Vickers Type 123 Explained

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^[1] and first flew on 11 September 1926. 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 in June 1929. Without winning any orders the aircraft was scrapped in 1930.

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Bibliography

• Book: Andrews, C. F. . Morgan . E. B. . Vickers Aircraft since 1908 . 2nd . 1988. Putnam. London. 0-85177-815-1.
• Book: Jackson, A. J.. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. 1974. Putnam. London. 0-370-10014-X .

Notes and References

1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBNQ.pdf United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register entry for G-EBNQ