The Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat strut-braced sesquiplane patrol aircraft, designed to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a forest fire patrol aircraft to replace the Airco DH.4. Canadian Vickers gave it steel-structured wings with aluminium skin throughout. The aircraft came out overweight, which hurt its service ceiling and performance and made it unsuitable for the role, and only one was built. It went to Rockcliffe Air Station in Ottawa, where pilots used it for proficiency flying, and it flew airmail to the Maritimes in early 1929. About a year later it was judged too costly to repair and overhaul and was scrapped.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineArmstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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Canadian Vickers designed the Vigil which had steel-structured wings with aluminum skin throughout
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Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat patrol aircraft designed to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement
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Operational history, fate
the aircraft was scrapped
Lead, body style
Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat patrol aircraft designed to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement
Specifications, powerplant
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Specifications, engine type
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,005 lb (909 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,750 lb (1,247 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 116 mph (187 km/h, 101 kn)
Design and development, units built
Only one was ever built.
Design and development, maker
Canadian Vickers designed the Vigil which had steel-structured wings with aluminum skin throughout
Lead, country of origin
Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat patrol aircraft designed to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement
Of Make: Vickers-Armstrongs, Lead, make
Canadian Vickers designed the Vigil which had steel-structured wings with aluminum skin throughout
In Group: First World War Trainers and Postwar Civil Biplanes, Lead, vehicle type
Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat patrol aircraft designed to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, mode
Canadian Vickers Vigil was a single-seat patrol aircraft designed to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement
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