Westland Westminster
| Westland Westminster | |
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 Westland Westminster
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| Type: | medium-weight transport helicopter |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
June 15, 1958 |
| Commissioning: |
- |
| Production time: |
1958-1959 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Westland Westminster was a project by the British company Westland Aircraft for a transport helicopter . It was based on basic elements of the Sikorsky S-56 . Development was stopped in early 1960.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Construction year | 1958 |
| Manufacturer | Westland Aircraft |
| Rotor diameter | 21.95 m |
| length | 27.40 m |
| height | 5.04 m |
| Takeoff mass | 16345 kg |
| crew | 3 |
| Top speed | 185 km / h |
| Range | 330 km |
| Engine | 2 × Napier Eland 229A shaft drive , each 2059 kW (2800 PS) |
See also
literature
- Giorgio Apostolo: World Cyclopedia of Airplanes, Volume 3 , Südwest-Verlag, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-517-00851-6 .