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Westland Whirlwind HAR.5

1955 · Single-engine turbine helicopter

Factory at UK Yeovil

Westland WS-55 Whirlwind for Royal Navy powered by Alvis Leonides Major engine and a 3 degree droop of the tail boom for increased main rotor clearance, 7 built.
blueprints Whirlwind HAR.5

Airframes (15)

C/NModelBuiltReg
wa 60har31955UK XJ396
wa 66har.51955UK XD772 XJ402
wa 93har.51957UK XJ445
wa322har.51960Y2 11700
wa323har.51960Y2 11701
wa324har.51960Y2 11702
wa325har.51960Y2 11703
wa330har.51960Y2 11704
wa331har.51960Y2 11705
wa332har.51960Y2 11706
wa333har.51960Y2 11707
wa336har.51960Y2 11708
wa337har.51960Y2 11709
wa338har.51960Y2 11710
wa339har.51960Y2 11711

Operators

1952-?? UK Westland Whirlwind
1953-1977 UK Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind
1957-1974 Y2 Ratno Vazdhuhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdusna Whirlwind