In 1983 Eugene W Wells of Hawaii built the Shama WWI two place open cockpit biplane.
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Wells 1910 Glider
An aerodynamic design built by Daniel D. Wells of Jacksonville, Florida, during 1909/1910. Wells, an early inventor, patented the skid (US Patent 935075) and claimed to have made models with wing-warping already in 1897.
An aerodynamic design, designed and jointly built by a local mechanic, Daniel D. Wells, and a 21 year old machinist of the Seaboard Airline Railroad, Robert Kloeppel, who had just come to Jacksonville from Germany a few years earlier.
Unable to afford an aircraft engine at the time, they installed a Franklin automobile engine.
Kloeppel had received no flying instructions except those he read in a mechanics magazine, yet he shortly prepared the flimsy craft for takeoff. Flexing his piano wire controls he applied power and the plane moved rapidly about 75 feet and rose briefly four or five feet in the air, but when he sought to gain altitude by applying full power, the crankshaft suddenly broke and the plane settled down to earth, a complete wreck. Kloeppel was uninjured but never again built another plane or attempted to fly one.
Wells Aviation Reo
In 1915 designed and built the Reo, a small single-seat biplane. Went into liquidation 1917, but production continued under Sir Samuel Waring.
Wellman America
A 108 foot long semi-rigid airship of 200,000 cu.ft was built in 1907 in Paris for journalist-adventurer Walter Wellman and the engineer Melvin Vaniman. This airship, the America, powered by two 50 hp engines, was shipped to Spitsbergen the same year for an attempt on the North Pole, but was forced to return after only a few hours’ flight with engine trouble.
Originally the 1906 Godard-designed, French-built polar exploration airship, the “America” had already been rebuilt and enlarged twice by the time it was lost at sea. It was lost at sea in 1910 due to engine failure during an attempted transatlantic crossing. Walter Wellman, aero-pioneer Melvin Vaniman, four crewmen (and one ship’s cat) were recovered by RMS Trent near Bermuda 72 hours and 1000 miles into the Trans-Atlantic voyage; no losses.
Wellington Sport Mk 1 Pup
The 1966 Sport Mk 1 Pup two place open cockpit biplane was originally powered by a 160hp Kinner R-540, and later a 220hp Continental W-670.
Only the one was built, registered N2312C.
Wingspan: 26’0″
Length: 19’9″
Useful load: 630 lb
Max speed: 118 mph
Cruise speed: 103 mph
Stall: 50 mph
Range: 350 mi
Weller-Lusk Model 1
In 1930 R C Lusk & R M Weller partially built the Model 1 monoplane with a 100hp Kinner engine. Apparently it was not completed but registration was applied for and issued as N334V c/n EX-1, but cancelled on 4 March 1930.
Weller UW-9 Sprint
In production in 2012, the Weller UW-9 Sprint is a German ultralight aircraft designed and produced by Weller Flugzeugbau of Bibersfeld.
The UW-9 is intended as a nostalgic 1930s style design that would comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with bolted-together aluminum tubing spar ladder-construction wings, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its wing has a cut-out in the centre trailing edge for rear cockpit access. The wing is supported by “V”-struts and jury struts. The tailplane is also supported by “V”-struts.
Standard engines available are the 70 hp (52 kW) Sauer UL 2100, the 75 hp (56 kW) Limbach L2000EA, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants, or the 85 hp (63 kW) Rotec R2800 radial engine. The Sprint is approved for aero-towing gliders and banner towing in Germany.
Specifications (version)
The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The 2011 unit cost was €55,000.
Engine: 1 × Sauer UL2100 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Length: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 13.3 m2 (143 sq ft)
Empty weight: 290 kg (639 lb)
Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
Fuel capacity: 87 litres (19 imp gal; 23 US gal)
Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph; 92 kn)
Cruising speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph; 33 kn)
Range: 630 km (391 mi; 340 nmi)
Endurance: 7 hours
Maximum glide ratio: 10.5:1
Rate of climb: 6.8 m/s (1,340 ft/min)
Wing loading: 35.5 kg/sq.m (7.3 lb/sq ft)
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Weller Uli NG
The Weller ULI NG (New Generation), sometimes called the Weller Uli NG, is a German ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Weller Flugzeugbau of Bibersfeld. It was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Wingspan: 9,68 m
Wingarea: 12,78 sq.m
Length: 5,92 m
Empty weight: 116 kg
MTOW: 220 kg
Stall: 45 km/h
Max speed: 95 km/h
Climb rate: 2 m/s
Cruise: 65-85 km/h
Endurance: 2:30 Std.
Range: 150 km + Reserve
Welch 1938 aeroplane
The 1938 Welch was designed for touring and for training.
The overhead change-over wheel control gives uninterrupted leg room. Seating for two is side-by-side.
Wingspan: 34 ft 5 in
Empty weight: 515 lb
Payload: 368 lb
Top speed: 96 mph
Cruise: 85 mph
Stall: 29 mph
Weiss Strap-on
In the mid 1930’s HM Weiss built and used a strap on flying machine for survey work in China before the outbreak of WW2. He used a main rotor for lift along with a torque stabilizing rotor. The main rotor was perpendicular to his back and he positioned himself for lift like a runner leaving a starting gait and balanced the weight like a “fireman’s carry”. The machine was made of aluminum and cast iron and weighed 72 1/2 pounds when fueled.
Peter Weiss, nephew of the builder, was in possession of this machine, the original plans, photographs and films of it’s operation and all the engineering specs. The family were seeking patent infringement awards, Peter Weiss stating “It bothers [the] family that my uncle, HM Weiss, received no acknowledgement from our government for his patriotic sacrifices and his remarkable engineering skills”.
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