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Westland Wessex
Westland · Utility/Transport · UK · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Westland Wessex is an early turbine-powered helicopter produced by the British rotorcraft specialist Westland Aircraft. It was an under licence development of the piston-engined Sikorsky S-58.
Specifications
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Sub-Category
- Utility/Transport
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- Westland
- Operator
- RAF / Royal Navy / RAAF
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1960
- Produced
- 365
- Propulsion
- Turboprop
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce Gnome H.1400 turboshaft (twin coupled)
- Thrust / Power
- 2,000 shp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 65.8
- Wingspan (ft)
- 56
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 8657
- MTOW (lb)
- 13500
- Payload (lb)
- 4000
- Endurance (hr)
- 3
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 14100
- Range (mi)
- 390
- Max Speed (mph)
- 132
- Armament
- 4x AS-12 missiles or torpedoes (HAS.3); SS.11 (HU.5)