Warwick W-4 Hot Canary

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W-4 Hot Canary
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W-4 Hot Canary
RoleBiplane racer
National origin United States
DesignerWilliam J. Warwick
Introduction1969
Number built1

The W-4 Hot Canary is a custom biplane designed for air racing. [1]

Contents

Design

The W-4 is a single place conventional geared negative stagger biplane.

Operational history

Specifications (W-4 Hot Canary)

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. "Warwick W-4 Hot Canary" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. Air Progress: 16. October 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)