The Vickers Type 123 was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the 1920s, designed and built by Vickers Limited as a private venture. It was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp Hispano-Suiza T52 engine and was built at Weybridge Aerodrome in 1926, registered G-EBNQ in February 1926 and first flown on 11 September 1926. In 1927 it was fitted with a 480 hp Rolls-Royce F.XI engine and redesignated Type 141. It competed unsuccessfully in an Air Ministry fighter competition in January 1928, was then modified as a fleet fighter to Specification 21/26 and carried out deck trials on HMS Furious in June 1929. It won no orders and the only example was scrapped in 1930.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EngineOne Hispano-Suiza T52 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 400 hp 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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designed and built by Vickers Limited as a private venture
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was a 1920s British single-seat biplane fighter
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Design and development, first flight
first flew on 11 September 1926
Design and development, fate
Without winning any orders the aircraft was scrapped in 1930.
Lead, one built
The only Type 123 was later modified into the Type 141
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was a 1920s British single-seat biplane fighter
Specifications (Type 123), powerplant
1 × Hispano-Suiza T52 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 400 hp (300 kW)
Specifications (Type 123), empty weight
Empty weight: 2,278 lb (1,033 kg)
Specifications (Type 123), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 149 mph (240 km/h, 129 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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designed and built by Vickers Limited as a private venture
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