Dingbat | |
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Role | Single-seat ultralight monoplane |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Taylor Watkinson Aircraft Company |
Designer | E.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor |
First flight | June 1938 |
Number built | 1 |
The Watkinson Dingbat was a 1930s British ultralight monoplane designed by E.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor. [1]
The Dingbat, otherwise known as the Taylor Watkinson Ding-Bat, [2] was a low-wing monoplane powered by a 30 hp (22 kW) Carden-Ford engine. It had a single-seat open cockpit and a fixed conventional landing gear. It was built at Teddington in Middlesex and registered G-AFJA it was first flown at Heston Aerodrome in June 1938. [1] [3]
It was stored during the Second World War, but restored to flying condition in 1959. After a crash in 1975, it was rebuilt, and was still registered in 2010. [3]
Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 [1]
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