Westland Whirlwind (Helicopter) Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.1, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited under licence from Sikorsky Helicopters

First Flight:

12 November 1952

WS-55 Series 1:

44 - Westland Aircraft

WS-55 Series 2:

19 - Westland Aircraft

WS-55 Series 3:

5 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.1:

10 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.2:

33 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.3:

25 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.4:

24 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind Mk.5:

3 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAS.7:

129 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HCC.8:

2 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HAR.10:

68 - Westland Aircraft

Whirlwind HCC.12:

2 - Westland Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Type:

Anti-submarine helicopter

Rotor System:

Three blade main rotor. Two blade tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Landing Gear:

Fixed gear. Four main units in pairs at front and rear of fuselage each with one wheel

Power Plant:

One 750 hp Alvis Leonides Major 755 fourteen cylinder two row air cooled radial engine in nose

Accommodation:

Crew of two on raised flight deck with cabin below for up to ten passengers

Armament:

One homing torpedo or depth charges

Rotor Diameter:

53 ft

Length:

41 ft 8 in

Height:

15 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

2,205 sq ft

Empty:

5,993 lb

Loaded:

7,800 lb

Max Speed:

109 mph

Rate of Climb:

910 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

13,000 ft

Range:

335 miles

Preserved in British Museums

WS-55 Series 1:

G-ANFH - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display

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

Whirlwind HAR.1:

XA864 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XA870 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Display

Whirlwind HAR.3:

XG574 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored

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

Whirlwind HAR.9:

XN258 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display XN386 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Cockpit

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

Whirlwind HCC.12:

XR486 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display

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