Aerial Distributors Distributor Wing
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The Aerial Distributors Distributor Wing was a prototype agricultural aircraft of unorthodox design designed by Ken Razak and built in the United States in 1965. The aircraft was unusual in that it had a second engine mounted directly below its main powerplant, using this second motor to power a distribution system that used compressed air to carry dry chemicals from a hopper and blow them out of the trailing edges of its wings, over the flaps. Varying the power of this blower engine also provided lift control.
Development was terminated by economic conditions in the fertilizer market.
[edit] Specifications (DWA)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Length: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
- Wingspan: 43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)
- Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
- Loaded weight: 5,200 lb (2,364 kg)
- Powerplant:
- 1× Lycoming IGO-540 6-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine for flight, 350 hp (261 kW)
- 1× Lycoming O-235 4-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed engine for spraying, 108 hp (81 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 knots (150 mph, 240 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 350 ft/min (106 m/min)
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