Westland Lysander Aircraft

Lysander I, Finnish Air Force. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil

First Flight:

15 June 1936

P.39 Lysander:

2 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil

Lysander I:

169 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil

Lysander II:

399 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil 75 - National Steel Car Corporation, Canada

Lysander III:

797 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil 17 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Doncaster 150 - National Steel Car Corporation, Canada

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Lysander III

Type:

Two-seat monoplane used for target-towing duties

Wing:

High wing braced monoplane, fabric covered metal structure

Fuselage:

Fabric cover over wooden formers on metal frame

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type, all metal framework, metal covered tailplane, fabric covered fin, rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Cantilever divided type, tailwheel

Power Plant:

One Bristol Mercury XX nine-cylinder radial air cooled engine, 3 bladed controllable pitch airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilot, observer

Span:

50 ft

Length:

30 ft 6 in

Height:

14 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

260 sq ft

Empty:

4,365 lb

Loaded:

6,318 lb

Max Speed:

212 mph at 5,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

1,410 ft / min

Service Ceiling:

21,500 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Lyslander III:

R9125 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display V9312 - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford Aerodrome - Stored Restoration V9367 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy V9673 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

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