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Work on the Virginia was started in 1920, with the aim of developing a replacement for the Vimy. Two prototypes were ordered on 13 January 1921 and another two prototypes were ordered in September 1922. The Virginia was similar to the Vimy, but notably had a lowered front gunner's pulpit to allow the pilot a greater field of view, 20 ft (6 m) greater wingspan, and a 9 ft (3 m) longer fuselage. The Virginia was powered by twin Napier Lion engines. The Virginia flew for the first time on 24 November 1922. A total of 124 Virginias were built, of which 50 were Mark X variants.

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rdf:type	Aircraft Type
rdfs:label	Vickers Virginia
rdfs:comment	Work on the Virginia was started in 1920, with the aim of developing a replacement for the Vimy. Two prototypes were ordered on 13 January 1921 and another two prototypes were ordered in September 1922. The Virginia was similar to the Vimy, but notably had a lowered front gunner's pulpit to allow the pilot a greater field of view, 20 ft (6 m) greater wingspan, and a 9 ft (3 m) longer fuselage. The Virginia was powered by twin Napier Lion engines. The Virginia flew for the first time on 24 November 1922. A total of 124 Virginias were built, of which 50 were Mark X variants.
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max takeoff weight alt	7993.0
max speed more	at 5,000 ft
Guns	3(xsd:integer)
number of props	2(xsd:integer)
length alt	15.93 m
span main	2672.0800000000004
more performance	600.0
height alt	5.54 m
Introduced	1924(xsd:integer)
primary user	Royal Air Force
Type	heavy night-bomber
type of prop	inline piston
range alt	1585.0
length main	1592.58
power alt	433.0
area main	2178.0
power main	580.0
bombs	3000(xsd:integer)
height main	553.72
span alt	26.77 m
range main	985.0
Manufacturer	dbkwik:resource/WkfkYNJWQQjK6k0WS5xNoA==
max speed main	108.0
engine (prop)	Napier Lion VB
ceiling main	13800.0
empty weight main	9650.0
Developed From	Vickers Vimy
area alt	202.4
First Flight	1922-11-24(xsd:date)
max speed alt	173.0
jet or prop?	prop
empty weight alt	4377.0
plane or copter?	plane
ceiling alt	4,210 m
max takeoff weight main	17620.0
Retired	1941(xsd:integer)
Crew	Four
Number Built	124(xsd:integer)
ref	The British Bomber since 1914
abstract	Work on the Virginia was started in 1920, with the aim of developing a replacement for the Vimy. Two prototypes were ordered on 13 January 1921 and another two prototypes were ordered in September 1922. The Virginia was similar to the Vimy, but notably had a lowered front gunner's pulpit to allow the pilot a greater field of view, 20 ft (6 m) greater wingspan, and a 9 ft (3 m) longer fuselage. The Virginia was powered by twin Napier Lion engines. The Virginia flew for the first time on 24 November 1922. At the Aircraft Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath, the Virginia prototype underwent type trials. One of the first modifications was to replace the original two-bladed propellers with four-bladed propellers. An unusual set of "fighting top" turrets were added to the top wings, but these were later deleted from production aircraft. The Marks I–VI had straight wings, whereas the Mark VII introduced swept outer wings. Starting with the Mark III the Virginia mounted a rear fuselage gunner, who was moved into a tail turret in the Mark VII. The Mark X was introduced in late 1924 and featured a duralumin and steel structure covered in fabric, aluminium, and wood. A total of 124 Virginias were built, of which 50 were Mark X variants.

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