No two joints had the same angle on the wing, an authentic production engineer's nightmare. The mission grew out of a concept for a bomb designed by Barnes Wallis, assistant chief designer at Vickers. Only three examples (the original plus successive prototypes This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO … Designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson, the aircraft featured the geodetic structure and was intended to replace the Vickers Wellington. Aviation / Aerospace. Developed for the Royal Air Force as a heavy bomber during World War 2, the Vickers Windsor was no longer needed for its intended role - limiting the program to just three aircraft. Instead, it was a single hollow geodetic tube from tip to tip, passing through the fuselage truss.
Two prototypes of the new bomber were ordered, but changes resulted in a new specification, B.3/42, being drawn up. No two joints had the same angle on the wing, an authentic production engineer's nightmare. The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War bomber aircraft developed for the Royal Air Force that did not advance past the prototype stage. To better resist the compression and tension efforts, the elements were assembled at 16 degrees next to the root, reverting to the more conventional ninety degrees on the tips, longitudinal elements locking everything in place. Using two spotlights to ascertain the required height, a modified Lancaster dropped a backspun drum-bomb which skipped over the torpedo nets protecting the dam. B.3/42) for a high-altitude heavy bomber with a pressurised crew compartment and an ability to fly at 345 miles per hour (555 km/h) at 31,000 feet (9,400 m).The wing structure had no spars but a hollow geodetic tube from tip to tip, passing through the fuselage truss. Designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers Armstrongs factory at Brooklands, the type featured high aspect ratio wings of elliptical planform and a span of 117ft 2in. Vickers designated their design the Type 447, and the name Windsor was given to the aircraft.
Wind tunnel model of the Victory Bomber at the Brooklands Museum The British " Victory Bomber " was a Second World War design proposal by British inventor and aircraft designer Barnes Wallis while at Vickers-Armstrongs for a large strategic bomber. The Windsor was designed to Air Ministry Specification B.5/41 (later modified to Spec. To better resist the compression and tension efforts, the elements were assembled at 16 degrees next to the root, reverting to the more conventional ninety degrees on the tips, longitudinal elements locking everything in place. The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands. 163k members in the Warthunder community. The thicknesses of the elements was also reduced towards the tips. The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands in World War II. The requirement was for a high-altitude heavy bomber with pressurized crew compartment, and an ability to fly at 555km/h at 9450m. Instead of doped Irish Only three examples (the original plus successive prototypes known as The Vickers Windsor, a four-engine heavy bomber, featured the now famous 'geodetic' structure and was a continuation of the Wellington and Warwick design philosophy.
247 votes, 21 comments. The wing was designed so that the tips had a noticeable droop on the ground, but was straight in flight, so the skin had to be fitted tighter on top than on the bottom to be evenly tight in flight.
After impact, the bomb spun down to the dam's base and exploded. Vickers Windsor Heavy Bomber Prototype. The elements' thickness was also reduced towards the tips. The wings' structure had no spars.