Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Westland Lysander
III Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
Other Westland Lysanders at other Aviation Museums in the northeast | |
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Another Westland Lysander at the Canadian Air Museum in Ottawa, Ontario | Westland Lysander at the Vintage Wings of Canada Museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
Length: 30 feet 6 inches
Wingspan: 50 feet, 0 inches
Height: 9 feet, 0 inches
Crew: 1 + 1
Weight: 4,360lbs Empty 6,310 lbs Max
Max Speed: 212 mph
Cruise Speed: 170 mph
Stall Speed: 56 mph
Range: 600 miles
Service Ceiling: 21,500 feet
Fuel Capacity: 127 Gallons
Powerplant: Bristol Mercury XX 9 cyl air cooled radial engine 870hp
Armament:
Four .30cal Browning Machine guns, one in each wheel fairing and two in a flexible mount in the rear cockpit
First Flight: 1936
Cost: $
The yellow and black paint scheme on this Westland Lysander indicates it was used as a target tug towing airborne targets for air to air and ground to air gunnery practice.
Here's a Youtube Westand Lysander Video of this very Lysander at the CWHM showing the stages of its restoration and engine run up and takeoff along with some flybys. This is another Lysander Youtube Video of this same aircraft on the field at an airshow.
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