Westland Wasp Aircraft

Wasp HAS.1, Weston-super-Mare

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

28 October 1962

Wasp HAS.1 Pre-production:

2 - Westland Aircraft

Wasp HAS.1:

138 - Westland Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Wasp HAS.1

Type:

Anti-submarine helicopter developed from Saro P.531

Rotor System:

Four blade main rotor, two blade tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal monocoque fuselage

Landing Gear:

Four seperate legs each with a single wheel, two at frout of fuselage and two at rear

Power Plant:

One 1,050 shp Rolls-Royce Nimbus 103 turboshaft engine mounted behind the cabin

Accommodation:

Seating for up to 6 in two rows in enclosed cabin

Armament:

Two homing torpedos or two depth charges under the fuselage or two guided missiles on fuselage sides

Rotor Diameter:

32 ft 3 in

Length:

40 ft 4 in

Height:

8 ft 11 in

Empty:

3,452 lb

Loaded:

5,500 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph

Rate of Climb:

1,440 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

12,200 ft

Range:

303 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Wasp HAS.1:

XS527 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XS567 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display XS570 - Historic Warship Preservation Trust, Birkenhead - Display XT427 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XT443 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare - Display XT778 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored

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