Westland Dragonfly Aircraft

Dragonfly HR.5, Weston

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Helicopters Limited under licence from Sikorsky Helicopters

First Flight:

18 June 1949

Dragonfly HR.1:

13 - Westland

Dragonfly HC.2:

2 - Westland

Dragonfly HR.3:

71 - Westland

Dragonfly HC.4:

12 - Westland

Dragonfly HR.5:

25 - Westland (converted from HR.1 and HR.3)

WS-51:

51 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Dragonfly HR.3

Type:

Carrier-borne or shore-based air-sea rescue and communications helicopter

Rotor System:

Three blade main rotor. Three blade tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Landing Gear:

Three main wheels, one under nose with others on struts from fuselage sides

Power Plant:

One 550 hp Alvis Leonides 50 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine beneath rotor

Accommodation:

Pilot plus up to three passengers in enclosed cabin

Rotor Diameter:

48 ft

Length:

57 ft 6.5 in

Height:

12 ft 11 in

Empty:

4,397 lb

Loaded:

5,870 lb

Max Speed:

95 mph

Climb:

970 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

13,200 ft

Range:

300 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Dragonfly HR.1:

VX595 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored

Dragonfly HR.3:

WG751 - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, Chatham - Display WN499 - Caernarfon Airworld Museum, Caernarfon - Display G-AJOV - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display

Dragonfly HR.5:

WG719 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display WG724 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Restoration WH991 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display WN493 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Display

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