Aerial Distributors Distributor Wing
| DW-1 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Agricultural aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aerial Distributors |
| Designer | |
| History | |
| First flight | 30 January 1965 |
The Distributor Wing DW-1 was a prototype agricultural aircraft of unorthodox design, designed by Ken Razak in the United States and marketed by Aerial Distributors in the 1960s.
Design
[edit]Developed with assistance from NASA, the University of Wichita and the University of Robbins, California,[1] the aircraft was unusual in that it had a second engine mounted directly below its main powerplant, using this second motor to power a distribution system that used compressed air to carry dry chemicals from a hopper and blow them out of the trailing edges of its wings, over the flaps. Varying the power of this blower engine also provided lift control.
Flight testing and cancellation
[edit]First flown on January 30, 1965, the DW-1 was flight tested over several years, with the cowling being revised during testing.[1] Development was terminated by economic conditions in the fertilizer market.
Specifications (Production DW-1)
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 39.9 cubic feet (1.13 m3) hopper capacity
- Length: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
- Wingspan: 43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)
- Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) to top of canopy
- Wing area: 240 sq ft (22 m2)
- Max takeoff weight: 5,200 lb (2,359 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 60 US gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IGO-540 six-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 350 hp (260 kW)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 108 hp (81 kW) powering spraying and dusting gear
- Propellers: 3-bladed Hartzell Propeller variable-pitch, 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)
- Stall speed: 40 kn (46 mph, 74 km/h) empty
- Rate of climb: 350 ft/min (1.8 m/s)
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Ayres Thrush
- Cessna 188
- Grumman Ag-Cat
- PAC Fletcher
- PZL-106 Kruk
- Transavia PL-12 Airtruk
- Zlin Z-37 Cmelak
Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-1972. London: Sampson Low Marston & Co., LTD. p. 296. ISBN 0-354-00094-2.
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