Whittaker MW6
{{Short description|British ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
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The Whittaker MW6 is a family of British amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Mike Whittaker and supplied as plans for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The MW6 series is based upon the earlier single-seat Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer. The MW6 features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted on the keel tube, above the cockpit.
The aircraft is made from aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|9.98|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|15.24|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. The standard engine used is the {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant.
The design is Whittaker's most popular aircraft, with over 200 sets of plans sold. It is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.{{cite web|url = http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/pdf/Engineering/Website%20Accepted%20Aircraft%20List.pdf|title = Approved Homebuilt Types|accessdate = 10 October 2012|last = Light Aircraft Association|date = 25 September 2012}}
Operational history
Variants
File:Whittaker MW-6-S Fatboy Flyer AN0417257.jpg
;MW6S Fatboy
:Model with side-by-side configuration seating
;MW6T Merlin
:Model with tandem seating
Specifications (MW6S Fatboy)
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1176781M.jpg Photo of Whittaker MW6T Merlin]
- [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Whittaker-MW-6-S-Fatboy/1282887/M/ Photo of Whittaker MW6S Fatboy]
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