Vickers F.B.9

Vickers F.B.9
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Vickers
First flight	5 Jan 1916
Introduction	24 Jan 1916
Primary user	U.K. (RFC/RAF)
Number built	95?
Developed from	Vickers F.B.5
Wingspan	10.3 m (33 ft 9 in)
Engine	100hp Ghome Monosoupape or 110hp Le Rhône rotary
Armament	front flexible Lewis or Vickers
Crew	2
Max Speed	127 km/h (79 mph) - 134 km/h (83 mph)
Climb	300 m (1,000 ft) in 2:30 610 m (2,000 ft) in 5:20 910 m (3,000 ft) in 7:45 2,000 m (6,500 ft) in 19:00 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in 51:00
Ceiling	3,400 m (11,000 ft)
Endurance	5:00

The Vickers F.B.9 was a development of the Vickers F.B.5 with rounded wing-tips, a vee undercarriage, and extra room in the nose for the gunner's legs. The early models featured a rounded D-shaped nose, but later models extended the bottom fuselage further. Most F.B.9s went to training units., but the first had gone to France for operational testing in January and several others were shipped over in May-June 1916 where they served over the Battle of the Somme. By 21 July 1916, they had all been withdrawn, so their operational lifetime was brief.

Around 75 were delivered as trainers, a role they played into 1918.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Vickers F.B.5.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Preliminary Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
16Q1-16Q3	XC	B	11	8	8

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

Resources

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References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

• J.M. Bruce. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. Great Britain: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957, 1969. ISBN 0370000382
• J.M.Bruce and G.S.Leslie, R.L. Rimell, ed., "Vickers FB9". Windsock International, Vol.10, No.6 Nov/Dec 1994. UK: Albatros Publications Ltd.
• Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2