Whittaker MW6

MW6
Whittaker MW-6-1-1 Merlin
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Designer Mike Whittaker
Status Plans available (2012)
Number built over 200 sets of plans sold
Unit cost
£70 (Plans only, 2011)
Developed from Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer

The Whittaker MW6 is a family of British amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Mike Whittaker and supplied as plans for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The MW6 series is based upon the earlier single-seat Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer. The MW6 features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed tricycle 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 9.98 m (32.7 ft) span wing has an area of 15.24 m2 (164.0 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant.[1]

The design is Whittaker's most popular aircraft, with over 200 sets of plans sold. It is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.[1][2]

Operational history

Bayerl et al. said of the MW6S and MW6T, "Both are very solid and safe, though performance doesn't match the latest hotships."[1]

Variants

Whittaker MW6S Fatboy
MW6S Fatboy
Model with side-by-side configuration seating[1]
MW6T Merlin
Model with tandem seating[1]

Specifications (MW5T Fatboy)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Light Aircraft Association (25 September 2012). "Approved Homebuilt Types" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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