Westfall Sport
| Westfall Sport | |
|---|---|
| Role | Biplane |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Westfall Aircraft Co. |
| Designer | Miles Westfall |
| Unit cost |
$500 in 1934 |
The Westfall Sport is a single seat biplane modeled after the Waco F2.
Development
Miles Westfall, a cafe owner by trade, started the design of the Westfall sport in his dining room in 1934. The prototype was built in his driveway.
Design
The Westfall Sport uses a welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering. It was originally equipped with a model A Ford engine. The prototype used a radiator with a hole cut out for the prop shaft, but later changed to a modified OX-5 radiator below the cowling. A second prototype was built with a 65 hp. LeBlond engine in 1935.[1]
Operational history
The first prototype was finished and test flow in Oklahoma City in 1934. Westfall flew the prototype for over 1000 hours in air tours across the US. Shortly thereafter, The designer Westfall was jailed by the CAA in a crackdown against homebuilt aircraft.[1]
Specifications (Westfall Sport)
Data from Experimenter
General characteristics
- Length: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
- Upper wingspan: 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Lower wingspan: 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Airfoil: Clark Y
- Empty weight: 460 lb (209 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 15 gall
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A75 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 75 hp (56 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph)
- Cruise speed: 96 kn; 177 km/h (110 mph)
- Stall speed: 19 kn; 35 km/h (22 mph)
Notes
Prototype currently owned by Paul Agaliotis in California.
References
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