Dreadnought | |
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Role | Experimental monoplane |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Westland Aircraft |
First flight | 9 May 1924 |
Status | Destroyed 9 May 1924 |
Number built | 1 |
The Westland Dreadnought was an experimental single-engined fixed-wing monoplane design for a mail plane created to test the aerodynamic wing and fuselage design ideas of Woyevodsky. It was designed and built by British aircraft manufacturer Westland Aircraft for the Air Ministry. Only a single aircraft was built, and it crashed on its initial flight, badly injuring the test pilot.[1]