В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны

Миниатюрный одностоечный цельнодеревянный биплан с полотняной обшивкой. Разработан в августе 1916 года конструкторским коллективом авиационного департамента известного британского оружейного концерна "Виккерс лимитед" (Vickers Ltd.) на базе одноместного невооруженного разведчика "Виккерс" ES.2.
   Первый серийный FB.19 Mk.I впервые поднялся в воздух в ноябре 1916-го. Вскоре появилась новая модификация Mk.II, у которой верхнее крыло было вынесено вперед с целью улучшения обзора. Однако из-за низкой посадки пилота обзор у этой машины все равно считался неважным, хотя его и пытались улучшить за счет прямоугольного, затянутого прозрачным целлулоидом "окна" в центроплане верхней плоскости.
   Вооружение обоих модификаций составлял синхропулемет "Виккерс", установленный в углублении по левому борту фюзеляжа и стрелявший сквозь отверстие в капоте.
   Всего построено 65 серийных экземпляров истребителя в обеих модификациях. Несмотря на хорошие скоростные данные FB. 19. военное министерство Великобритании решило отказаться от его дальнейших закупок. Из соображений унификации самолетного парка предпочтение было отдано истребителям фирмы "Сопвич", перед которыми машина "Виккерса" не имела решающих преимуществ.
   FB.19 не применялся на Западном фронте. Пять машин поступили в 111-й дивизион RFC в Палестине, семь - в 17-й и 47-й дивизионы в Македонии, Шесть штук зачислили в ПВО метрополии, а еще 12 отправили в летные школы. В английских авиадивизионах "Виккерсы" прослужили до конца 1917 года, после чего были списаны.
   В конце 1916-го 20 машин первой модификации были отправлены в Россию. Четыре из них летом 1917-го поступили в британский истребительный авиаотряд, воевавший в составе русской армии на Юго-западном фронте. Остальные до революции простояли на складах. В 1918 году их включили в состав Красного воздушного флота.
   Шесть самолетов с Алатырского авиасклада в августе-сентябре принимали участие в боях с войсками поволжской "Народной армии" под Казанью. Данных о боевом применении других российских "Виккерсов" в Гражданской войне не сохранилось. Предположительно, они использовались только в летных школах.
  
  
МОДИФИКАЦИИ
  
   Mk.I - верхнее крыло без выноса, межкрыльевые стойки вертикальны.
   Mk.II - верхнее крыло вынесено вперед, межкрыльевые стойки установлены под наклоном.
  
  
ЛЕТНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ
  
   Размах, м 7,32
   Длина, м 5,53
   Площадь крыла, кв.м 20,00
   Сухой вес, кг 404
   Взлетный вес, кг 670
   Скорость максимальная, км/ч 175
   Скорость подъема на высоту
   3000 м, мин.сек 7,50
   Потолок, м 4570

В.Шавров История конструкций самолетов в СССР до 1938 г.

"Виккерс-истребитель" - одностоечный биплан с коротким, относительно толстым фюзеляжем. Двигатель - первоначально "Рон" в 110 л. с. (Виккерс "Скаут", Викфе), позже- "Клерже" в 130 л. с. (Виккерс "Буллит"). Центроплан между лонжеронами прозрачный с целлулоидным покрытием. Из-за глубокой посадки летчика обзор из кабины был плох, что снижало ценность этого самолета как истребителя. По сумме летных данных был близок к самолету "Спад-VII", которому в целом уступал, превосходя только в максимальной скорости (до 200 км/ч с "Клерже"). Всего было до трех десятков экземпляров. Применялся в гражданской войне и летал до 1924 г.


Самолет||
Год выпуска||1916
Двигатель , марка||
   мощность, л. с.||130
Длина самолета, м||6,1
Размах крыла, м||7,5
Площадь крыла, м2||20
Масса пустого, кг||485
Масса топлива+ масла, кг||136
Масса полной нагрузки, кг||247
Полетная масса, кг||732
Удельная нагрузка на крыло, кг/м2||36,6
Удельная нагрузка на мощность, кг/лс||6,6
Весовая отдача,%||34
Скорость максимальная у земли, км/ч||190
Время набора высоты||
   1000м, мин||2
   2000м, мин||4,5
   3000м, мин||8
Потолок практический, м||7000
Продолжительность полета, ч.||3,5

C.Andrews Vickers Aircraft since 1908 (Putnam)

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   A further development of the Bullet appeared in August 1916 as the F.B.19, in an unstaggered version as the Mk I and later in a staggered version, the Mk II. The former had either the 100 hp Gnome monosoupape or 110 hp Le Rhone and the latter the 110 hp Le Rhone or the 110 hp Clerget. About 50 Mk Is and 12 Mk lis were made at Weybridge and were used in small numbers on the Western Front, in Macedonia and Palestine. A demonstration Mk I was sent to Russia which led to a small batch of Mk IIs being sent to Archangel, but there they remained in their crates when the Revolution intervened, Russia withdrawing from the war, and are believed to have been destroyed by British Forces in 1919.


