Watt D.W.2

The Dudley Watt D.W.2 was a 1930s British two-seat light biplane designed by K.N. Pearson for Dudley Watt. The D.W.2 was built at Brooklands and was a wood and fabric biplane with a tailskid landing gear. It had two open cockpits and was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) ADC Cirrus III piston engine.

The D.W.2 was designed to be offer exceptional handling at low speeds and to be a competitor for the de Havilland Moth family.

Construction was started in 1929 and it was built by K.N. Pearson at Brooklands, first flying on 17 May 1930.

Only one D.W.2 (registered G-AAWK cn.1) was built and this was sold by Dudley Watt in February 1934, it had been dismantled at Selsey by the end of year.

Powerplant: 1 × ADC Cirrus III, 67 hp (90 kW)
Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Wing area: 350 ft2 (32.5 m2)
Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
Empty weight: 1050 lb (476 kg)
Gross weight: 1224 lb (555 kg)
Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
Crew: 2

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