The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype

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design of the 1930s, built by

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. It was based on the Vickers Vanox (Vickers Type 150), scaled up to accommodate four engines mounted in pairs. It was submitted both as a bomber and as a troop carrier to Air Ministry specifications B.19/27 and C.16/28 respectively, first flying on 12 January 1931. Only one was produced.

Specifications (Type 163)

References

* Mason, Francis K. ''The British Bomber since 1914''. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. .
Vickers 163
– British Aircraft Directory {{Vickers aircraft 1920s British bomber aircraft Type 163 Aircraft first flown in 1931 Biplanes Four-engined push-pull aircraft Four-engined piston aircraft Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear