Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

December 1930

COW Gun Fighter:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland COW Gun Fighter

Type:

Single seat fighter to Specification F.29/27

Wing:

Low wing wire braced monoplane. Unswept, untapered wing of metal construction with fabric covering

Fuselage:

Fuselage of circular section with metal structure and fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Strut braced tailplane with split elevator and single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type main gear with oleo attached to fuselage, radius rod attached to V sttruts behind main oleo. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 485 hp Bristol Mercury IIIA nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine in the nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit above wing trailing edge

Armament:

One Coventry Ordnance Works 37 mm shell firing gun mounted on the starboard side of the cockpit firing at 55 degrees to fuselage

Dimensions

Span:

40 ft 10 in

Length:

29 ft 10 in

Height:

10 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

223 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

2,615 lb

Loaded:

3,885 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

185 mph at 13,000 ft

Climb:

7 min to 10,000 ft

Absolute Ceiling:

29,400 ft

Preserved in British Museums

None known

Web Sites

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