Westland Lysander II
Title
Westland Lysander II
Description
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Lysander and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
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Format
One double sided printed card
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Identifier
MDarbyCAH927893-180202-010013, MDarbyCAH927893-180202-010014
Transcription
[photograph]
VALENTINE’S “AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION” CARDS
VALENTINE & SON, LTD.,
DUNDEE and LONDON.
Printed in Gt. Britain.
[page break]
“THE PROFICIENCY TEST” SERIES. No. – 65
THE WESTLAND LYSANDER II.
BRITISH ARMY CO-OPERATION.
One 905 h.p. Bristol Perseus XII, air-cooled radial motor. All metal construction with fabric covering. Two fixed machine guns to fire forward from wheel spats. Aft gunner has single movable Vickers K gun.
Dimensions. – Span, 50ft.; length, 30ft. 6in.; height, 14ft. 6in.; wing area, 260 sq. ft.; aspect ratio 9.6.
Weights. – Empty. 4,489lb.; loaded, 6,015lb.
Performance. – Max. speed, 230 m.p.h. at 10,000ft.; range, 600 miles at 216 m.p.h.; initial climb 1,600ft. per min.; service ceiling, 26,000ft.
[drawing]
[drawing]
[drawing]
THESE DRAWINGS, REPRODUCED FROM “AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION,” ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF “THE AEROPLANE.”
RECOGNITION POINTS. – Trapezoidal high braced wings tapered inboard and outboard of Vee struts. Short fuselage, enclosed tandem cockpit. Big single fin and rudder. Low position of tailplane. Fixed cantilever undercarriage with big spats, fixed tail wheel.
VALENTINE’S “AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION” CARDS
VALENTINE & SON, LTD.,
DUNDEE and LONDON.
Printed in Gt. Britain.
[page break]
“THE PROFICIENCY TEST” SERIES. No. – 65
THE WESTLAND LYSANDER II.
BRITISH ARMY CO-OPERATION.
One 905 h.p. Bristol Perseus XII, air-cooled radial motor. All metal construction with fabric covering. Two fixed machine guns to fire forward from wheel spats. Aft gunner has single movable Vickers K gun.
Dimensions. – Span, 50ft.; length, 30ft. 6in.; height, 14ft. 6in.; wing area, 260 sq. ft.; aspect ratio 9.6.
Weights. – Empty. 4,489lb.; loaded, 6,015lb.
Performance. – Max. speed, 230 m.p.h. at 10,000ft.; range, 600 miles at 216 m.p.h.; initial climb 1,600ft. per min.; service ceiling, 26,000ft.
[drawing]
[drawing]
[drawing]
THESE DRAWINGS, REPRODUCED FROM “AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION,” ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF “THE AEROPLANE.”
RECOGNITION POINTS. – Trapezoidal high braced wings tapered inboard and outboard of Vee struts. Short fuselage, enclosed tandem cockpit. Big single fin and rudder. Low position of tailplane. Fixed cantilever undercarriage with big spats, fixed tail wheel.
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Citation
Valentine & Sons, “Westland Lysander II,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 15, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39694.
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