Wedell-Williams Model 45
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The Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. It was a development of designer James Wedell's earlier Model 44, although both he and company financier Harry P. Williams were killed in separate air crashes before the aircraft could be completed. The Model 45 flew for the first time on June 28 1933, and was donated to Louisiana State University, where it was eventually scrapped.
It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which were retractable.
[edit] Specifications (Model 45)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft 9 in (8.16 m)
- Height: ft in (m)
- Wing area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: lb (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1340 , 500 hp (373 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: mph (km/h)
- Range: miles (km)
- Service ceiling: ft (m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)
[edit] External links
- Photos of the Model 45 - Louisiana State Museum
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Related development
Wedell-Williams Model 44 - Wedell-Williams XP-34
Designation sequence
Model 44 - Model 45
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