The English Electric Wren was a British ultralight monoplane of the 1920s, built by the English Electric Company at Lytham St Annes in Lancashire. W. O. Manning, better known for his flying boat designs, drew it as a simple high-wing single-seat motor-glider with an empty weight of only 232 lb (105 kg), powered by an 8 hp ABC two-cylinder engine. The first aircraft was built in 1921 for the Air Ministry, and two Wrens were entered in the Lympne light aircraft trials of October 1923, where one shared the first prize by flying 87.5 miles on a single Imperial gallon of fuel. A later aircraft, rebuilt in 1957 as G-EBNV, is still airworthy and is displayed at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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History
The first aircraft (Serial Number J6973) was built in 1921 for the Air Ministry.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane
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1 × ABC 8 hp 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
History, survivor
Painted with competition number 4 it is still airworthy and is on public display at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 232 lb (105 kg)
Specifications, takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 420 lb (191 kg)
Specifications, speed
Maximum speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)
Specifications, power
8 hp (6.0 kW)
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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