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Warwick W 4 Hot Canary

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Warwick W-4 Hot Canary

The W-4 Hot Canary is a custom biplane designed for air racing.

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Design

The W-4 is a single place conventional geared negative stagger biplane.

Operational history

  • 1970 Florida Sport Biplane consolation race - 1st place
  • 1970 Reno Air Race - 4th place in biplane category - 163 mph average
  • 1971 Reno Air Race

    • Specifications (W-4 Hot Canary)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
  • Wingspan: 16 ft (4.9 m) Reverse stagger
  • Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
  • Empty weight: 705 lb (320 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,019 lb (462 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming 0-290-D2 Horizontally Opposed Piston, 125 hp (93 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 170 kn; 315 km/h (196 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 130 kn; 241 km/h (150 mph)
  • Range: 478 nmi; 885 km (550 mi)

    • References

    Warwick W-4 Hot Canary Wikipedia
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