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The Wight Twin was a British large twin-engined aircraft of the First World War. It was a twin-engined twin boom biplane. One was built as a landplane for France while three more similar aircraft were built as Seaplanes for the British Royal Naval Air Service. Both versions were unsuccessful and saw no service.

Ceiling: Range: Armament: Wight Twin Seaplane (F-GB-A-B-B-D-R2) This double-fuselage seaplane was intended to carry an 18-in torpedo, to attack large warships.1

Made by J. Samuel White.

Wight twin sister to Jersey in verdure, in gorges, in em- bowered cottages, in fragments of ruin, and in ever- recurring glimpses of ocean.2
Designer
Howard T Wright
Eng 1 Type
Salmson water cooled radial engine
First Flight
1915
Eng 1 Kw
149
Number Built
4
Crew
Two
Armament
1
One 18 in torpedo or two 500 lb bombs
Span M
26
Endurance H
5
Manufacturer
J. Samuel White
Max Speed Mph
80
Max Speed Kmh
128
Span In
Span Ft
84
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
43
Similar Aircraft
*AD Seaplane Type 1000*Blackburn Twin Blackburn
Eng 1 Hp
200
Eng 1 Number
2
Length In
9
Length M
13
Category
British bomber aircraft 1910-1919
Seaplanes and flying boats
Wight aircraft

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