{"id":19027422,"date":"2026-09-01T21:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/vickers-wellesley-geodetic-bomber-distance-record-1938\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:19:38","slug":"record-de-distancia-del-bombardero-geodesico-vickers-wellesley-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/vickers-wellesley-geodetic-bomber-distance-record-1938\/","title":{"rendered":"Vickers Wellesley: El bombardero de cesta tejida que vol\u00f3 7.000 millas"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>El 5 de noviembre de 1938, tres bombarderos de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea despegaron de Ismailia, Egipto, y pusieron rumbo al este. Dos de ellos aterrizaron en Darwin, al norte de Australia, unas cuarenta y ocho horas despu\u00e9s, tras haber volado aproximadamente 7150 millas sin escalas. Fue un r\u00e9cord mundial de distancia, establecido por una aeronave desconocida para la mayor\u00eda, construida con lo que parece una cesta.<\/p>\r\n<p>El Vickers Wellesley ya se consideraba obsoleto cuando comenz\u00f3 la guerra un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s. Tambi\u00e9n fue uno de los aviones brit\u00e1nicos m\u00e1s importantes, aunque poco conocidos, de la d\u00e9cada de 1930, debido a su proceso de fabricaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px\">Datos r\u00e1pidos<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Tipo:<\/strong> Vickers Wellesley, bombardero medio monomotor<\/li><li><strong>Fabricante:<\/strong> Vickers-Armstrongs en Brooklands, cerca de Weybridge.<\/li><li><strong>Estructura:<\/strong> Estructura geod\u00e9sica dise\u00f1ada por Barnes Wallis.<\/li><li><strong>Origen:<\/strong> Especificaci\u00f3n G.4\/31 del Ministerio del Aire, emitida en 1931.<\/li><li><strong>Registro:<\/strong> Aproximadamente 7.150 millas sin escalas, de Ismailia a Darwin, principios de noviembre de 1938.<\/li><li><strong>Servicio:<\/strong> Seis escuadrones del Mando de Bombarderos de la RAF en su m\u00e1xima capacidad.<\/li><li><strong>\u00daltima unidad:<\/strong> El Escuadr\u00f3n 47, que lo utiliz\u00f3 en misiones de reconocimiento mar\u00edtimo hasta septiembre de 1942.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">El bombardero que no se supon\u00eda que fuera un monoplano<\/h2>\r\n<p>La especificaci\u00f3n G.4\/31 solicitaba un avi\u00f3n de uso general capaz de realizar pr\u00e1cticamente todas las funciones: bombardeo horizontal, cooperaci\u00f3n con el ej\u00e9rcito, bombardeo en picado, reconocimiento, evacuaci\u00f3n de heridos y lanzamiento de torpedos. Vickers ofreci\u00f3 tres opciones, y el Ministerio del Aire eligi\u00f3 la convencional \u2014el biplano Tipo 253\u2014, encargando 150 unidades.<\/p>\r\n<p>Vickers continu\u00f3 trabajando en el monoplano, a modo de proyecto privado. El Tipo 256 era tan claramente superior que el Ministerio cancel\u00f3 su pedido y lo convirti\u00f3 en monoplano. Ese avi\u00f3n se convirti\u00f3 en el Wellesley.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=968377710  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/vickers-wellesley-mk-i-long-span-monoplane.jpg\" alt=\"Un Vickers Wellesley Mk I mostrando su ala muy larga y estrecha.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">El enorme ala de gran relaci\u00f3n de aspecto del Wellesley fue lo que hizo posible el vuelo r\u00e9cord. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Barnes Wallis y el fuselaje con estructura de cesta<\/h2>\r\n<p>La raz\u00f3n de su superioridad se reduce a un solo hombre. Barnes Wallis proven\u00eda del mundo de los dirigibles y tra\u00eda consigo una obsesi\u00f3n por obtener resistencia con un peso m\u00ednimo. Su soluci\u00f3n fue la construcci\u00f3n geod\u00e9sica: una celos\u00eda de elementos de aleaci\u00f3n ligera que se enrollaban en espirales opuestas alrededor del fuselaje, de modo que las cargas en un elemento se equilibraban con las del elemento que lo cruzaba, todo ello recubierto de tela.<\/p>\r\n<p>El resultado es una estructura de avi\u00f3n extraordinariamente ligera para su resistencia y extraordinariamente dif\u00edcil de destruir. Si se da\u00f1a un componente, la carga simplemente se redistribuye alrededor de la estructura. El Wellesley fue el primer avi\u00f3n construido completamente de esta manera en entrar en servicio. Wallis luego ampli\u00f3 la idea al Vickers Wellington, que absorbi\u00f3 da\u00f1os asombrosos en combate sobre Alemania y sigui\u00f3 volando; y m\u00e1s tarde aplic\u00f3 la misma mente inquieta de ingenier\u00eda a la bomba de rebote.