Westland Whirlwind (Helicopter) Aircraft
Whirlwind HAR.1, Yeovilton | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
Westland Aircraft Limited under licence from Sikorsky Helicopters |
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First Flight: |
12 November 1952 |
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WS-55 Series 1: |
44 - Westland Aircraft |
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WS-55 Series 2: |
19 - Westland Aircraft |
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WS-55 Series 3: |
5 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAR.1: |
10 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAR.2: |
33 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAR.3: |
25 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAR.4: |
24 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind Mk.5: |
3 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAS.7: |
129 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HCC.8: |
2 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HAR.10: |
68 - Westland Aircraft |
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Whirlwind HCC.12: |
2 - Westland Aircraft |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 |
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Type: |
Anti-submarine helicopter |
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Rotor System: |
Three blade main rotor. Two blade tail rotor |
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Fuselage: |
All metal fuselage |
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Landing Gear: |
Fixed gear. Four main units in pairs at front and rear of fuselage each with one wheel |
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Power Plant: |
One 750 hp Alvis Leonides Major 755 fourteen cylinder two row air cooled radial engine in nose |
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Accommodation: |
Crew of two on raised flight deck with cabin below for up to ten passengers |
Armament: |
One homing torpedo or depth charges |
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Dimensions | |
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Rotor Diameter: |
53 ft |
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Length: |
41 ft 8 in |
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Height: |
15 ft 7 in |
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Wing Area: |
2,205 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Empty: |
5,993 lb |
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Loaded: |
7,800 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
109 mph |
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Rate of Climb: |
910 ft/min at sea level |
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Service Ceiling: |
13,000 ft |
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Range: |
335 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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WS-55 Series 1: |
G-ANFH - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display |
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WS-55 Series 3: |
G-AODA - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display G-APWN - Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Display XG588 - Aeropark, Nottingham East Midlands Airport - Restoration |
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Whirlwind HAR.1: |
XA864 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XA870 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Display |
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Whirlwind HAR.3: |
XG574 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored |
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Whirlwind HAS.7: |
XG594 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XK936 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford - Display XK940 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display XL853 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XM660 - RAF Millom Museum, Haverigg - Display XM685 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Showground - Display XN299 - Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Tangmere - Display XN304 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display |
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Whirlwind HAR.9: |
XN258 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display XN386 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Cockpit |
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Whirlwind HAR.10: |
XD163 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display XJ398 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Display XJ409 - Maes Artro Village, Llanbedr - Display XJ723 - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Montrose - Display XJ726 - Caernarfon Airworld Museum, Caernarfon - Display XJ727 - RAF Manston History Museum, Manston - Restoration XP299 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display XP345 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Restoration XP351 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display XP355 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich - Display XP398 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display XR485 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display |
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Whirlwind HCC.12: |
XR486 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display |
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