Westfall Sport

Westfall Sport
Role Biplane
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Westfall Aircraft Co.
Designer Miles Westfall
Unit cost
$500 in 1934

The Westfall Sport is a single seat biplane modeled after the Waco F2.

Development

Miles Westfall, a cafe owner by trade, started the design of the Westfall sport in his dining room in 1934. The prototype was built in his driveway.

Design

The Westfall Sport uses a welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering. It was originally equipped with a model A Ford engine. The prototype used a radiator with a hole cut out for the prop shaft, but later changed to a modified OX-5 radiator below the cowling. A second prototype was built with a 65 hp. LeBlond engine in 1935.[1]

Operational history

The first prototype was finished and test flow in Oklahoma City in 1934. Westfall flew the prototype for over 1000 hours in air tours across the US. Shortly thereafter, The designer Westfall was jailed by the CAA in a crackdown against homebuilt aircraft.[1]


Specifications (Westfall Sport)

Data from Experimenter

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

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Prototype currently owned by Paul Agaliotis in California.

References

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