Basic information
| Manufacturer | Modelik |
| Product code | mod07_01 |
| Weight: | 0.14 kg |
| Scale | 1:33 |
| Added to catalog on: | 1.26.2007 |
| Tags: | Vickers-Vimy |
Number of paper sheets with parts to cut out,size of the kit: 9 x A4
Number of constuction pictures: 2 x A4
Difficulty level of the model in 1-5 scale (1-very simple, 5-very complicated): 3
Computer preperation of the project scale: 1:33
growth of the constructed model: 636 mm
The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber in a solid wood structure biplane structure from World War I and the interwar period. The drive was provided by two motors Rolls-Royce Eagle VII with 360 HP each. The prototype flight took place in 1917. During serial production, which lasted in the years 1918-1919, about 230 copies of this aircraft were made. They were armed with two 7.7 mm Lewis machine guns and up to 1123 kg of bombs.
The Vickers Vimy was created as a new strategic bomber of the British Air Force, which focused primarily on the highest possible load capacity of the bombs. Due to numerous tests of the machine with different engines, serial production did not start until 1918, and Vickers Vimy airplanes did not manage to take part in World War I - they entered the line only in 1919, remaining there only until 1925, when they were replaced by Vickers Virginia planes. However, they were used to train pilots until 1933. The Vickers Vimy bomber also became famous as the machine on which the first uninterrupted flight over the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland was made. This flight took place in June 1919.
The models are digitally printed - some adhesives can dissolve the ink!
Paint in digital printing can be dissolved by certain types of adhesives like butaprene and similar on the same solvents. Before bonding, it is advisable to try the adhesive used on a barely visible part of the model.
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