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	Westland Aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset, formed just before the start of World War II.
		Westland would then go on to be the major designers of the Supermarine Seafire, a navalized conversion of the Spitfire.
		In 1994 Westland became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GKN.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westland_Aircraft (664 words)

	Westland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Westland was the planned Nazi German name for occupied Great Britain and the Netherlands.
		The unit of the Dutch SS soldiers in Russia were called Westland.
		The Westland affair was a 1986 British political crisis stemming from the government's ownership of Westland Aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westland (132 words)

	Westland Helicopters - history
		Early in the war Westland undertook the modification of all Mohawk, Tomahawk and Kittyhawk fighter provided to Britain from the USA under the Lease-lend programme, responsible for adapting the aircraft to RAF standard.
		Westland was already working as a sub-contractor for the Spitfire and was quickly brought on line as a full production unit, with its own group of small 'Shadow factories' in the local area (Somerton, South Petherton, Chard etc).
		Westland subsequently became the main contractor for the modification of the Spitfire for use at sea, taking design responsibility for wing fold and arrester gear.
	www.whl.co.uk /history_timeline2.cfm (762 words)

	Kiwi Aircraft Images : Westland Wasp
		The aircraft was subsequently purchased for the RNZN in 1977.
		In an unusual arrangement, the aircraft were flown by naval pilots, and maintained by air force personnel.
		The aircraft were officially retired on April 9, 1998, as the Navy acquired Kaman Seasprites to equip the ANZAC frigates coming on line.
	www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /wasp.html (706 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Westland Whirlwind - World War II Aircraft
		The aircraft used quite advanced technologies for its time: the fuselage was a small tube with a 'T'-tail at the end and the entire plane was built of stressed-skin duraluminium
		Westland pushed for the Whirlwind Mk II, fitted with the Merlin engines, but the plea went unanswered and only 112 Whirlwind Mk Is were produced for the RAF.
		The name lives on in the Westland Whirlwind helicopter, however, and there are model kit forms available to remember the short-lived but fine career of the aircraft.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A10526177 (686 words)

	Fairey Rotodyne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Once the aircraft had gained sufficient altitude and speed, the compressors were disconnected by means of hydraulic clutches and all engine power was then diverted to the propellers.
		Fairey's aircraft division was merged with Bristol and Westland, and the prototype was flown thereafter with "Westland" emblazoned on its fuselage.
		Westland was awarded a ?4 million contract to develop the rotodyne further with ?1.5 million of Government money to bring it into service with the State-owned BEA.
	www.aeronautics.ru /nws002/rotodyne01.htm (4234 words)

	Westland helicopters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The long history of co-operation between Sikorsky and Westland began in 1947 with the Model...
		Westland Aircraft Company's giant helicopter of the future would have a single rotor of 60m...
		The helicopter 'twins' produced by Westland as the Scout and Wasp originated in November 1957...
	avia.russian.ee /helicopters_eng/westland.html (191 words)

	South Somerset District Council, Museums and Heritage Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Westland decided to upgrade their existing Limousine to include a pilot and five passengers, and Limousine III was entered in the ‘small' aircraft competition which took place in 1920.
		Controversy over whether Westland should be financially linked with a United States company or to be similarly associated in Europe, led to the resignation of two government ministers in 1986, but the result was a strengthening of the company's ties with its long-term associates, the American Sikorsky company.
		More recently, Westland has demonstrated its ability in the design field by achieving the world air speed record for helicopters with a new type of rotor-blade configuration, and currently, in addition to the EH101, the Sikorsky Black Hawk is under development.
	www.southsomersetmuseums.org.uk /monographs/monograph02.htm (1388 words)

	Westland Wapiti in Indian Air Force Service - Polly Singh
		The parent firm for the DH 9A was the Westland aircraft works at Yeovil in Somerset and it was quite natural that this company also enter the competition.
		This was later traced to an omission in construction of a foot and half of a fuselage bay (as compared to the wind tunnel model) thereby reducing the tail volume of the rudder and its lever arm.
		The aircraft are K1290 (Mk IIA ex 27 Squadron RAF Kohat), J9483 (Mk IIA ex 28 Squadron RAF, Ambala) and J9755 (Mk V ex 11Squadron RAF at Peshawar).
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/Aircraft/Wapiti.html (3691 words)

	Fairey Rotodyne
		Westland proposed to develop the vehicle to a capacity of up to 75 passengers using Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprops (5250 shp) that supposedly would have propelled it 590 mph.
		The aircraft died and there is little evidence today of its short life save for a few components preserved at the International Helicopter Museum at Weston-Super-Mare in Avon, England.
		They were once an aircraft manufacturer, being most famous for their very successful WWII torpedo bomber the Swordfish, but also being responsible for other successful aircraft such as the Firefly and the Battle.
	www.dunnbypaul.net /aircraft/rotodyne (945 words)

