Aircraft Data Sheet: Wallace (1931)
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.