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Wedell-williams Model 44The Wedell-Williams Model 44 was a racing aircraft, four examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s. It began as a rebuilding of the partnership's successful We-Will racer of 1929, but soon turned into a completely new aircraft. It was a typical 1930s racer design, a braced, low-wing monoplane powered by a large radial engine and equipped with fixed landing gear in large spats. Model 44s were raced in the 1932, 33, and 34 Bendix Trophy races, as well as the 1934 Thompson and Shell Trophy. The same year, Roscoe Turner set a transcontinental speed record in one. Specifications (Model 44) General Characteristics - Crew: one pilot
- Length: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft 0 in (7.93 m)
- Height: ft in ( m)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: 2,492 lb (1,133 kg)
- Loaded: 3,892 lb (1,769 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Pratt & Whitney R-1690, 1,020 hp (760 kW)
Performance - Maximum speed: 295 mph (472 km/h)
- Range: miles ( km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: 0.26 hp/lb (0.43 kW/kg)
External links Related content Related development: Wedell-Williams Model 45 - Wedell-Williams XP-34 Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: Model 44 - Model 45
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