Wedell-Williams Model 44
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The Wedell-Williams Model 44 is a racing aircraft four examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s. It began as a rebuilding of the partnership's successful We-Will racer of 1929 but soon turned into a completely new aircraft. It was a typical 1930s racer design a braced low-wing monoplane powered by a large radial engine and equipped with fixed landing gear in large spats.

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Height Main
246.38
Height Alt
m
Length Alt
7.47 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
lb
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
900 miles
Loaded Weight Main
3892.0
Designer
James R. Wedell
Sequence
Model 44 -Model 45
Loading Main
lb-ft²
Power/mass Main
936.0000000000001
Developed From
Wedell-Williams Model 22
Introduction Date
1930-06-13
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
316.55 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
kg
Ceiling Main
14000.0
Number Built
4
Crew
One pilot
Retired
1939
Unit Cost
10000.0
est. US$10
000 in 1931
Loaded Weight Alt
1769.0
Area Main
ft²
Primary user
Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp.
Span Alt
7.93 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
760.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet
Manufacturer
Patterson
Louisiana
Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp.
Status
One survivor
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
Cleveland
Ohio
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
12
Introduction
13
Production End Year
1931
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
ft-min
Power Main
1
020 hp
Production Start Year
1930
Climb Rate Alt
m-min
Length Main
746.76
Span Main
792.48
Area Alt
m²
Range Alt
km
Max Speed Alt
472.0
Related
Wedell-Williams Model 45
Wedell-Williams XP-34
Empty Weight Main
2492.0
Ceiling Alt
m
Category
United States sport aircraft 1930-1939
Produced
Patterson
Louisiana
1930
Empty Weight Alt
1133.0
Loading Alt
kg-m²

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