Vickers Boxkite

The Vickers Boxkite was created by Vickers Aviation. Originally, Vickers used their own monoplanes to advertise to private owners at a flying school in Weybridge. Eventually, in late 1912, the school bought three "Boxkites" from Hewlett & Blondeau, who also had a flying school nearby. These three aircraft were modified and revamped to become the Vickers Boxkite. The Vickers identification numbers given to these planes were No. 19, 20, and 21.

The first two aircraft were powered by a 50 hp Gnome engine while the third was powered by a 70 hp Gnome engine. Two aircraft were eventually taken by the Royal Flying Corps.

In 1913, Vickers built a revision of the craft with equal-span wings and a rudimentary nacelle. The aircraft had a Vickers-Boucier 50 hp engine. Eventually, it was converted to be powered by a 70 hp Gnome engine.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "C.Andrews - Vickers Aircraft since 1908 /Putnam/". www.flyingmachines.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. "Vickers Boxkite and EFB1". BAE Systems | International. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. "Vickers Boxkite and EFB1". BAE Systems | United Kingdom. Retrieved 2021-11-23.


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