Vickers Type 123
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The Vickers Type 123 was a 1920s British single-seat biplane fighter designed and built by Vickers Limited as a private venture. The only Type 123 was later modified into the Type 141 but, not winning any orders, it was scrapped in 1930.
Design and development
The Type 123 was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Hispano-Suiza T52 (Hispano 12 Jb) engine, built at Weybridge Aerodrome in 1926. It was registered as G-EBNQ in February 1926[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBNQ.pdf United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register entry for G-EBNQ] and first flew on 11 September 1926.{{Harvnb|Jackson|1974|p= 354}} In 1927 it had a 480 hp (358 kW) Rolls-Royce F.XI engine fitted and was redesignated Type 141. It competed unsuccessfully in an Air Ministry fighter procurement competition in January 1928. It was then modified as a fleet fighter to meet Specification 21/26 and carried out trials on {{HMS|Furious|47|6}} in June 1929. Without winning any orders the aircraft was scrapped in 1930.
Specifications (Type 123)
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References
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;Bibliography
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- {{cite book |last= Andrews |first= C. F. |last2=Morgan |first2= E. B. |title= Vickers Aircraft since 1908 |edition= 2nd |year= 1988|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn= 0-85177-815-1}}
- {{cite book |last= Jackson|first= A. J.|title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0-370-10014-X }}
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Category:1920s British fighter aircraft
Category:Carrier-based aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1926