Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Westland: Woodpigeon

From Graces Guide
Sept 1940.

Note: This is a sub-section of Westland Aircraft

The Westland Woodpigeon Biplane, like the Widgeon monoplane was a two-seater, provided with dual control. The wing arrangement was similar as regards the absence of a central section, and in the method of folding,. In the folded condition the overall width was only 7ft. 6in. so that the machine could easily be housed in a garage or wheeled through an ordinary field gateway. Wood and fabric were employed in the construction of the machine in the usual was, duralumin having been employed for the fittings.[1]

Only 2 were ever built.[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1925/01/02
  2. Wikipedia