kn (134 mph, 215 km/h) at sea level
• Range: 664 nm (764 mi, 1,230 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (9,100 m) (absolute)
• Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (116 m/s)
• Wing loading: 8.61 lb/ft² (52.1 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.098 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)
  
• Climb to 15,000 ft (4,600 m): 25 min