| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Vickers |
| Description |
The Douglas YOA-5 was an amphibious aircraft designed for the United States Army Air Corps, based on the Navy's Douglas XP3D. |
The Vickers VC.1 Viking is a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. |
| First Flight |
1935-01-01 |
1945-06-22 |
| Entry Into service |
1935-01-01 |
1946-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1954-01-01 |
| Service End |
1943-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
R.K. Pierson |
| Type |
Seaplane bomber |
Airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.0312 |
19.812 |
| Height (m) |
6.46 |
5.7912 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
271.9791 |
423.2575 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
337.9622 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
7620 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.62 |
| Armament |
3× .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns in open bow and fuselage positions |
|
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
163 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright R-1820-25 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 559 kW (750 hp) each |
2 × Bristol Hercules 634 14-cylinder two-row radial engines, 1260 kW (1690 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
British European Airways |
| Status |
Prototype |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_VC.1_Viking |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
27.1272 |
27.1272 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
81.9405 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |