Vickers Type 279 Venom PVO-10 (
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Type 279 Venom
Powerplant
One 625 hp Bristol Aquila engine
Span
32 ft 9 in
Maximum Weight
4.156 lb
Capacity
Pilot only, eight 0.303in machine guns with 300 rounds per gun
Maximum Speed
312 mph at 16,250 ft
The Venom was a private venture design based on an updated Vickers Jockey produced against the requirements of Specification F.5/34 which was the first British fighter specification that sought an eight-machine-gun armament. The new design was in effect a Vickers Jockey with increased power (625hp Bristol Aquila AE-3S engine), increased armament, a closed cockpit and a retractable undercarriage.
The Venom carried PV (Private Venture) markings (PVO-10) and it made its first flight on 17th June 1936, almost three months after the first flight of the prototype Spitfire.
Being late in the field and under-powered when compared with both the Spitfire and the Hurricane, there was little prospect of a production order. Despite this the aircraft was subject to both manufacturer's and official trials where it showed a very creditable performance and superior manoeuvrability in terms of roll rate and turn radius. It was scrapped in 1939 as Britain geared-up for wartime production of both fighters and bombers.
Vickers Venom fighter
Type 279 Venom
Powerplant
One 625 hp Bristol Aquila engine
Span
32 ft 9 in
Maximum Weight
4.156 lb
Capacity
Pilot only, eight 0.303in machine guns with 300 rounds per gun
Maximum Speed
312 mph at 16,250 ft
The Venom was a private venture design based on an updated Vickers Jockey produced against the requirements of Specification F.5/34 which was the first British fighter specification that sought an eight-machine-gun armament. The new design was in effect a Vickers Jockey with increased power (625hp Bristol Aquila AE-3S engine), increased armament, a closed cockpit and a retractable undercarriage.
The Venom carried PV (Private Venture) markings (PVO-10) and it made its first flight on 17th June 1936, almost three months after the first flight of the prototype Spitfire.
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The first pic in Post #2 is interesting, showing the Brooklands banked circuit and start/finish straight in the background, with the Club House, and the hill climb track, all of which can still be seen today, within the area of the Brooklands Museum.
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The bottom photo in that post is the Bristol 146 K5119.
Interesting wee clip above. Aircraft in the opening scene are the Spitfire prototype K5054, Supermarine Walrus, Vickers Wellesley and Vickers Type 271 K4049, which was the prototype Wellington bomber.
Good shots!
