Westland Yeovil Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil

First Flight:

June 1925

Yeovil:

3 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Yeovil

Type:

Day bomber designed to Specification 26/23

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unstaggered, unswept, equal span wings. Lower wing is of narrower chord and only upper wing fitted with ailerons. Wooden structure with fabric covering

Fuselage:

Box section fuselage with faired upper surface is attact to lower wing. Metal structure forward with rest of wooden construction

Tail Unit:

Strut braced tailplane at top of fuselage with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type undercarriage with gear attached to lower longeron by oleo leg and radius rod. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor twelve cylinder vee liquid cooled engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot seated in open cockpit positioned under cutout in upper wing with gunner in open cockpit behind

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers machine gun and a Lewis gun for gunner. One 520 lb bomb under the fuselage and two 230 lb bombs under wings

Span:

59 ft 6 in

Length:

36 ft 10 in

Height:

14 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

798 sq ft

Empty:

4,660 lb

Loaded:

7,550 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph

Service Ceiling:

17,450 ft

Endurance:

9 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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