Westland F.7/30 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil

First Flight:

23 March 1934

F.7/30:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland F.7/30

Type:

Interceptor fighter to specification F.7/30

Wing:

Single bay biplane with staggered, unswept, unequal span wings. All wings have dihedral with the upper wing roots an increased dihedral angle. All metal structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wing only

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage of oval section filling the interplane gap.

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at base of fin with rudder and split, balanced elevators

Landing Gear:

Divided type fixed gear with each mainwheel attached to lower longeron by oleo leg and radius rod with axles meeting on a pillar under the fuselage. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 600 hp Rolls-Royce Goshawk IIS twelve-cylinder V inline evaporatively-cooled engine mounted between the wings driving a two-blade wooden propeller in the nose

Accommodation:

Pilot in enclosed cockpit forward of the upper wing

Armament:

Four fixed Vickers guns mounted in the fuselage sides

Span:

38 ft 6 in

Length:

29 ft 6 in

Height:

10 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

370 sq ft

Empty:

3,624 lb

Loaded:

5,170 lb

Max Speed:

185 mph at 15,000 ft

Climb:

17.5 min to 20,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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