The Whittaker MW6 is a family of British amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Mike Whittaker and supplied as plans for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Design and development The MW6 series is based upon the earlier single-seat Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer. The MW6 features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted on the keel tube, above the cockpit.
The aircraft is made from aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of . The standard engine used is the Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant.
The design is Whittaker's most popular aircraft, with over 200 sets of plans sold. It is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.
Operational history Bayerl et al. said of the MW6S and MW6T, "Both are very solid and safe, though performance doesn't match the latest hotships."
Variants
MW6S Fatboy Model with side-by-side configuration seating MW6T Merlin Model with tandem seating
Specifications (MW6S Fatboy)
References
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Photo of Whittaker MW6T Merlin Photo of Whittaker MW6S Fatboy