Westland PV.7 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil

First Flight:

30 October 1933

PV.7:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland PV.7

Type:

General purpose aircraft built as a private venture to specification G.4/31

Wing:

High wing braced monoplane with constant chord, unswept wings. Structure is of metal with fabric covering

Fuselage:

All metal structure with fabric covering. Flat sides and bottom with rounded top

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 wing bracing by oleo leg with axle and radius rod to fuselage lower longeron. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 722 hp Bristol Pegasus III M3 nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine driving a two blade wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot in enclosed cockpit in front of wing with observer in enclosed cockpit aft of wing

Armament:

Fixed forward firing Vickers gun with Lewis on a Scarff ring for observer. Up to 1,000 lb of bombs under wing or torpedo under fuselage

Span:

60 ft 3 in

Length:

38 ft 8 in

Height:

12 ft

Wing Area:

537 sq ft

Empty:

4,515 lb

Loaded:

7,172 lb

Max Speed:

173 mph at 5,000 ft

Climb:

8 min to 10,000 ft

Absolute Ceiling:

22,700 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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