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The '''Vickers Type 121 Wibault Scout''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] fighter built by [[Vickers]] in the 1920's. It was a licensed version of the [[French|France]] [[Wibault 7]] aircraft, with 26 being sold to [[Chile]] in 1926, where they served until 1934.
==Development==
[[Vickers]] set up a partnership with the French aircraft manufacturer, [[Avions Marcel Wibault]] to exploit the patented system of all metal construction developed by Wibault. This used corrugated light alloy skin panels, and made for easy maintenance and inspection <ref name="Andrews Vickers">{{cite book |last= Andrews|first=E.N. |coauthors=Morgan, E.B. |title= Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 |edition= Second edition |year= 1988 |publisher= Putnam|___location= London |isbn=0 85177 815 1 }}</ref>. As part of this partnership, Vickers placed an order with Wibault for a single Wibault 7, re-engined with a [[Bristol Jupiter]] VI [[radial]] engine, to act as a prototype for potential licensed production. The Wibault 7, and therefore the Vickers licenced copy, was a single engined high wing parasol monoplane.
The prototype, which differed from the standard Wibault 7 by having a new undercarriage and British instruments, was delivered to Britain in February 1926 <ref name="complete fighters">{{cite book |last= Green|first= W |coauthors=Swanborough, G |title= The Complete Book of Fighters |edition= |year= 1994|publisher= Smithmark |isbn= 0-8317-3939-8}}</Ref> and was later fitted by Vickers with strengthened wing struts. The durability of the aircraft's all metal structure, together with promised good altitude performance, attracted the attentions of the [[Chilean Air Force|Chilean Miltary Air Service]], who after evaluating the prototype, placed an order for 26 aircraft, kwown as the '''Vickers Type 121''', or '''Vickers-Wibault Scout'''.
==Operational history==
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