Dudley Watt D.W.2
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__NOTOC__ The Dudley Watt D.W.2 was a 1930s British two-seat light
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designed by K.N. Pearson for Dudley Watt. The D.W.2 was built at
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and was a wood and fabric biplane with a tailskid landing gear. It had two open cockpits and was powered by a
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piston engine. The D.W.2 was designed to be offer exceptional handling at low speeds and to be a competitor for the
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family. Only one D.W.2 (
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''G-AAWK'') was built and this was sold by Dudley Watt in February 1934, it had been dismantled by the end of year.


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* * * {{refend 1930s British civil utility aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1930