Whitney Boomerang

Whitney Boomerang

The Whitney Boomerang DW200 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training, touring and personal use.

History

The Whitney Boomerang was designed by C.W. "Bill" Whitney as a replacement for the aging two-seat training aircraft fleets. The type certificate was granted on the 18th of December 2007 making the Boomerang only the 5th Australian aircraft to be granted an FAR 23 certificate.

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
ref=Dean-Wilson Aviation Ltd [cite web|title=Dean-Wilson Aviation Ltd|url=http://www.dwaviation.com/|accessdate = 2008-10-04]
crew=1
capacity=2
payload main=
payload alt=
length main=6.46m
length alt=21 ft 2 in
span main=9.80m
span alt=32 ft 2 in
height main=
height alt=
area main=13.72 sq m
area alt=147.68 sq ft
airfoil=
empty weight main=600 kg
empty weight alt=1323 lbs
loaded weight main=
loaded weight alt=
useful load main=225 kg
useful load alt=496 lbs
max takeoff weight main=825 kg
max takeoff weight alt=1819 lbs
number of props=1
engine (prop)=Textron Lycoming 0-235
type of prop=air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four cylinder reciprocating engine
power main=88 kw
power alt=118 hp
propeller or rotor?=propeller
propellers=McCauly fixed-pitch two-bladed aluminium
number of propellers per engine=1
cruise speed main=176 kph
cruise speed alt=95 KIAS
never exceed speed main=282 kph
never exceed speed alt=152 KIAS
stall speed main=85 kph
stall speed alt=46 KIAS

ee also

aircontent
similar aircraft=
* Alpha 2000 (Robin R2000)
* Beechcraft Skipper
* Cessna 150
* Cessna 152
* Grumman American AA-1
* Piper Tomahawk

References

External links

* [http://www.dwaviation.com/index.html Dean-Wilson Aviation Ltd]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/01/2048236.htm The unlikely history of the Whitney Boomerang]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2048978.htm Live and Let Fly - Transcript]


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