__NOTOC__ ''Note: this is an artice about the single-engined amphibian Vickers Viking of 1918. For the Post World War II twin-engined airliner see: Vickers VC.1 Viking.'' The Vickers 54 Viking was a single-engined amphibious aircraft designed for military use shortly after World War I. Research on Vickers' second amphibious aircraft type began in December 1918 in aviation with tests of alternative fuselage/hull designs occurring in an experimental tank at St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A prototype, registered G-EAOV, was a 5-seat cabin biplane with a pusher propellor driven by a Rolls-Royce motor. Sir John Alcock (aviator) died taking this aircraft or another early example to the Paris exhibition on 18 December 1919 in aviation, whilst trying to land at Cote d'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy in foggy weather. The next example, G-EASC, was known as the Viking II, had a greater wing span and a 360 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle (1917) VIII motor. A Mark III machine, piloted by Captain Cockerell, won first prize in the amphibian class in Air Ministry competitions held in September and October, 1920 in aviation. The Mark IV incorporated further refinements and had a wider cabin above a hull one foot wider, an example being G-EBBZ in which Ross Smith and J.M. Bennett (partners in the 1919 England to Australia flight) died on 13 April 1922 in aviation just outside the Brooklands racetrack near Weybridge in Surrey. Most of these Mark IV Vikings had a Napier Lion engine. The last Viking amphibians were built during 1923 in aviation, but the name was re-used for the twin-piston engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner some 22 years later, which saw service as the Vickers Valetta with the Royal Air Force and other air arms. Some Viking amphibians were built by Canadian Vickers Limited, a subsidiary company in Montreal with no previous plane making experience. ==Specifications (Viking IV)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: one, pilot * Capacity: 2 passengers * Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) * Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m) * Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m) * Wing area: 594 ft² (55.2 m²) * Empty: 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) * Loaded: 5,600 lb (2,451 kg) * Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) * Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Eagle (1917), 360 hp (269 kW) each ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: 102 mph (164 km/h) * Range: miles ( km) * Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,743 m) * Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min) * Wing loading: 9 lb/ft² (44 kg/m²) * Power/Mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.22 kW/kg) ==Related content== Related development: Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: British military utility aircraft 1910-1919 Seaplanes and flying boats
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__NOTOC__ ''Note: this is an artice about the single-engined amphibian Vickers Viking of 1918. For the Post World War II twin-engined airliner see: Vickers VC.1 Viking.'' The Vickers 54 Viking was a single-engined amphibious aircraft designed for military use shortly after World War I. Research on Vickers' second amphibious aircraft type began in December 1918 in aviation with tests of alternative fuselage/hull designs occurring in an experimental tank at St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A prototype, registered G-EAOV, was a 5-seat cabin biplane with a pusher propellor driven by a Rolls-Royce motor. Sir John Alcock (aviator) died taking this aircraft or another early example to the Paris exhibition on 18 December 1919 in aviation, whilst trying to land at Cote d'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy in foggy weather. The next example, G-EASC, was known as the Viking II, had a greater wing span and a 360 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle (1917) VIII motor. A Mark III machine, piloted by Captain Cockerell, won first prize in the amphibian class in Air Ministry competitions held in September and October, 1920 in aviation. The Mark IV incorporated further refinements and had a wider cabin above a hull one foot wider, an example being G-EBBZ in which Ross Smith and J.M. Bennett (partners in the 1919 England to Australia flight) died on 13 April 1922 in aviation just outside the Brooklands racetrack near Weybridge in Surrey. Most of these Mark IV Vikings had a Napier Lion engine. The last Viking amphibians were built during 1923 in aviation, but the name was re-used for the twin-piston engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner some 22 years later, which saw service as the Vickers Valetta with the Royal Air Force and other air arms. Some Viking amphibians were built by Canadian Vickers Limited, a subsidiary company in Montreal with no previous plane making experience. ==Specifications (Viking IV)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: one, pilot * Capacity: 2 passengers * Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) * Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m) * Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m) * Wing area: 594 ft² (55.2 m²) * Empty: 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) * Loaded: 5,600 lb (2,451 kg) * Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) * Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Eagle (1917), 360 hp (269 kW) each ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: 102 mph (164 km/h) * Range: miles ( km) * Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,743 m) * Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min) * Wing loading: 9 lb/ft² (44 kg/m²) * Power/Mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.22 kW/kg) ==Related content== Related development: Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: British military utility aircraft 1910-1919 Seaplanes and flying boats
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