WNF Wn 16
Wiener Neustadter Flugzeugwerke · Austria · first flew 1939 · light aircraft
The WNF Wn 16 was an Austrian experimental aircraft built in the late 1930s for tricycle undercarriage research. It was a swept-wing tandem two-seater with a pusher engine and twin-boom fuselage.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, swept |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Twin-boom fuselage with oval vertical tails acting as end-plates |
| T — Tail | Twin fin |
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Spot it by:
- Twin-boom fuselage with oval vertical tails acting as end-plates
- Pusher radial engine in a Townend ring cowling behind the wing
- Fixed tricycle undercarriage with legs and wheels in streamlined fairings
A cantilever low wing with 18 degrees of sweep, tandem seats under a continuous canopy and a steerable nosewheel in a streamlined fairing.
Specifications
- The WNF Wn 16 has a length of 7.27 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.84 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 160 km/h (99 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was originally built as the Meindl-van Nes A.XV. It flew for the first time on 23 September 1939 with a 37 kW Salmson 9Ad radial engine.
Variants
It was later re-engined with a 45 kW Walter Mikron, first flown on 7 August 1942.
Where you'll see it
Development continued into the Second World War. Only one was built.
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