Chilton DW-1A

Name: Chilton DW-1A
Brand: A1R Design Bureau
Price: 15.49 USD
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)

A1R Design Bureau

CHILTONCLASSICSPORTRACERBRITISH

4.3/5 (3)

USD 15.49

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Added: December 21, 2023
Updated: December 20, 2024

The A1R Chilton DW-1A is a British light sporting single seat low wing monoplane designed and built in the late 1930s. The aircraft was intended to be cheap to build and operate, yet have an exceptional performance on low power. The fuselage is rectangular wooden structure with curved decking covered with plywood.

The wings are cantilever in three sections comprising rectangular centre section and two tapered outer sections, covered with plywood back to the rear spar fabric covering thereafter.
The landing gear is divided type, each medium pressure wheel sprung with twin coil spring shock absorber, telescopic legs and enclosed in a fairing.
The A1R Chilton DW-1A airplane is equipped with Walter Mikron-III 65 HP engine.
The aircraft uses the new Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) flight model along with new propeller simulation system, PBR high-definition materials and completly based on Audiokinetic Wwise sound system.

The DW-1A is a single-engine, single-seat, lightweight monoplane developed by Chilton Aircraft Limited of the United Kingdom. The airplane took its maiden flight in April of 1937 and it was introduced that same year. The company built four of the airframe and hobbyists constructed three more in subsequent decades. One of the original aircraft, substantially rebuilt over the years, remains airworthy, and at least one amateur-produced version continues to fly.

Budding aircraft engineers Andrew Dalrymple and Alexander Reginald Ward established Chilton Aircraft Limited in 1937 while in their early 20s. Their first initiative was to develop a small, efficient, good performing airplane for the general market. Their initiative culminated in the DW-1A, a low-wing, open-cockpit aircraft with a fixed traditional undercarriage. The design proved fast and an excellent performer throughout its entire speed range.

The DW-1A features all-wood framing and wood and fabric surfaces, a traditional empennage, and aerodynamic pants over its main landing gear legs. It measures 17 feet, 6 inches in length, stands 4 feet, 10 inches tall, and has a 24-foot wingspan. The DW-1A is powered by a piston engine that delivers up to 55 horsepower and turns a fixed-pitch, 2-blade, wood propeller. It has a range of 500 miles, a cruising speed of 105 miles per hour, and a top speed of 125 mph.