| Manufacturer |
Vickers |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
| Description |
The Vickers Valetta is a twin-engine military transport aircraft developed and produced by the British manufacturing company Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. |
The Sud-Ouest S.O.30 Bretagne was a 1940s French airliner built by Sud-Ouest. |
| First Flight |
1947-06-30 |
1945-02-26 |
| Designer |
Vickers |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Airliner and military transport |
| Length (m) |
18.8976 |
18.95 |
| Height (m) |
5.7912 |
5.9 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
4 |
| Max Seating |
34 |
43 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
415.2108 |
575 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
276.8072 |
438 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6553.2 |
8000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.477 |
6 |
| Capacity Description |
34 troops or 20 paratroops |
43 passengers |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
262 |
45 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Bristol Hercules 230 14-cylinder radial piston engine, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA18 18-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 1815 kW (2434 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force |
Air France, French Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Valetta |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sud-Ouest_Bretagne |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
27.1272 |
26.9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
81.9405 |
86.2 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Bristol Hercules |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |