Westland Widgeon (Helicopter) Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

23 August 1955

Widgeon:

15 - Westland (3 converted from WS-51)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Widgeon

Type:

Utility helicopter designed as a private venture update to Dragonfly

Rotor System:

Three-blade metal main rotor. Three-blade laminated wood tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Landing Gear:

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

Power Plant:

One 520 hp Alvis Leonides 521/2 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine beneath rotor

Accommodation:

Pilot and up to four passengers in enclosed cabin

Rotor Diameter:

49 ft 2 in

Length:

41 ft 10 in

Height:

13 ft 4 in

Empty:

4,322 lb

Loaded:

5,900 lb

Max Speed:

109 mph at sea level

Rate of Climb:

700 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

11,800 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Widgeon:

G-APTW - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display G-APWK - Carpetbagger Aviation Museum, Harrington - Forward Fuselage

Widgeon 2:

G-ANLW - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display G-AOZE - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare - Display

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