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Looks like this....... Thanks JB
Posted by Tony on Thu Feb 21, 2002 03:06:01 PM
In reply top Westland Wizards posted by Mike Henniger on Thu Feb 21, 2002 12:03:33 PM
Westland Wizard
(Britain)
(I-GB-A-F-P-N-IL1)
Parasol-wing single-seat fighter. It stemmed from an experimental high-speed aircraft, but after an accident the fuselage was modified, the engine installation cleaned up, and armament installed. In this form, the Wizard was offered to the RAF as a fighter, with a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine. After a second accident the Wizard emerged in its Mk.II form, with a supercharged engine and an all-metal wing. The Wizard did not prove that the formula had any advantages over biplanes, with sluggish handling and poor forward view. The Mk.II also had disappointing performance.
Type: Wizard Mk.I
Function: fighter
Year: 1926 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 550hp R.R. F.XI
Wing Span: 12.04m Length: 8.18m Height: 2.84m Wing Area: 22.11m2
Empty Weight: 1067kg Max.Weight:
Speed: 303m/h Ceiling: 7100m Range:
Armament: 2 * mg7.7mm, 600 rpg.
4 * 20lb bomb