   F.B.19 - Bullet Mk I - One 110 hp Le Rhone. Span 24 ft; length 18 ft 2 in; height 8 ft 3 in; wing area 215 sq ft. Empty weight 900 lb; gross weight 1,485 lb. Max speed 102 mph at 10,000 ft; climb to 10,000 ft - 14 min; service ceiling 15,000 ft; absolute ceiling 17,500 ft; endurance 2 3/4 hr. Armament one Vickers gun.
   F.B.19 - Bullet Mk II - One 110 hp Clerget. Span 24 ft; length 18 ft 2 in; height 8 ft 3 in; wing area 215 sq ft. Empty weight 890 lb; gross weight 1,475 lb. Max speed 98 mph at 10,000 ft; climb to 10,000 ft-14 1/2 min; absolute ceiling 16,500 ft; endurance 3 hr. Armament one Vickers gun.

H.King Armament of British Aircraft (Putnam)

F.B.19. This derivative of the E.S.1 (1916) differed from its predecessor in respect of the Vickers gun installation. The gun was recessed as formerly but was mounted much lower in the fuselage side. The Vickers synchronizing gear was retained.

P.Lewis The British Fighter since 1912 (Putnam)

August, 1916, saw the emergence of the F.B.19 Mk.I, another of Vickers Ltd.’s endeavours in single-seat fighter design. The new machine was basically the resuscitation of the E.S.1 and E.S.2 of the previous year but with a slightly smaller span and reduced overall length. The F.B.19 Mk.I’s engine was the 100 h.p. Monosoupape Gnome and the armament provided was a single Vickers gun, mounted to port in a trough in the fuselage, and synchronized with the Vickers-Challenger gear.
   A new version then appeared, designated F.B.19 Mk.II, the wings of which embodied sharp stagger, and which used either the 110 h.p. Clerget or the 110 h.p. le Rhone engine.
   The Mk.I could also utilize the 110 h.p. le Rhone and both marks of F.B.19 went into limited production against orders for the R.F.C., by which service it was often called the Bullet. After being turned down for full-scale operation in France, the F.B.19 found itself flying in the Middle East and also with Home Defence units in the United Kingdom but was never fortunate enough to make a name.

F.Mason The British Fighter since 1912 (Putnam)

Vickers F.B.19

   It will be recalled that the Vickers E.S.1 and E.S.2 single-seaters of 1915 had been criticised and probably rejected for service on account of the very poor field of view from the cockpit caused by the circular section of the fuselage. In other respects the aircraft had been commended in the context of standards existing at that time, and Vickers had been sufficiently encouraged to persist with the basic design. The outcome was the F.B.19, which appeared in August 1916 with an almost flat-sided fuselage aft of the carefully faired circular-section nose.
   The single-bay wings were of equal span, and when the aircraft first appeared there was no stagger; it was powered by a 100hp Gnome monosoupape. As well as a cutout in the trailing edge of the upper wing, there was a large clear-view aperture between the spars of the wing centre section.
   Armament comprised a single Vickers gun located in a channel set into the port side of the forward fuselage below the upper longeron, firing through a small aperture in the front of the engine cowling and equipped with Vickers-Challenger interrupter gear.
   When a much-modified version of the F.B.19 appeared soon afterwards with modified wings rigged with considerable stagger, it was termed the Mark II and the original aircraft became the Mark I retrospectively. Despite a very modest performance the Mark II, which inherited the unofficial name Bullet from the earlier E.S. aircraft, was ordered into limited production, with either 110hp Clerget or Le Rhone engines. Six examples were sent to France for operational trials late in 1916, but were not popular and were soon returned home. One aircraft reached No 14 Squadron in the Middle East in May 1917 and another was issued to No 47 in Greece during June, while No 30 in Mesopotamia flew a third. No 111 Squadron included five amongst its assortment of fighters in Palestine during 1918. The only other Squadron to fly F.B.19s was No 141 which received two at Biggin Hill, also in 1918. It is said that a few were shipped to Russia in 1916 and it seems that these can only have been Mark Is, but no reliable records survive to confirm this, nor the number sent.
   The accompanying dimensions, weights and performance data refer to the F.B.19 Mark II with 110hp Le Rhone engine.


