Westland Woodpigeon

Westland Aircraft

Industry	Aerospace
Headquarters	United Kingdom

The Westland Woodpigeon was a British-designed, two-seat light biplane created specifically for participation in the 1924 Lympne light aircraft trials.

Design and development

Constructed as a traditional wooden biplane, the Woodpigeon was equipped with a 32 hp (24 kW) Bristol Cherub III engine. Only two units were produced. The initial model took to the skies for the first time on 14 September 1924. The second aircraft, bearing the registration G-EBJV, also competed in the trials but failed to achieve success. In 1926, this second example underwent modifications including replacement of its powerplant with a 30 hp (22 kW) ABC Scorpion engine and an extended wingspan to enter the 1926 Lympne trials; however, it again did not perform successfully. Both aircraft were later fitted with 60 hp (45 kW) Anzani 6 radial engines in 1927 and were subsequently redesignated as Woodpigeon II.

Variants

Woodpigeon I

Variant powered by the Bristol Cherub III engine; two units constructed.

Woodpigeon II

Both original Woodpigeon Is re-engined with Anzani radial engines.

Specifications (Woodpigeon I)

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Westland Wood Pigeon 3-view drawing from NACA-TM-289