Vickers Hydravion
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
The Vickers Hydravion (No.14) was an early British flying boat produced by Vickers during the 1910s.
Design
This Hydravion featured a sizable biplane layout and was influenced by Henri Farman's design principles, incorporating a pusher engine configuration with the tail assembly mounted on extended outrigger booms. Only a single seaplane model was completed, which unfortunately crashed during initial trials at Dartford.[1][2]
An advanced iteration, known as the Vickers No. 14B, was planned to include two 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome 9 Delta rotary engines arranged in tandem within the fuselage, powering tractor propellers. This variant was also intended to be equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) semi-automatic cannon positioned at the nose.