	Westland Lysander IIIA
		The inboard, leading edges tapered toward the tail to allow the pilot to see through the top of the canopy during very steep turns, and the outboard trailing edges tapered forward to give the airplane a snappy roll rate, again to improve maneuvering at slow speeds.
		Westland equipped the Lysander IIIA (SD) specifically for this role, removing the rear guns and adding a ladder near the rear cockpit so that agents could quickly board or exit the airplane.
		They also built 225 aircraft and were tooling-up to supply more airframes to ship to England for final assembly when the war ended.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/westland.htm (1547 words)

	westland dragonfly - Helicopter Database
		In December 1946, Westland Aircraft signed an agreement to build under licence the world's first successful operational helicopter, the US Sikorsky S-51 general utility model.
		Westland produced two piston engined original versions, the Series 1A with a British 500hp Alvis Leonides 521/1 and the Series 1B with a US 450hp Pratt and Whitney R-985-B4 Wasp Junior.
		Westland also produced the Dragonfly for civilian customers and in small numbers for the militaries of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Egypt, France, Iraq, Italy, Japan and Yugoslavia.
	www.helis.com /database/go/westland_dragonfly.php (226 words)

	Unreal Aircraft - Hybrid Aircraft - Westland P.12 Lysander - Delanne Tail
		The Westland Lysander was a sturdy aircraft with STOL abilities, generally used for army co-operation work.
		The aircraft became a kind of hybrid, an army-co-operation aircraft with a "generic" heavy bomber tail unit.
		The aircraft underwent trials in the winter of 1940-41.
	www.unrealaircraft.com /hybrid/lysander.php (412 words)

	The Helicopter Museum, the World's Largest Dedicated Helicopter Museum.
		In January 1990 the aircraft was seriously damaged in 100 mph plus gales and the aircraft became the subject of a major strip down and rebuild by volunteers at the museum, which was completed in August 1998.
		Following an approach from the Helicopter Museum in late 1994, Westland agreed to transfer the aircraft for display and it was moved from storage to the museum on 19th January 1995.
		In mid 1987 the aircraft was purchased by the museum and moved to Weston-super-Mare in November.
	www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk /westland.htm (2822 words)

	Westland - Scramble
		Westland Aircraft Ltd (later expanded to Westland Group plc) was formed July 1935, taking over the aircraft branch of Petters Ltd (known previously as Westland Aircraft Works) that had designed/built aircraft since 1915.
		Westland Helicopters Ltd includes GKN Westland Industrial Products Ltd at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and has a 50 per cent interest in Aerosystems International Ltd at Yeovil (aerospace software, a partnership with BAE Systems) and EH Industries Ltd.
		The latter was formed as a partnership with Agusta of Italy for the development and manufacturing of the EH-101 Merlin helicopter, the last of which for the UK armed forces was completed in late 2002.
	www.scramble.nl /wiki/index.php?title=Westland (325 words)

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		There was a feeling in the aviation press that the new designs name was targetted at the point where Westland Aircraft most sought support.
		In 1956, Sikorsky signed one such agreement with Westland Aircraft Limited for the manufacture of the S-56 model.
		Westland extensively changed the design but retained many of the original components.
	members.lycos.co.uk /ctyoung57/Westminster/ww00.htm (509 words)

	Kiwi Aircraft Images: Westland Scout AH/1
		The aircraft made its last military flight on April 12, 1994.
		One of the aircraft illustrated below ZK-HYS (c/n F.9652 ex XT646) which entered the register in July 1996 crashed at Mangapiko on March 9, 1998.
		The other aircraft ZK-HVD is recorded in the Civil Aviation database as ex XV129, but the tail shows the remains of markings for XP981 - which is supposedly ZK-HZS.
	www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /scout.html (315 words)

	Westland Whirlwind HAR 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Whirlwind was a helicoptor made under license by Westland as a militarised version of the Sikorsky S-55.
		Approximately 60 HAR 2 aircraft were manufactured for S.A.R. an communications duties with Coastal and Transport Commands.
		Approximately 30 HAR 4 aircraft were received, with the last delivery being made on the 4th of December 1956.
	www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk /whirlwind/wwind.html (320 words)

	Isle of Wight
		When they noticed that there were no low-maintenance, rugged aircraft capable of using short runways on the market, they decided to make one of their own.
		Aircraft supplied included the Dornier 328, British Aerospace Jetstream 41, the Saab 2000, the C130J Hercules (in 1993) and in 1995 the Dash 8-400 series.
		Westland had intended to follow the SR.N3 with a large craft, the SR.N4, but this was delayed until the skirts for the SR.N1 and SR.N5 had been fully developed and tested.
	bdaugherty.tripod.com /iow.html (4191 words)

