Westland PV.3 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil

First Flight:

February 1931

PV.3:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland PV.3

Type:

Torpedo bomber aircraft designed as a private venture

Wing:

Two bay biplane with staggered, unswept, equal span wings. Structure is all metal with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage of all metal structure with fabric covering attached to lower wing at lower longerons. Fuselage has flat sides and bottom with rounded top

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at base of fin with balanced rudder and split elevators

Landing Gear:

Divided type fixed gear with each mainwheel attached to wing by oleo leg and radius rod with axle to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 575 hp Bristol Jupiter XFA nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine driving a two bladed wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot and observer in tandem open cockpits aft of the wing

Armament:

One fixed forward firing Vickers with Lewis of Scarff ring for observer. One 1,000 lb torpedo under the fuselage or up to 1,100 lb of bombs under the wings

Span:

46 ft 6 in

Length:

34 ft 2 in

Height:

11 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

500 sq ft

Empty:

3,580 lb

Loaded:

5,600 lb

Max Speed:

163 mph

Climb:

8.9 min to 10,000 ft

Ceiling:

26,000 ft

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