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Westland Helicopters put together a proposal, designated WG.34, for a three-engined helicopter of similar dimensions to the Sea King; the WG.34 was to feature more autonomy and a greater range than its predecessor. [6]
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer. ... In 1984, Westland proposed the WG 44 light attack helicopter based on the Lynx dynamics, ...
In 1977, the British Ministry of Defence issued a requirement for an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to replace the Royal Navy's Westland Sea Kings.Westland responded with design WG.34 that was approved for development.
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.
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military. It is based at the southeastern corner of the former Weston-super-Mare RAF Base .
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 ...
AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, [2] which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). [3] It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian [4] multinational company, when Finmeccanica and GKN merged their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland, [5] with each holding a ...
The Westland Wessex is a British-built turbine-powered development of the Sikorsky H-34. It was developed and produced under licence by Westland Aircraft (later Westland Helicopters). One of the main changes from Sikorsky's H-34 was the replacement of the piston-engine powerplant with a turboshaft engine.