Wedell-Williams Model 22
| Wedell-Williams Model 22 | |
|---|---|
| NR10337, Model 22 Prototype | |
| General information | |
| Type | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp. Patterson, Louisiana |
| Designer | |
| Status | No survivors. |
| Primary users | Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp. W.A. McDonald |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1930-1934 Patterson, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Introduction date | July 21, 1930 Cirrus All-American Flying Derby |
| First flight | 1930 |
| Retired | 1935 National Air Races at Cleveland |
| Developed into | Wedell-Williams Model 44 |
The Wedell-Williams Model 22 was a racing aircraft, two examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s by the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation. It was one of three early projects by aircraft designer Jimmy Wedell to create a racer and was built specifically to compete in the 1930 All-American Flying Derby from Buffalo to Detroit. It was a braced, low-wing monoplane originally powered by an inline Cirrus engine and equipped with fixed landing gear in large spats.
A replica Model 22 is on display at the Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum, Patterson, Louisiana.