Westland Walrus Aircraft

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

Span:

46 ft 2 in

Length:

29 ft 9 in

Height:

11 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

496 sq ft

Empty:

3,180 lb

Loaded:

4,998 lb

Max Speed:

124 mph

Initial Rate of Climb:

950 ft/min

Ceiling:

19,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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