Westland
Part V
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April 10, 1979: Westland 30 Srs 100 & 100-60
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A medium general purpose helicopter aimed at the civil market with military applications,
based on Lynx dynamic components with a large volume fuselage
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Rotor diameter: 12.8 m
Length: 15.9 m
Weight: 2914 kg - Max.5330
Speed :Max.241 Km/h
Power: 2 Rolls Royce Gem 42-1 turboshafts (1120 hp) or Gem 60
(1260hp)
Acommodation:2 plus 17
No.Built: 40
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Westland 30 Srs 200: General Electric CT7-2B engines.
Westland 30 Srs 300: General Electric CT7-2B engines and five bladed
BERP Rotor.
June 1980:
Westland and Agusta form
European Helicopter Industries to manage the design, development and production of a new helicopter. (EH-101)
June 14, 1984:
Lynx 3
A Utility helicopter, basically a Lynx with an extended cabin, revised rear fuselage and wheeled landing gear. One prototype/demonstrator was built and flown as a private venture powered
with 2 Rolls-Royce Gem 60-1 turboshafts (1,260 hp)
August 9, 1985:
First flight of BERP (British Experimental Rotor Programme) composite rotor blades.
August 11, 1986:
Lynx
with BERP blades achieves the
Absolute World Speed Record for helicopters:
400.87 km/h
October 9, 1987:
EH-101
First flight of Pre-production aircraft PP-1.
The EH-101 was designed from the outset to be capable of Civil and Military roles without compromise. The aircraft to be designed, developed and marketed jointly by Agusta and Westland working through EHI.
Variants includes the
SAR and civil and the
Merlin HC Mk3
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Rotor diameter: 18.59 m
Length: 22.81 m
Weight: Max.14500
Speed :Max.309 Km/h
Power: 3 RTM 322 turboshafts (2,100 hp) or 3 GE CT7-6 turboshafts
(2,000 hp)
Range: 1130 Km
Acommodation:3 (ASW), 30 (civil) 24 (Mk3)
No.Built: in production
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The EH.101 was acquired by Canada as the CH-149 Cormorant
news:
Canada firm to make EH-101 Cormorant parts
22nd EH-101 Merlin for the Royal Navy
Portugal Announces the procurement of 12 EH101
Denmark to buy 14 EH101
Delivery of Last Merlin for UK MoD
WS-60
Westland assembled only one as a kit from Sikorsky.
April, 1994:
Westland was acquired by GKN to become
GKN Westland Helicopters
Sept. 25, 1998:WAH-64 Apache
Attack helicopter for the British Army, completed under
licence from Boeing.
news
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Rotor diameter: 14.6 m
Length: 17.7 m
Weight: 5060 Kg - Max.8000
Speed :Max.283 Km/h
Power: 2 RTM 322 turboshafts (2,100 hp)
Range: 1450 Km (ferry)
Acommodation: Pilot & co-pilot/gunner
No.Built: in production
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February 12, 2001:
AgustaWestland formed
The completion followed both the agreement drawn up by Finmeccanica SpA of
Italy and GKN plc of the UK on July 26 2000 and the subsequent European regulatory approvals.
The Joint Venture company is 50% each owned by Finmeccanica and GKN. AgustaWestland
is a single European company trading as Agusta SpA in Italy and as Westland Helicopters Ltd in the UK.
2002, Nov 21 :
Last delivery of EH101 for UK MoD
news
AgustaWestland EH101
2007, Oct 30 :
AgustaWestland Future Lynx Manufacture Commences
news
Contribution:
Although little modified, this timeline was specifically made
for the Helicopter History Site by GKN-Westland.
Special thanks to Dave Gibbings and Chris Loney.
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