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Title
Notes and calculations
Reference
BNW/B/2/3/7
Production date
01-01-1917 - 15-03-1918
Scope and Content
Various notes and calculations relating to Vickers aircraft. Includes: - Vickers Ltd. Daily Purity Records dated 15/3/18 - Estimated weights of machinery installation for the Vickers “Vigilant” boat seaplane - Alignment chart for rigid airships - Hull shape calculations, including volumetric and aerodynamic efficiency
Extent
1 file containing 9 items
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London

Associated people and organisations

Vickers Ltd Biography Biography
Steel makers, armaments and engineering manufacturers founded in Sheffield in 1828 by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor. In 1863 the company moved to a new site in Sheffield on the River Don in Brightside. The company went public in 1867 as Vickers, Sons & Company and gradually acquired more businesses. In 1911, the company name was changed to Vickers Ltd. The company expanded into aircraft manufacture with the formation of Vickers Ltd (Aviation Department). In 1927, Vickers merged their armaments, shipbuilding and heavy engineering activities with Armstrong Whitworth to form Vickers-Armstrong Limited.

Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
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Finding aids
BNW Box 4