In October 1944 the British Ministry of Aircraft Production issued a specification for a short/medium haul airliner and VICkers produced the Viking, the first of three prototypes (G-AGOK) designated Type 491 being flown on 22 June 1945 at Wisley.
The Vans RV-14 and RV-14A series was introduced to the sporting aviation market in 2012 and although similar in appearance to other aircraft in the series, is better described as a two-seat variant of the RV-10 series and is capable of some aerobatics.
The Vazar Dash 3 is a conversion by the Vardax Corporation of Bellingham, Washington, of the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter to take a turboprop powerplant, the company in recent years being known as Vazar Aerospace.
The Taifun is a two-seat, self-launched glider designed and built by Valentin Flugzeugbau GmbH at Hasfurt in Germany, the prototype (D-KONO) flying for the first time on 28 February 1981.
The Vans RV-6 s a development of the RV-3 and RV-4 series designed by Richard Van Grunsven, and produced by Van’s Aircraft of North Plains, Oregon, the prototype of the RV-6 (N66RV) flying for the first time in June 1986.
The Wave amphibious light two-seat monoplane was introduced to the light aircraft market in June 2014 when the manufacturer, VICkers Aircraft Ltd of Te Rapa, near Hamilton, when the company announced the prototype of its aircraft was nearing completion and testing from an airfield near Hamilton.
Vickers Ltd of Westminster was founded in 1911 under the control of Major H F Wood, the firms Commercial Aviation Department being placed under the control of Brigadier General Caddell.