Westland

Westland Wyvern

Attack aircraft

  • First flight1946
  • Introduction1953
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built127
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1 (2 in T.3)
Length
42 ft 3 in
Wingspan
44 ft
Height
15 ft 9 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
383 mph
Range
910 mi
Service ceiling
28,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop engine (3,560 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × 20mm Hispano Mk.V cannon, 2 in each wing; Bombs: Up to 3,000 lb of bombs or mines; Rockets: 16 × RP-3 underwing rockets; Missiles: 1 × Mk.15 or Mk.17 torpedo