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Vickers F.B.5
par DayAfter le Dim 30 Jan - 14:45
Le Vickers F.B. 5 " Gunbus " par Wikipedia de langue anglaise. Merci !
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The Vickers F.B.5 (Fighting Biplane 5) (known as the "Gunbus") was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War.
Armed with a single .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle, it was the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat to see service, making it the world's first operational fighter aircraft.
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The Vickers F.B.5 (Fighting Biplane 5) (known as the "Gunbus") was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War.
Armed with a single .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle, it was the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat to see service, making it the world's first operational fighter aircraft.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
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Design and development
Vickers began experimenting with the concept of an armed warplane designed to destroy other aircraft in 1912.
The first resulting aircraft was the Type 18 "Destroyer" (Vickers E.F.B.1) which had been demonstrated in 1913.
Vickers began experimenting with the concept of an armed warplane designed to destroy other aircraft in 1912.
The first resulting aircraft was the Type 18 "Destroyer" (Vickers E.F.B.1) which had been demonstrated in 1913.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
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This aircraft was of the "Farman" pusher layout, to avoid the problem of firing through a tractor propeller, and was armed with a single belt-fed Vickers gun.
The belt feed proved problematic for a flexible machine gun, and the weapon installed was changed to the lighter, handier, drum-fed .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun.
The E.F.B.1 was the first in a line of Vickers' "Experimental Fighting Biplanes", of which the F.B.5 was the most famous
- and the first to be built in quantity.
The belt feed proved problematic for a flexible machine gun, and the weapon installed was changed to the lighter, handier, drum-fed .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun.
The E.F.B.1 was the first in a line of Vickers' "Experimental Fighting Biplanes", of which the F.B.5 was the most famous
- and the first to be built in quantity.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
par DayAfter le Dim 30 Jan - 14:51
F.B.6
The Vickers F.B.6 was a development of the F.B.5 with an increased span on the upper wing. Only one was built.
The Vickers F.B.6 was a development of the F.B.5 with an increased span on the upper wing. Only one was built.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
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F.B.9
A further development of the F.B.5 the Vickers F.B.9 had a more streamlined nacelle and an improved ring mounting (either Vickers or Scarf) for the Lewis gun. 50 were delivered to Royal Flying Corps training units.
A further development of the F.B.5 the Vickers F.B.9 had a more streamlined nacelle and an improved ring mounting (either Vickers or Scarf) for the Lewis gun. 50 were delivered to Royal Flying Corps training units.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
par DayAfter le Dim 30 Jan - 14:53
A few served in some F.E.2b squadrons while they were waiting for their new aircraft in late 1915 - very early 1916.
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Re: Vickers F.B.5
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Operational history
The first F.B.5 was delivered to No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at Netheravon in November 1914.On 25 December 1914, the first use of the F.B.5 in action took place, when F.B.5 No. 664 took off from Joyce Green airfield to engage a German Taube monoplane, hitting the Taube (and possibly causing its loss) with incendiary bullets from a carbine after the Lewis gun jammed.
Eighteen days later, the same flight crew, Second Lieutenants M. R. Chidson and D. C. W. Sanders, flying the first F.B.5 in France, No. 1621, were forced to land behind German lines, and the new plane fell into enemy hands.
The first F.B.5 was delivered to No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at Netheravon in November 1914.On 25 December 1914, the first use of the F.B.5 in action took place, when F.B.5 No. 664 took off from Joyce Green airfield to engage a German Taube monoplane, hitting the Taube (and possibly causing its loss) with incendiary bullets from a carbine after the Lewis gun jammed.
Eighteen days later, the same flight crew, Second Lieutenants M. R. Chidson and D. C. W. Sanders, flying the first F.B.5 in France, No. 1621, were forced to land behind German lines, and the new plane fell into enemy hands.
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