VALETTA & VARSITY
The Vickers VC.1 was
built to an Air Ministry specification for
a medium-short haul passenger airliner and first flew in 1945.
It used the wing and undercarriage of the Wellington
bomber
mated to a new fuselage.
163 examples were built
including 12 for the RAF which used
three examples for the King's Flight. A modified version known
as the Valleta was produced specifically for the RAF as a
transport and navigation trainer, 261 of these being built.
One example was fitted
with two Rolls-Royce Nene jet engines
and when flown in 1948 was the first British pure jet transport
aircraft. This prototype was later converted back to standard
configuration.
The final variant was
the Varsity, a navigation trainer for the
RAF with tricycle undercarriage, 161 of which were built between
1951 and 1954, and which remained in service for another twenty
odd years.
This CD contains flight
manuals for the civil and military
variants and developments of the Vickers Viking. The CD
has been scanned from the original flight manuals and
retains any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. Manufacturer's
Pilot's Notes for the Vickers Viking Mk 1A,
1 and 1B, undated with approx 82 pages.
2. RAF Pilot's
Notes for the Viking 2 King's Flight Aircraft,
AP 4170B-PN dated Dec 48 with approx 48 pages.
3. RAF Pilot's Notes for the Varsity
T.Mk.1, AP 4331B-PN
3rd Edition dated Jan 64 with approx 159 pages.
4. RAF Pilot's Notes for the Valetta Mk's 1 to 4, AP 4262A - D-PN
1st (Comb) Edition dated Apr 64 with approx 198 pages.
| CD TITLE | VIKING |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
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