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This aircraft is ‘Class B’ registered. ‘B’ registrations were used on aircraft for tests, experiments, CoA-qualifying, CoA-renewal, demonstrations. In this case the ‘O’ was used by Vickers from December 1929 until December 1947, the ‘10’ dignifies the tenth aircraft used by Vickers for ‘B’ activities. The ‘PV’ is added by the manufacturer and stands for ‘Private Venture’. 05/06/2003. Remarks by Iñigo Artamendi: "One of the contenders of the F.5/41 specification for a new fighter which nobody won. Other contenders were Gloster G.38 and Martin Baker MB.2. It was powered by a Bristol Aquila AE.3S of 625 hp. Eight .303 in (7.7 mm) machineguns was the proposed armament. A complete chart and short history can be found at Green & Swanborough's The Complete book of fighters." |
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