Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer

Design and development

The aircraft features a strut-braced parasol wing, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted on the keel tube, above the cockpit.

The aircraft is made from aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 8.54 m (28.0 ft) span wing has an area of 11.2 m² (121 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplant.

The design is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.

Variants

MW5A

Initial version

MW5D

Model with folding wings and the same wing area as the "A" model

MW5K

Seaplane version with a single monohull Full Lotus inflatable float and wing tip pontoons

MW7

Aerobatic version with shorter wingspan

Specifications (MW5A Sorcerer)

Data from Bayerl

General characteristics

Crew: one

Wingspan: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)

Wing area: 11.2 m² (121 sq ft)

Empty weight: 145 kg (320 lb)

Gross weight: 285 kg (628 lb)

Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 30 kW (40 hp)

Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

Performance

Maximum speed: 148 km/h (92 mph; 80 kn)

Cruise speed: 102 km/h (63 mph; 55 kn)

Stall speed: 56 km/h (35 mph; 30 kn)

Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)

Wing loading: 25.4 kg/m² (5.2 lb/sq ft)