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The Westland Interceptor was a fighter developed by the British company Westland Aircraft to Air Ministry Specification F.20-27. When tested in 1929 and 1930 it showed unsatisfactory handling characteristics and was rejected by the RAF in favour of the Hawker Fury biplane fighter.

Made by Westland Aircraft.

Height Main
2.94 m
Designer
W.E.W. Petter
Length Alt
772.16
Max Takeoff Weight Main
1508.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of Air Ministry specifications
Range Main
620.0
Height Alt
294.64
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Max Speed Main
309.0
Status
Retired
Cruise Speed Main
264.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3325.0
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Cruise Speed Alt
164 mph
Area Main
19.88 m
Span Alt
38
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
328.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Mercury
Manufacturer
Westland Aircraft
First Flight
1929
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Span Main
11.58 m
Power Main
440
Number Of Props
1
Guns
Two fixed forward firing .303 in Vickers machine guns.
Empty Weight Alt
2350.0
Length Main
7.73 m
Area Alt
214.0
Range Alt
385 miles
Similar Aircraft
* Armstrong Whitworth Starling II* Bristol Bulldog Mk.II* de Havilland DH.77* Fairey Firefly II* Hawker Fury* Saunders A.10* Vickers Jockey
Max Speed Alt
192 mph
Empty Weight Main
1066.0
Category
British fighter aircraft 1920-1929
Single-engine aircraft
Westland aircraft

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