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  Kiwi Aircraft Images: Westland Scout AH/1
The Scout was originally a private venture by Saunders-Roe in 1957.
The Wasp differed from the Scout mainly in undercarriage (having wheels instead of skids) and engine (Nimbus 503 instead of Nimbus 101).
Six Scouts were imported for civil use in February 1996.
www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /scout.html   (315 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Westland Aircraft
Westland would then go on to be the major designers of the Supermarine Seafire, a navalized conversion of the Spitfire.
The Westland Widgeon was a private venture improvement on the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly helicopter, which essentially increased the cabin capacity and replaced the Dragonflys rotor head, blades and gearbox by the units used in the Westland Whirlwind.
Westland Wasp 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 Navy frigates.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Westland-Aircraft   (2918 words)

  
 Westland "Scout" / "Wasp" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data
The helicopter 'twins' produced by Westland as the Scout and Wasp originated in November 1957 when Saunders-Roe Ltd. began its design of a private venture for a Skeeter development and replacement.
Although its characteristics were not outstanding, the Scout fulfilled a role in the British Army which was played by the Bell 206 in many other armies, and has only recently been superseded by the Westland Lynx.
This differed from the army Scout by having quadricycle landing gear instead of skids, and folding rotor blades and tail section to facilitate shipboard stowage.
www.aviastar.org /helicopters_eng/west_wasp.php   (2105 words)

  
 westland scout - Helicopter Database
Developed from the SARO P.531, Westland built two more P.531/2 prototypes at Eastleigh with double the engine power (one with a 1050shp Bristol Siddeley Nimbus engine derated to 635shp and the other with a de Havilland Gnome H.1000 turbine derated to 685shp) plus other changes, including a skid undercarriage.
A 5 seat general purpose light helicopter, the Scout had two front seats and a three-seat rear bench; in the casevac role it carried two stretchers internally and two externally in panniers.
The Scout was suited to all the tasks of a lightweight helicopter: observation, liaison, training, SAR.
www.helis.com /database/go/westland_scout.php   (183 words)

  
 The Helicopter Museum, the World's Largest Dedicated Helicopter Museum.
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.
Westland WS-55 Whirlwind HCC Mk.12, XR486, C/n WA418.
The Westland WG30 was developed by the company from the successful military Lynx family and used the dynamics system of this helicopter, matched to more powerful engines and an entirely new airframe.
www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk /westland.htm   (2822 words)

  
  Westland helicopters
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...
In 1959 Westland acquired the license to build the Sikorsky S-61B, to replace the Wessex...
avia.russian.ee /helicopters_eng/westland.html   (191 words)

  
 Westland "Scout" / "Wasp" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data
The helicopter 'twins' produced by Westland as the Scout and Wasp originated in November 1957 when Saunders-Roe Ltd. began its design of a private venture for a Skeeter development and replacement.
Although its characteristics were not outstanding, the Scout fulfilled a role in the British Army which was played by the Bell 206 in many other armies, and has only recently been superseded by the Westland Lynx.
The Wasp differed from the Scout mainly in the long-stroke landing gear with fully castoring wheels and the small tailplane on the starboard side of the tail rotor pylon.
avia.russian.ee /helicopters_eng/west_wasp-r.html   (1811 words)

  
 The Westland Scout, Wasp, & Lynx
As it emerged, the Lynx had little or no relationships to the Scout; in fact, it had a certain general resemblance to the US Bell UH-1 Huey and could be confused for one by an observer with a limited familiarity with helicopters.
Westland did consider a new TOW carriage arrangement, optional T800 engines, and a wide range of other enhancements for the AH.9 as the "Battlefield Lynx" for the export market, but nobody bought off on the idea.
The Westland 30 civil transport helicopter derivative of the Lynx had been anticipated to an extent by an earlier concept, the Westland "Model 606", which was a Lynx with a fuselage stretch to accommodate up to 13 passengers, and uprated engines to handle the greater takeoff weight.
www.vectorsite.net /avlynx.html   (6442 words)

  
 Airfix 1/72 Westland Scout
The Scouts have seen extensive duty over Northern Ireland on anti-terrorists duties and have been used by the Army Air Corps for a variety of uses, almost everything other than heavy lifting.
Westland AH.1 Scouts also played a role in the Falklands war, being used as a counter-insurgency supporting weapon and airlifting patrols/casualties.
I have a few flying shots of 'doorless' Scouts and this would have made for an attractive in-flight alternative with troops peering out but it wasn't to be.
www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/choppers/scout.htm   (1161 words)

