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Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer. Originally Westland Aircraft, the company focused on helicopters after the Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961. In 2000, it merged with Italian helicopter manufacturer Agusta to form AgustaWestland. [1]
The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil.Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants.
Air-sea search and rescue helicopter for the Royal Navy with Alvis Leonides 23/1 engine and updated to instruments and avionics. 25 modified from HR.1 and HR.3. Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1A Civil transport helicopter powered by a 520 hp (388 kW) Alvis Leonides 521/1 radial piston engine, 36 built. Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1B
Data from Westland Aircraft since 1915 General characteristics Crew: Two pilots (civilian type 60 Wessex cleared for single pilot operation) Capacity: 16 troops or 8 stretchers Length: 65 ft 10 in (20.07 m) Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) Empty weight: 8,340 lb (3,783 kg) Gross weight: 13,500 lb (6,123 kg) Powerplant: 2 × de Havilland Gnome H.1200 Mk.110/111 turboshaft, 1,350 shp (1,010 kW) each ...
Data from Westland Helicopters W30 history page Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 19 passengers (high density seating) Length: 52 ft 2 in (15.90 m) overall Height: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) rotors running Empty weight: 6,982 lb (3,167 kg) minimum equipment Max takeoff weight: 12,800 lb (5,806 kg) Fuel capacity: 1,043 kg (2,299 lb) in two underfloor ...
The Westminster was the first tangible result of efforts that Westland Aircraft had been making throughout the 1950s to produce a gas-turbine-powered heavy-lift helicopter. Projects ranged up to the remarkable W.90, a 450-seat troopship with three Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojets mounted on its rotor-tips.
The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles.
PP3 – Westland-built and the first civil configured Heliliner, used for engine vibration tests and icing trials in Canada. [163] PP4 – Westland-built British naval prototype, lost in an accident on 7 April 1995 after a drive train control rod failure. [165] PP5 – Westland-built Merlin development aircraft eventually equipped with Merlin ...