Westland Wessex (airplane)
| Westland IV / Wessex | |
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| Type: | Touring plane |
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| First flight: |
February 22, 1929 |
| Production time: |
until 1933 |
| Number of pieces: |
10 |
The Westland Wessex was a three-engine airliner produced by the British manufacturer Westland Aircraft . It was developed in 1929 as the Westland IV for four passengers and two pilots. In 1930 the engine was revised, renamed Westland Wessex and the two Westland IVs that had already been completed were converted to Westland Wessex.
In 1933 the last Wessex was produced and delivered to the Egyptian Air Force . A total of two Westland IV and eight Wessex were built.
Two aircraft entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1939 and were used for pilot navigation training.
construction
The Westland IV / Wessex was a three-engined high-wing strut. The box-shaped fuselage was a fabric-covered wooden frame construction and accommodated a closed cabin for two pilots and four passengers.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 4th |
| length | 11.58 m |
| span | 17.53 m |
| Takeoff weight | 2,858 kg |
| Top speed | 196 km / h |
| Range | 675 km |
| Engines | three ADC Cirrus III engines with 95 HP (IV) each / three AS Genet Major IA engines with 145 HP each (Wessex) |