Specifications (Widgeon)
Data from Westland Aircraft since 1915
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 41 ft 10 in (12.75 m)
- Rotor diameter: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
- Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.07 m)
- Disc area: 1,898 ft² (176.4 m²)
- Empty weight: 4,322 lb (1,969 kg)
- Loaded weight: 5,900 lb (2,682 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Alvis Leonides 521/2 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 520 hp (388 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 mph (95 knots, 175 km/h) at sea level
- Range: 310 mi (270 nmi, 500 km)
- Service ceiling: 11,800 ft (3,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s) at sea level
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