Watkinson Dingbat

Dingbat
Role	Single-seat ultralight monoplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Taylor Watkinson Aircraft Company
Designer	E.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor
First flight	June 1938
Number built	1

The Watkinson Dingbat was a 1930s British ultralight monoplane designed by E.T. Watkinson and C.W. Taylor.^[1]

Design and development

The Dingbat, otherwise known as the Taylor Watkinson Ding-Bat,^[2] was a low-wing monoplane powered by a 30 hp (22 kW) Carden-Ford engine. It had a single-seat open cockpit and a fixed conventional landing gear. It was built at Teddington in Middlesex and registered G-AFJA it was first flown at Heston Aerodrome in June 1938.^[1][3]

It was stored during the Second World War, but restored to flying condition in 1959. After a crash in 1975, it was rebuilt, and was still registered in 2010.^[3]

Specifications

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
• Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) ^[2]
• Wing area: 125 sq ft (11.6 m²) ^[2]
• Empty weight: 460 lb (209 kg)
• Gross weight: 700 lb (318 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Carden Ford water-cooled 4-cylinder piston engine, 32 hp (24 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h; 78 kn)
• Cruise speed: 80 mph (70 kn; 129 km/h) ^[2]
• Stall speed: 39 mph (34 kn; 63 km/h) ^[2]
• Range: 200 mi (174 nmi; 322 km) ^[2]

References

Notes

1. Jackson 1974, p. 331
2. Ord-Hume 2000 pp.483-4
3. "Registration History - G-AFJA". United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 2009-11-29.

Bibliography

• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
• Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes. Peterborough: GMS Enterprises. ISBN 978-1-870384-76-6.