Watkinson Dingbat

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Dingbat
RoleSingle-seat ultralight monoplane
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerTaylor Watkinson Aircraft Company
DesignerE.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor
First flightJune 1938
Number built1

The Watkinson Dingbat was a 1930s British ultralight monoplane designed by E.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor. [1]

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Design and development

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]

Specifications

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Jackson 1974, p. 331
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ord-Hume 2000 pp.483-4
  3. 1 2 "Registration History - G-AFJA". United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN   0-370-10014-X.
  • Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes. Peterborough: GMS Enterprises. ISBN   978-1-870384-76-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)