<\/p>\r\n<p>Ambos aviones llevan el nombre de Arthur Wellesley, el primer duque de Wellington. El Wellesley fue el primero, y es el que nadie recuerda.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cEl Wellesley fue el primer avi\u00f3n construido \u00edntegramente mediante el m\u00e9todo de construcci\u00f3n geod\u00e9sica en entrar en servicio.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n Barnes Wallis<\/strong> \u2014 Sobre la importancia de la estructura del avi\u00f3n Wellesley<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=214480764  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/vickers-wellesley-raf-bomber-in-flight.jpg\" alt=\"Un Vickers Wellesley de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">La construcci\u00f3n geod\u00e9sica hizo que el Wellesley fuera ligero, resistente y muy dif\u00edcil de derribar. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">De Ismailia a Darwin<\/h2>\r\n<p>El intento de r\u00e9cord fue organizado por la Unidad de Desarrollo de Largo Alcance de la RAF, utilizando aviones Wellesley equipados con dep\u00f3sitos de combustible adicionales y esa ala ya de por s\u00ed enorme. Tres despegaron de Ismailia el 5 de noviembre de 1938.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dos de los tres aviones llegaron a Darwin sin escalas, recorriendo cerca de 7.158 millas en aproximadamente 48 horas de vuelo. Las fuentes difieren ligeramente en la distancia exacta, pero el logro es indiscutible: se trat\u00f3 de un r\u00e9cord mundial de distancia, establecido por un bombardero monomotor con revestimiento de tela que la RAF ya planeaba reemplazar.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U29kB0uYeV8\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una obsolescencia \u00fatil<\/h2>\r\n<p>En septiembre de 1939, el Wellesley estaba claramente obsoleto para los cielos europeos: lento, con escasa defensa y monomotor, justo cuando la RAF estaba adoptando aviones bimotores. Por ello, se destin\u00f3 a donde a\u00fan resultaba \u00fatil. Los Wellesley volaron en \u00c1frica Oriental, Egipto y Oriente Medio, operando sobre terrenos donde su autonom\u00eda era m\u00e1s importante que su velocidad.<\/p>\r\n<p>El \u00faltimo operador, el Escuadr\u00f3n 47, finalmente abandon\u00f3 este modelo en septiembre de 1942, utiliz\u00e1ndolo para entonces para el reconocimiento mar\u00edtimo.<\/p>\r\n<p>El verdadero legado del Wellesley no reside en su historial de combate, que es modesto, ni siquiera en su r\u00e9cord de alcance, por impresionante que fuera. Consiste en que un dise\u00f1ador brit\u00e1nico demostr\u00f3 con este avi\u00f3n que se pod\u00eda construir una estructura a partir de una cesta met\u00e1lica tejida, y que la idea funcion\u00f3 lo suficientemente bien como para que el Mando de Bombarderos utilizara el Wellington durante la primera mitad de la guerra.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fuentes: Wikipedia, Patrimonio de BAE Systems, Fundaci\u00f3n Barnes Wallis, HistoryNet e Historia de la Guerra.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Publicaciones relacionadas<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/vickers-wellington-geodetic-bomber-wimpy\/\">El Vickers Wellington: El bombardero geod\u00e9sico al que llamaban Wimpy<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/vickers-valiant-primer-bombardero-v-nuclear\/\">El Vickers Valiant: el primer bombardero V de Gran Breta\u00f1a<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 5 November 1938 three Royal Air Force bombers took off from Ismailia in Egypt and turned east. Two of them landed at Darwin in northern Australia about forty-eight hours later, having flown roughly 7,150 miles without stopping. It was a world distance record, and it was set by an aircraft that most people have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":19026664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[666,664],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19027422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-legends","category-military-aviation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vickers Wellesley: The Bomber That Flew 7,000 Miles | MiGFlug<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Barnes Wallis built the Vickers Wellesley from a woven metal lattice. 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