  
 W - Авиация от A до Z
Westland IV and Wessex (Вестленд IV и Уэссекс)
Westland Scout and Wasp (Вестленд Скаут и Восп)
Westland Sea King and Commando (Вестленд Си Кинг и Коммандо)
www.cofe.ru /avia/W   (50 words)

  
 Australia's Museum of Flight - Westland Scout, (N8-101)
The Scout however, unlike the earlier Sioux, is powered by a jet turbine rather than a reciprocating engine.
The Royal Australian Navy ordered two Scouts in 1962 for duties aboard the hydrographic survey ship HMAS Moresby, and these entered service with HT723 Squadron in April 1963.
This Scout was damaged at an airshow in 1985 and has since been rebuilt using the tail boom of a former British Army Scout (XV134).
www.museum-of-flight.org.au /site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=81   (202 words)

  
 RIAT 2006 / Miscellaneous
The Gazelle first produced in 1967 by Westland and Aerospatiale was the first helicopter to use the fenestron tail rotor and is still one of the fastest helicopters in the world with a max speed of 310 km/h.
The Alouette II XR379 was introduced to the Army Air Corps to fill a gap left by delays in the introduction of the Westland Scout in 1961.
She moved to 667 Aviation Squadron and was again replaced by the Scout and moved on to 16 Flight AAC at Dhekelia, Cyprus.
www.checksix-online.com /html/riat_2006___miscellaneous.html   (3057 words)

  
 The Army Air Corps Historic Aircraft Flight
One of the few helicopters of exclusively British design to have been built in quantity, the Westland Scout was developed from the Saunders-Roe P531, which was taken over when the parent company was absorbed by Westland in 1959.
The first Scout AH Mk 1 flew in March 1961, and the type began to enter service early in 1963 as a replacement for the Saunders-Roe Skeeter, which it clearly outmoded by its combination of greater reliability, substantially improved payload and general operating superiority.
Production amounted to 160 Scout AH Mk 1 helicopters, and these have since 1963 been standard multi-role tactical aircraft with skid landing gear, a five/six-seat cabin and the Nimbus 101 or 102 turboshaft engine.
www.deltaweb.co.uk /haf/scout.htm   (310 words)

  
 Westland Scout AH MK 1
A five seat general purpose helicopter, the result of continued development of the Saunders-Roe P 531 for the British Army.
Design and manufacture of the Scout was the responsibility of the Fairey Division at Hayes.
The Scout remained in service with the Army until 1994 giving the Army Air Corps its introduction to the operation of turbine powered helicopters, serving in the Middle East, Hong Kong and the Falklands.
www.jeffsheliphiles.com /helidata/scoutahmk1.shtml   (126 words)

  
 Westland at Go2marine - Scout Boat Covers
Scout Custom Boat Cover - Cntr Console 153 - O/B Hood Attached ('90-'95)
Westland has over 28 years of custom boat cover manufacturing experience.
Scout Custom Boat Cover - Cntr Console 192 No Bow Rails - O/B Hood Attached ('96-'96)
www.go2marine.com /category.do?no=15184&mfrno=821   (226 words)

  
 AHAF Scout
The first version for the British Army was the P531-2 Mk 1, essentially a pre-production and development variant which first flew in August 1960.
This proved so successful that only one month later the British Army placed its initial production contract for the Scout AH Mk 1, which differed from earlier models only in having powered controls.
Small numbers of the Scout were exported, mainly to Jordan, Australia, Bahrain and Uganda.
www.army.mod.uk /newaac/army_historic_aircraft_flight/the_aircraft/scout.htm   (359 words)

  
 Picture of Westland Scout AH.1 Helicopter - RAF Leuchars Airshow - Free Pictures - FreeFoto.com
Westland Scout AH.1 Helicopter - RAF Leuchars Airshow
Photographs of the Westland Scout AH.1 Helicopter, Army Air Corps Historic Flight, RAF Leuchars Airshow.
More images from the category Westland Scout AH.1 Helicopter - RAF Leuchars Airshow.
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