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Dudley Watt D.W.2

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Top speed
  
145 km/h

Length
  
7.87 m

Wingspan
  
12 m

First flight
  
May 17, 1930

The Dudley Watt D.W.2 was a 1930s British two-seat light biplane designed by K.N. Pearson for Dudley Watt. The D.W.2 was built at Brooklands and was a wood and fabric biplane with a tailskid landing gear. It had two open cockpits and was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) ADC Cirrus III piston engine.

The D.W.2 was designed to be offer exceptional handling at low speeds and to be a competitor for the de Havilland Moth family. Only one D.W.2 (registered G-AAWK) was built and this was sold by Dudley Watt in February 1934, it had been dismantled by the end of year.

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
  • Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
  • Wing area: 350 ft2 (32.5 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1050 lb (476 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1224 lb (555 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × ADC Cirrus III inline piston engine, 67 hp (90 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)

    • References

    Dudley Watt D.W.2 Wikipedia
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