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The Vickers Type 123 was a 1920s

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single-seat biplane fighter designed and built by

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as a private venture. The only Type 123 was later modified into the Type 141 but, not winning any orders, it was scrapped in 1930.

Design and development

The Type 123 was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Hispano-Suiza T52 (Hispano 12 Jb) engine, built at Weybridge Aerodrome in 1926. It was registered as ''G-EBNQ'' in February 1926United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register entry for G-EBNQ
/ref> and first flew on 11 September 1926. In 1927 it had a 480 hp (358 kW) Rolls-Royce F.XI engine fitted and was redesignated Type 141. It competed unsuccessfully in an

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fighter procurement competition in January 1928. It was then modified as a fleet fighter to meet Specification 21/26 and carried out trials on in June 1929. Without winning any orders the aircraft was scrapped in 1930.

Specifications (Type 123)

References

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