Vickers Wibault
The Vickers Type 121 Wibault Scout was a British fighter built by Vickers in the 1920's. It was a licensed version of the 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 [1]. 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 [2] 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 Miltary Air Service, who after evaluating the prototype, placed an order for 26 aircraft, kwown as the Vickers Type 121, or Vickers-Wibault Scout.
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References
- ^ Andrews, E.N. (1988). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 (Second edition ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.
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