Westland Widgeon (fixed wing)

what is it?

The Westland Widgeon was a British light aircraft of the 1920s. A single-engined parasol monoplane, the Widgeon was built in small numbers before Westland abandoned production in 1929.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 167 km/htop speed
• size 748 kgmax take-off weight
• built 26made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1924-09-22

number built

26

role

light aircraft

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

engines

1× Cirrus Hermes II

crew

2

length

7.1 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

748 kg

top speed

167 km/h

cruise speed

138 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,572 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.