Wild WT-1 & WT S
Entwicklung
The Wild WTS was a
two-seater biplane with wooden wings and fabric covering manufactured by
Robert Wild in 1915. The machine was used as a training aircraft by the
Swiss Air Force until 1922.
Robert Wild was originally employed at Aviatik, a former manufacturer of
vehicles and aircraft in Mulhouse in Alsace. At the national exhibition
in Bern in 1914, the Aviatik CI aircraft developed by him was exhibited.
The exhibit was purchased for the Luftwaffe in the same year without
being tested. A year later, in 1915, Wild get the order to develop a
training aircraft for the Swiss Air Force.
The WTS was verry simmilar to the The WTS was very similar to the
Aviatik B.I, with open tandem cockpits with the pilot in the front.
Wild WTS war ein im Jahre 1915
von Robert Wild hergestellter zweisitziger Doppeldecker mit Holztragflächen
und Stoffbespannung. Die Maschine war als Schulungsflugzeug innerhalb der
Luftwaffe der Schweiz bis zum Jahre 1922 im Einsatz.
Robert Wild war ursprünglich bei Aviatik, einem damaligen Hersteller für
Fahr- und Fluggeräte in Mülhausen im Elsass, beschäftigt. Bei der
Landesausstellung in Bern 1914 wurde das von ihm entwickelte Flugzeug
Aviatik C.I ausgestellt. Das Ausstellungsstück wurde noch im gleichen Jahr
ohne Erprobung für die Luftwaffe käuflich erworben. Ein Jahr später 1915
erhielt Wild den Auftrag, ein Schulungsflugzeug für die Schweizer Luftwaffe
zu entwickeln.
Die WTS war der Aviatik B.I sehr ähnlich, mit offenen Tandem-Cockpits mit
dem Piloten vorne.
Versionen
WTS
WTS
WT
WT
WT-1
WT-1
WT-1S
WT-1S
Spezial
Spezial
Operational history
Einsatzgeschichte
| Specifications | Wild WT | |
| Wingspan | Spannweite | 12.00 m |
|
Length |
Länge |
7.80 m |
|
Height |
Höhe |
3.00 m |
| Wing area | Flügelfläche | 38.00 m2 |
|
Engine |
Motor |
Argus
AS II 6 Zylinder Reihenmotor 120 PS |
|
Maximum speed |
Höchstgeschwindigkeit |
111 Km/h |
|
Empty weight |
Leergewicht |
730 Kg |
|
Loaded weight |
Startgewicht |
1'080 Kg |
|
Climb Rate |
Steigrate |
1.5 m/s |
|
Service ceiling |
Gipfelhöhe |
3'500 m |
|
Range |
Reichweite |
200 Km |
|
Armament |
Bewaffnung |
1 x 7.45mm MG (flexibel) |
|
Capacity |
Zuladung | Crew 2 |
| Wild, Swiss Air Force | |||||
| Typ | Buzz | s/n | Delivered | Withdrawn | Remarks |
| WTS | 133 | ... | 8. Sep. 1915 | 5. Jun. 1916 | Crashed |
| WT-1 | 134 | ... | 5. Jan. 1916 | 14. Apr. 1918 | Crashed |
| WT-1 | 135 | ... | 11. Jan. 1916 | 12. May 1922 | ... |
| WT-1 | 136 | ... | 28. Jan. 1916 | 5. May 1920 | ... |
| WT-1 | 137 | ... | 19. Jan. 1916 | 12. May 1922 | ... |
| WT-1 | 138 | ... | 19. Jan. 1916 | 15. Jun. 1921 | ... |
| WT-1 | 139 | ... | 19. Jan. 1916 | 1. Oct. 1922 | ... |
| WTS | 140 | ... | 21. Jun. 1916 | 15. Jun. 1921 | ... |
| WT --> WTS | 141 | 13 | 1. Mar. 1917 | 18. Sep. 1921 | Rebuild from WT to WTS, standard Crashed |
| WT | 142 | 14 | 6. Mar. 1917 | 10. May 1917 | Crashed |
| WT --> WTS | 143 | 15 | 11. Mar. 1917 | 5. May 1920 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT --> WTS | 144 | 16 | 5. Apr. 1917 | 5. May 1920 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT --> WTS | 145 | 17 | 28. May 1917 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT --> WTS | 146 | 18 | 13. May 1917 | 6. Aug. 1923 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT --> WTS | 147 | 19 | 13. May 1917 | 6. Aug. 1923 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT --> WTS | 148 | 20 | 13. May 1917 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT to WTS standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 149 | 21 | 13. Jul. 1917 | 5. May 1920 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 150 | 22 | 13. Jul. 1917 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 151 | 53 | 11. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 152 | 54 | 14. Mar. 1918 | 2. Sep. 1921 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 153 | 55 | 27. Feb. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 154 | 56 | 13. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 155 | 57 | 13. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 156 | 58 | 14. Apr. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 | 157 | 59 | 16. Mar. 1918 | 23. May 1919 | Crashed |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 158 | 60 | 18. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 159 | 61 | 18. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 160 | 62 | 16. Mar. 1918 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 161 | 134 | 16. Aug. 1923 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 162 | 135 | 16. Aug. 1923 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 163 | 136 | 21. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 164 | 137 | 12. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 165 | 138 | 12. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 166 | 139 | 12. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 167 | 140 | 25. Feb. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 168 | 141 | 12. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 169 | 142 | 12. Jul. 1923 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 170 | 143 | 12. Jan. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 171 | 144 | 25. Feb. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 --> WT-1S | 172 | 145 | 25. Feb. 1924 | 2. Feb. 1934 | Rebuild from WT-1to WT-1S standard |
| WT-1 | 173 | ... | 1926 | 20. Apr. 1933 | ... |
| WT-1 | 174 | ... | 1926 | 2. Feb. 1934 | ... |
| WT-1 | 175 | ... | 1926 | 29. Sep. 1929 | ... |
| "Spezial" | 401 | ... | 3 Jan. 1917 | 5. Nov. 1917 | Crashed |