Westland Wessex Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

21 February 1929

Westland IV:

2 - Westland

Wessex:

8 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Wessex

Type:

Commercial monoplane to company design

Wing:

High wing braced monoplane. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Wings are untapered and slightly swept

Fuselage:

Square section fuselage of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane on top of fuselage forward of fin with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Main wheels on oleo legs under outboard engine with axle and radius rod to fuselage lower longeron. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

Three 140 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA five-cylinder radial air-cooled engines, one in nose and two under the wings, driving two bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Two crew and four passenger seated in enclosed cabin

Span:

57 ft 6 in

Length:

38 ft

Height:

9 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

490 sq ft

Empty:

3,981 lb

Loaded:

6,300 lb

Max Speed:

122 mph

Climb:

680 ft/min at sea level

Ceiling:

14,900 ft

Range:

420 miles

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