   Type: Single-engine, single-seat, single-bay biplane fighting scout.
   Manufacturer: Vickers Ltd (Aviation Department), Knightsbridge, London.
   Powerplant: Mark I. 100hp Gnome monosoupape engine; 110hp Le Rhone. Mark II. 110hp Clerget; 110hp Le Rhone.
   Dimensions: Span, 24ft 0in; length, 18ft 2in; height, 8ft 3in; wing area, 215 sq ft.
   Weights: Tare, 892lb; all-up, 1,478lb.
   Performance: Max speed, 98 mph at sea level; climb to 10,000ft, 14 min 50 sec; service ceiling, 15,000ft; endurance, 3 1/4 hr.
   Armament: Single 0.303in Vickers machine gun mounted in trough on port side of nose to fire through the propeller arc, synchronized by Vickers-Challenger gear.
   Prototypes: Two Mark Is, A1968 and A1969 (first flown in August 1916).
   Production: Records suggest that as many as thirty-six F.B.19s were issued to the RFC, although contract cover has only been confirmed for fourteen (two Mark Is, A2120 and A2992, and twelve Mark Ils, A5225-A5236).
   Summary of Service: Surviving records show that single Mark Ils served with No 14 Squadron (Middle East), No 30 (Mesopotamia) and No 47 (Greece); No 111 Squadron received five in Palestine in August 1917, and No 141 Squadron flew two at Biggin Hill in 1918. Some were issued to home-based training units in 1918.

W.Green, G.Swanborough The Complete Book of Fighters

VICKERS F.B.19 UK

   Designed in 1916 by G H Challenger and flown for the first time in August of that year, the F.B.19 was a single-bay unstaggered equi-span biplane with a single 0.303-in (7,7-mm) Vickers gun mounted on the port side of the fuselage and a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape engine. Ordered by the War Office for the RFC, the series version was powered by either the Gnome or the 110 hp Le Rhone. Some 50 F.B.19s were built, and, late in 1916, a batch of six was sent to France where, after operational evaluation, the fighter was deemed unsuited for the fighting conditions then evolving. At this time, some of the F.B.19s were delivered to the Russian government following demonstrations in Petrograd, Moscow, Kiev and Tiflis, but several were still in their crates on the docks at Archangel at the commencement of the Bolshevik revolution. These aircraft were destroyed by the Royal Navy, but a few others assembled prior to the Navy's action were flown in Bolshevik service. A modified version, the F.B.19 Mk II, was developed with wing stagger and either the Le Rhone or Clerget 110 hp rotary. Only 12 Mk IIs were built and several of these were included in a batch of 12 F.B.19s sent to the Middle Eastern theatres of war. These were flown in Palestine and Macedonia from June 1917, but no squadron used the type exclusively and it was not well liked. The following data relate to the Le Rhone-powered F.B.19.

Max speed, 98 mph (158 km/h) at 10.000 ft (3 050 m), 90 mph (145 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4 570 m).
Time to 5,000 ft (1525 m), 5.6 min.
Ceiling, 17.000 ft (5180 m).
Endurance, 3.25 hrs.
Empty weight, 892 lb (405 kg).
Loaded weight, 1,478 lb (670 kg).
Span, 24 ft 0 in (7,31 m).
Length, 18 ft 2 in (5,54 m).
Height, 8 ft 3 in (2,51m).
Wing area, 215 sq ft (19,97 m2).

Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919

F.B.19. TRACTOR BIPLANE. SINGLE SEATER.
  
  
   Fighter of 1916 appearance, capable of 109 mph. Only 36 built for RFC and used in Palestine, Russia, Macedonia and in UK for home defence. Fitted with 110 h.p. Clerget or Le Rhone rotary engine.
   Armament: One Vickers' gun with Vickers' syncronised firing gear.

Журнал Flight

Flight, June 12, 1919.

"MILESTONES"

THE VICKERS MACHINES

The F.B. 19. (Aug., 1916)

   This was a modified type of single-seater tractor scout produced in August, 1916, the visibility being greatly improved, whilst maintaining the excellent performance and manceuvreability of its predecessor, the E.S. 2.
   Several of these machines were supplied to Russia towards the close of 1916