Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer
| MW5 Sorcerer | |
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| Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer | |
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Designer | Mike Whittaker |
| Introduction | mid-1980s |
| Status | Plans available (2012) |
| Unit cost |
£70 (Plans only, 2011) |
| Variants | Whittaker MW6 |
The Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer is a British amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Mike Whittaker in the mid-1980s and supplied as plans for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft features a strut-braced parasol wing, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted on the keel tube, above the cockpit.[1]
The aircraft is made from aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 8.54 m (28.0 ft) span wing has an area of 11.2 m2 (121 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplant.[1]
The design is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.[1][2]
Variants
Whittaker MW-7
- MW5A
- Initial version[1]
- MW5D
- Model with folding wings and the same wing area as the "A" model[1]
- MW5K
- Seaplane version with a single monohull Full Lotus inflatable float and wing tip pontoons[1]
- MW7
- Aerobatic version with shorter wingspan[1]
Specifications (MW5A Sorcerer)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Wingspan: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 11.2 m2 (121 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 145 kg (320 lb)
- Gross weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Maximum speed: 148 km/h (92 mph; 80 kn)
- Cruising speed: 102 km/h (63 mph; 55 kn)
- Stall speed: 56 km/h (35 mph; 30 kn)
- Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 25.4 kg/m2 (5.2 lb/sq ft)
References
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