Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer

MW5 Sorcerer
	Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer
Role	Amateur-built aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Designer	Mike Whittaker
Introduction	mid-1980s
Status	Plans available (2015)
Variants	Whittaker MW6

The Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer is a British amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Mike Whittaker in the mid-1980s and supplied as plans for amateur construction.^[1]^[2]

Design and development edit

The aircraft features a strut-braced parasol wing, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted on the keel tube, above the cockpit.^[1]^[2]

Whittaker MW5 Sorcerer is made from aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 8.54 m (28.0 ft) span wing has an area of 11.2 m² (121 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplant.^[1]^[2]

The design is approved by the Light Aircraft Association in the UK.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Variants edit

Whittaker MW-7

MW5A: Initial version^[1]^[2]
MW5D: Model with folding wings and the same wing area as the "A" model^[1]^[2]
MW5K: Seaplane version with a single monohull Full Lotus inflatable float and wing tip pontoons^[1]^[2]
MW7: Aerobatic version with shorter wingspan^[1]^[2]

Specifications (MW5A Sorcerer) edit

Data from Bayerl and Tacke^[1]^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Wingspan: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 11.2 m² (121 sq ft)
Empty weight: 145 kg (320 lb)
Gross weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

Performance

Maximum speed: 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)
Cruise speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
Stall speed: 56 km/h (35 mph, 30 kn)
Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
Wing loading: 25.4 kg/m² (5.2 lb/sq ft)

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Light Aircraft Association (25 September 2012). "Approved Homebuilt Types" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2012.

External links edit

Photo of Whittaker MW5D Sorcerer

[WDLA11-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

[WDLA15-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

[LAA-3] Light Aircraft Association (25 September 2012). "Approved Homebuilt Types" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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