Westland Lysander

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament 2 × 7.7 mm Browning machine guns
2 × 7.7 mm Vickers K machine guns
up to 500 lb (230 kg) of bombs
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
biplane (early prototype)
monoplane (production)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Arthur_Davenport
gptkb:Teddy_Petter
gptkbp:emptyWeight 4,210 lb (1,910 kg)
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Bristol_Mercury_XII
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 15 June 1936
gptkbp:height 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Westland Lysander
gptkbp:introduced 1938
gptkbp:length 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Westland_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 212 mph (341 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 6,100 lb (2,767 kg)
gptkbp:notableFor STOL (short takeoff and landing) capability
dropping and picking up agents in occupied Europe
special operations missions
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1,786
gptkbp:powerplant 1 × Bristol Mercury XII, 870 hp (649 kW)
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 600 mi (966 km)
gptkbp:retired 1946
gptkbp:role army co-operation aircraft
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 21,500 ft (6,550 m)
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Auster_AOP
gptkbp:survived several preserved in museums
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Finnish_Air_Force
gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
gptkb:Tangmere_Military_Aviation_Museum
gptkb:Canadian_Warplane_Heritage_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Yorkshire_Air_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5