First Austin Whippet is standing alongside Handley Page O/400 J2251, one of a batch built by the Birmingham Carriage Co Ltd. This aircraft also joined the civil register, becoming HP-21/G-EALX with Handley Page Transport Ltd in October 1919, but was scrapped after a heavy landing in April 1921. Engines were two 360 h.p. Rolls-Royce Eagle VIIIs, which drove a pair of four-bladed propellers.

Designer J. W. Kenworthy stands by the nose of prototype Whippet K-158. Capt Nares, Austin's test pilot, is in the cockpit.

Flt Lt F. O. Soden runs up Whippet G-EAPF at Gosport on King's Cup day, August 12, 1924.

The prototype Austin Whippet, with original form of cowling covering the cylinder heads, and with wings folded.

The second Whippet after being fitted with a 60 h,p, Anzani to improve performance. Note the circular exhaust system.

Austin’s first post-war aeroplane was the little Whippet of 1919, a single-seat sporting biplane designed by J. W. Kenworthy and powered by the 45 h.p. six-cylinder Anzani radial. Five Whippets were built, the first originally being registered K158 and later G-EAGS. The Whippet did away with bracing wires by the use of N-type interplane struts and streamlined steel lift struts.

Whippet K-158 with its new permanent registration, G-EAGS, showing the wing folding.
The little machine is the Austin "Whippet" with 45-50 h.p. 6-cyl. Anzani, designed by John Kenworthy, who later produced the Redwing, and produced in 1919. This machine was the first post-war light plane, but it was, unfortunately, before its time, there was then no demand for such a machine, and it never went into quantity production. We believe the machine is still in existence, or was until quite recently.

The final Whippet shortly after completion. This aircraft was exported to New Zealand and the fuselage ended up in Australia, but it probably never flew "down under".

A complete but uncovered Whippet airframe. This may well be G-EAUZ, the third machine, which was displayed at Olympia minus engine.