Westland Walrus Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil |
First Flight: |
February 1921 |
Walrus: |
36 - Westland Aircraft |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Westland Walrus |
Type: |
Carrier-borne fleet-reconnaissance aircraft |
Wing: |
Two bay, equal span, unstaggered, unswept biplane of wooden structure and fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower wing. Fuselage of metal and wooden structure with fabric covering |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with elevator. Single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Crossaxle type undercarriage carried on V shape main undercarriage legs, additional planing surface forward to help ditching. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 450 hp Napier Lion II twelve-cylinder broad-arrow water-cooled engine driving a two blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Crew of three. Pilot in forward cockpit which is aft of wing. Gunner in centre cockpit with wireless operator in rear cockpit. |
Armament: |
One forward firing Vickers machine gun on port side with Lewis gun for gunner |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
46 ft 2 in |
Length: |
29 ft 9 in |
Height: |
11 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
496 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
3,180 lb |
Loaded: |
4,998 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
124 mph |
Initial Rate of Climb: |
950 ft/min |
Ceiling: |
19,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Walrus |