	WW1 Aviation: It's Your History
		Photographs of German aircraft include the Fokker Biplane, Halberstadt CL II, and the Siemens Schuckert D-I. Also Inluded is a French instruction manual for flying the Farman type F.40 biplane.
		(The Westland Aircraft Collection Vol.1) Westland is one of the longest standing names surviving in British Aviation, the manufacture and development of aircraft and helicopters has been undertaken continuously from the same site under the same name since 1915.
		This first CD-ROM traces the progress of Westland from its foundation by the Petter brothers during World War 1 to 1926 by which time a major aircraft manufacturer was fully established in the West Country.
	www.its-your-history.com /WW1_Aviation.169.0.html (811 words)

	westland - Helicopter Database
		A similar improvement approach produced the Whirlwind (from the S-55) and the Wessex (from the S-58), which was also re-engineered for gas turbine operations.
		Westland acquired Bristol Helicopters, Fairey Aviation and Saunders-Roe to transform itself into Westland Helicopters with plants at Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Eastleigh and Hayes.
		Collaboration with Sikorsky (a major shareholder) continued with the Sea King and new arrangements were made with Aérospatiale for the Puma, Gazelle and Lynx and their derivatives.
	www.helis.com /database/go/westland.php (306 words)

	Westland Whirlwind HAR9(N.E. Aircraft Museum, Britain)
		As the Sikorsky S-55 which first flew in 1951, this aircraft could be described as the 'first really useful helicopter' and was used for troop transport, SAR, airlift and communication roles.
		The British Navy acquired 25 American-built S-55s in 1950, and after evaluation of these aircraft, Westland acquired a license to build the helicopter in Britain in November 1950.
		A new lease of life was given to the aircraft when a turbine-engined version was produced, entering RAF service in 1961.
	www.neam.co.uk /whirlwind.html (535 words)

	Canberra - United Kingdom Nuclear Forces
		From the outset, the aircraft was designed to operate at speeds comparable to fighter aircraft of the time, and so particular attention was given to producing a clean aircraft with high quality flying controls.
		By the end of August the aircraft had exceeded 40,000ft (12,200m) and reached speeds in excess of 500mph (805km/h), and a few weeks later the aircraft was shown to an admiring public at the Farnborough airshow.
		Its first aircraft, a Canberra B2, arrived on 25 May 1951, and was delivered by Wg Cdr Beamont, who gave a short demonstration of the aircraft's aerobatic capabilities, before being met by the Station Commander and other executives for a short hand-over ceremony.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/uk/bomber/canberra.htm (2148 words)

	RCAF.com : The Aircraft : Westland WAPITI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Having previously tested an aircraft of this type in the winter of 1930, in 1935 the RCAF purchased the first of 25 Wapitis from the RAF.
		In 1938 the squadron flew its aircraft from Ottawa to Calgary, and late in August 1939 the squadron moved to Halifax.
		The aircraft had served well but as with well used airframes there also were problems.
	www.rcaf.com /aircraft/bombers/wapiti/index.php?name=Wapiti (312 words)

	Wings Over Everest - the Westland aircraft which will be used in the first re-enactment of the first sucessful flight ...
		In the 1930’s the Westland Wallace was used by the RAF as a front line aircraft.
		In the early years of World War II, the aircraft was used as a training aircraft and for towing targets for live fire practice.From a production run of 145, only one survives in the RAF Museum UK.
		The Westland will be completed by Tony Ditheridge of Hawker Restorations, a leading supplier of high-quality Hurricanes to the world's collectors of fine aircraft.
	www.wingsovereverest.com /west.html (293 words)

	CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE
		This aircraft (RCAF NO. 2361) was manufactured in 1942 by National Steel Car Company at Malton (Toronto) under license from Westland Aircraft Corporation, England.
		In Canada, Lysander aircraft were chiefly used for target towing at training schools, limited navigational training, communications duty, search and rescue operations.
		In 1997, the aircraft was returned to CWH where volunteers continue to restore the aircraft to flying condition.
	www.warplane.com /pages/aircraft_lysander.html (201 words)

	Aerospace Engineering Online: Technology update - Flexible testing
		It provides accurate simulation of aircraft operating conditions, and its highly flexible multi-pallet configuration offers fast reconfiguration and load times compared to traditional universal rigs.
		GKN Westland describes them as being similar to those used to support skyscrapers in earthquake zones.
		GKN Westland is understood to be one of only two companies contracted to test the main gearbox of the advanced technology Apache.
	www.sae.org /aeromag/techupdate_4-00/01.htm (355 words)

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