Westland Wapiti
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The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane of the interwar period, used extensively by the Royal Air Force and several Commonwealth air forces.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
general-purpose aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ two-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | interwar military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | landplane ⓘ |
| airframeConstruction | mixed wood-and-metal construction ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load under wings or fuselage
ⓘ
fixed forward-firing machine gun ⓘ flexible rear-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| configuration | biplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
army cooperation
ⓘ
general-purpose duties ⓘ reconnaissance and bombing ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Airco DH.9A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1927 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | fabric-covered ⓘ |
| introduced | 1928 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Westland Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 560 ⓘ |
| operatorType | Commonwealth air forces ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | interwar period ⓘ |
| powerplant | Bristol Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | single-engine ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| role |
general-purpose military aircraft
ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| seatingConfiguration | tandem seating ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Royal Air Force in 1928 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
North-West Frontier operations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar colonial policing operations ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early years of World War II in secondary roles ⓘ |
| wingType | fixed-wing ⓘ |
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