The Dudley Watt D.W.2 was a 1930s British two-seat light biplane designed by K.N. Pearson for Dudley Watt.^[1][2] The D.W.2 was built at Brooklands and was a wood and fabric biplane with a tailskid landing gear. It had two open cockpits and was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) ADC Cirrus III piston engine.^[1]

The D.W.2 was designed to be offer exceptional handling at low speeds and to be a competitor for the de Havilland Moth family.^[1] Only one D.W.2 (registered G-AAWK^[3]) was built and this was sold by Dudley Watt in February 1934, it had been dismantled by the end of year.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
• Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
• Wing area: 350 sq ft (32.5 m²) ^[4]
• Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,224 lb (555 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × ADC Cirrus III inline piston engine , 67 hp (90 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h, 78 kn)