Westland Dreadnought

The Westland Dreadnought was an experimental single-engined fixed-wing monoplane design for a mail plane created to trial the aerodynamic wing and fuselage design ideas of Woyevodsky. It was designed and built by British aircraft manufacturer Westland Aircraft for the Air Ministry. Only a single aircraft was ever built and it crashed on its initial flight badly injuring the test pilot.

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Die Westland Dreadnought war ein Passagierflugzeug des britischen Herstellers Westland Aircraft. Die außergewöhnliche Auslegung des Flugzeugs war gekennzeichnet durch einen sehr dicken und tiefen Flügel, der fließend in den Rumpf überging.2
Empty Weight Lb
5623
Wing Area Sqm
78
Eng 1 Type
Napier Lion
First Flight
1924
Eng 1 Kw
336
Status
Destroyed
Span In
6
Gross Weight Lb
6900
Capacity
Eight passengers
Number Built
1
Crew
Two
Empty Weight Kg
2556
Gross Weight Kg
3136
Retired
1924
Height In
4
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Manufacturer
Westland Aircraft
Max Speed Mph
102
Max Speed Kmh
164
Height Ft
16
Span Ft
69
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
840
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
21
Length Ft
56
Height M
5
Eng 1 Hp
450
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
Length M
1
Category
British experimental aircraft 1920-1929
Westland aircraft

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