Aircraft Data Sheet: Widgeon lll (1927)

First flight:	March 1927
Span:	11.09m/36ft 4½ins
Length:	7.14m/23ft 5ins
Max weight:	424kg/935lb
Max level speed:	75knots/138kph
Power plant:	One 75shp/75kW Armstrong Siddeley Genet ll or One 85shp/63kW ABC Hornet or One 85shp/63kW ADC Cirrus ll or One 90shp/67kW ADC Cirrus lll or One 100shp/75kW DeHavilland Gypsy 1 or One 105shp/78kW Cirrus Hermes l or One 120shp/89kW Cirrus Hermes ll
Total built:	24

The Widgeon lll was developed to provide a light aircraft for quantity production for the private owner market. It was based on experience gained with the Widgeon ll and incorporated many of the best features of the earlier design. Widgeons were sold to South Africa, Canada and Australia and also achieved success on the sporting scene.

The type appeared with a number of different engines and proved to be very popular among the more affluent private owners.