Vickers Tractor Scout

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Tractor Scout
RoleScout aircraft
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs
First flight1914
Number built1

The Vickers Tractor Scout was a British scout aircraft built by Vickers in the early 1910s.

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Design

The Tractor Scout was a two-seat biplane with equal-span, single-bay staggered wings. The airframe was make of wood and covered with fabric. [1] [2]

Specifications

Data from [3]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Andrews, C.F and Morgan, E.B., 1988. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam. ISBN   0-85177-815-1.
  2. Goodall, Michael H.; Tagg, Albert E. (2001). British Aircraft before the Great War. Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN   0-7643-1207-3.
  3. Lewis, P (1962). British Aircraft 1809-1914. London: Putnam.