Westland Wasp

The Westland Wasp was a British small first-generation gas-turbine powered shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters it came from the same P.531 programme as the British Army Westland Scout and was based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter. It fulfilled the requirement of the Royal Navy for a helicopter small enough to land on the deck of a frigate and carry a useful load of two homing torpedoes.

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Westland Wasp HAS 1 Initial training was carried out by 702 Squadron, at Royal Naval Air Station Portland for both air and 2
Believe it or not, it is twenty years since the Westland Wasp was withdrawn from Royal Navy service.3
Fujimi 30138 Westland Wasp HAS Mk1 - Scale: 1:48 Producer: Fujimi Item code: Fujimi 30138 4
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The Westland Wasp carries a crew of two and up to four passengers or freight in the rear cabin or 1500 lbs of freight carried as a slung load and up 10

Made by Westland Helicopters.

It is the successor of the Saro P.531 .

The Westland Wasp was a British small first-generation, gas-turbine powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters, it came from the same P.11
The Westland Wasp was a general purpose helicopter, basically a derivative of the British Army Scout helicopter, with the requirement of being small enough to land on Royal 12
The Westland Wasp was developed as a light anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopter for operations from small ships and was the first of a new generation of gas-turbine 13
The Westland Wasp was predominantly used by the British Navy in the torpedo bombing and close support roles.14
Various shots of a Westland Wasp helicopter coming in towards the platform. Various shots as it lands on the platform and stays there as it rolls about. M/S as it takes off again.15
Welcome to the new Westland Wasp for FSX. Thius gmax aircraft was designed by UKMIL.16
Westland Wasp HAS Mk.17
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Westland Wasps differed from Scouts in having a folding tail boom, inflatable flotation gear in two external strut-mounted pods and quadricycle landing gear, with braked and castoring wheels.20
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Height Main
271.78000000000003
Height Alt
2.72 m
Predecessor
Saro P.531
Length Alt
12.30 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
5500.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
303 miles
Max Speed Alt
104
Type Of Prop
Turboshaft
Introduced
1963
Loading Main
7
Power/mass Main
684.0
Developed From
Saro P.531
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
up to four passengers
Max Speed Main
120 mph
Cruise Speed Main
110 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2500.0
Ceiling Main
12200.0
Number Built
133
Crew
One pilot
one Aircrewman
Retired
2000
Armament
*Naval: 2 x Mk 44 or 1 x Mk 46 torpedo or 2 x Mk 44 depth charges or WE.177 600lb Nuclear Depth Bomb.*Attack: 4 x SS-11 replaced by 2 x AS.12 missiles. *General: GPMG
4.5 Flares
Smoke-flame floats.
Cruise Speed Alt
96
Area Main
816.9
Primary user
Royal Navy
Span Alt
9.83 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Power Alt
783.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Nimbus 103
Manufacturer
Westland Helicopters
First Flight
28
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Climb Rate Main
1440.0
Power Main
1050.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
7.3 m-s
Length Main
inc rotor 40 ft 4 in
Span Main
982.98
Area Alt
75.9 m²
Range Alt
263
Similar Aircraft
* Aérospatiale Alouette II* Aérospatiale Alouette III* Kamov Ka-15
Related
* Saunders-Roe Skeeter* Saunders-Roe P.531* Westland Scout
Empty Weight Main
3452.0
Ceiling Alt
3
720 m
Category
British military utility aircraft 1960-1969
Falklands War aircraft
Military helicopters
Empty Weight Alt
1569.0
Loading Alt
33

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