Wedell-Williams Model 45

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The Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. It was a development of designer James Wedell's earlier Model 44, although both he and company financier Harry P. Williams were killed in separate air crashes before the aircraft could be completed. The Model 45 flew for the first time on June 28 1933, and was donated to Louisiana State University, where it was eventually scrapped.

It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which were retractable.

pecifications (Model 45)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=One pilot
length main=23 ft 11 in
length alt=7.29 m
span main=26 ft 9 in
span alt=8.16 m
height main=ft in
height alt= m
area main=ft²
area alt= m²
empty weight main=lb
empty weight alt= kg
loaded weight main=lb
loaded weight alt= kg
max takeoff weight main=lb
max takeoff weight alt= kg
engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney R-1340
type of prop=
number of props=1
power main=500 hp
power alt=373 kW
max speed main=mph
max speed alt= km/h
range main=miles
range alt= km
ceiling main=ft
ceiling alt= m
climb rate main=ft/min
climb rate alt= m/min
loading main=lb/ft²
loading alt= kg/m²
power/mass main=hp/lb
power/mass alt= kW/kg

External links

* [http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/aviation/wedellK.htm Photos of the Model 45] - Louisiana State Museum

ee also

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Wedell-Williams Model 44 -
Wedell-Williams XP-34
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Model 44 -Model 45
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