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westland westminster

1958        


Model History:

private venture heavy lift / transport development. with twin napier eland e220 turboshaft engines, in its day the wg.7 westminster was the western world s largest mechanically driven, twin turbine, single rotor system helicopter. developed at the end of the 1950s, the project was eventually doomed by: 1) westland s acquistion of saunders-roe and the helicopter elements of fairey and bristol with the need to consolidate and reorganise the business; 2) the admiralty s concern over the potential loss of focus on the anti-submarine version of the wessex; 3) a lack-lustre order book, despite appearances at the 1958, 1959 and 1960 aviation showcase sbac airshows at farnborough. only 2 protoypes built.

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Del'd Units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1958/622 westland




Construction Numbers on database of westminster or its versions
2westland


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    wa1 1958 westland G-APLE : ff 15 Jun 1958, registered as G-APLE 27 Feb 1959. De-registered 29 Sep 1960 and scrapped by Coley.
    wa2 1959 westland G-APTX : Registered as G-APTX 5 May 1959, ff 4 Sep 1959. wfu Sep 1962 and scrapped by Coley.

    2 C/N found.


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