Westland Interceptor Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil

First Flight:

August 1928

Interceptor:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Interceptor

Type:

High altitude fighter designed to specification F.20/27

Wing:

Low wing wire braced monoplane. Unswept, untapered wing of metal construction with fabric covering

Fuselage:

Fuselage of circular section with metal structure and fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Strut braced tailplane with split elevator and single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type main gear with oleo attached to fuselage, radius rod attached to V sttruts behind main oleo. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 440 hp Bristol Mercury IIA nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine in the nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit above wing trailing edge

Armament:

Two fixed Vickers .303 in machine guns in the fuselage sides

Span:

38 ft

Length:

25 ft 4.5 in

Height:

9 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

214 sq ft

Empty:

2,350 lb

Loaded:

3,325 lb

Max Speed:

192 mph at 10,000 ft

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