Aircraft Data Sheet: Wallace (1931)

Wallace
First flight: 30th October 1931 (PV-6)
Span: 14.15m/46ft 5ins
Length: 10.41m/34ft 2ins
Max weight: 2,608kg/5,750lb
Max level speed: 137knots/254kph
Power plant: One 680shp/507kW Bristol Pegasus lV
Total built: 115, plus 60 conversions from Wapiti

As part of a programme to continue improvement of the successful Wapiti, Westland produced the PV-6, which was offered to the Royal Air Force as the Wallace. The improvement was such that production orders followed together with contracts to upgrade a number of Wapitis to Wallace standard.