Westland WG.30 Aircraft



WG.30-200, Weston-super-Mare

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

10 April 1979

WG.30 development:

2 - Westland

WG.30-100:

36 - Westland

WG.30-200:

1 - Westland

WG.30-300:

1 - Westland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland 30-100

Type:

General purpose civil and military helicopter

Rotor System:

Four blade main rotor, four blade tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal semi-monocoque fuselage

Landing Gear:

Three seperate legs, one at frout of fuselage with two wheels and two at rear with single wheels

Power Plant:

Two 1,135 shp Rolls-Royce Gem 41-1 turboshaft engines mounted aft of rotor head

Accommodation:

Two crew and up to 19 passengers in cabin

Dimensions

Rotor Diameter:

43 ft 8 in

Length:

52 ft 2.5 in

Height:

15 ft 6,5 in

Weights

Empty:

6,982 lb

Loaded:

12,350 lb

Performance

Max Cruising Speed:

138 mph

Hover Ceiling:

3,800 ft

Range:

466 miles

Preserved in British Museums

WG.30-100:

G-BGHF - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare - Display G-BKGD - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare - Display

WG.30-200:

G-ELEC - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare - Display

WG.30-TT300:

G-HAUL - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare - Display

Web Sites

http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/west_30-r.html