Westland Wizard | |
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Original Falcon-engined form | |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Westland Aircraft |
First flight | November 1927 |
Introduction | 1928 |
Retired | 1928 |
Status | Retired |
Number built | 1 |
The Westland Wizard was Westland Aircraft's first attempt to produce a monoplane fighter. The project was privately funded and the prototype design was done in the spare time of the company's engineers.[1] This all happened during 1926, with high-speed performance as the primary goal.