1956


Westland Whirlwind

Whirlwind HAS.7





Westland WS-55 Whirlwind powered by Alvis Leonides Major engine and a 3 degree droop of the tail boom for increased main rotor clearance. 120 built for Royal Navy and some used as Commando transports for Royal Marines.
Early individuals of the HAS.7 were plagued by engine problems, principally with the centrifugal clutch mechanism of the Alvis Leonides Major Mk.155 engine. Failure rates became so high that the type was withdrawn from service for several months while intense work was put into solving the problem. In the meantime the type was grounded between Apr and Nov 1959 and some Units re-equipped with the older HAR.3 until they could be replaced with rectified HAS.7s.



  List of Operators of Whirlwind HAS.7


Years Model Org
1952/?? Whirlwind united kingdom Westland
1953/77 Whirlwind united kingdom Fleet Air Arm
1957/74 Whirlwind yugoslavia Ratno Vazdhuhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdusna
1980-    Whirlwind united kingdom Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum



  Global Distribution of Whirlwind HAS.7



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Construction Numbers


C/N Year History
wa 84 1956 UK XG589
wa 85 1956 UK XG590
wa 86 1957 UK XG591
wa 87 1957 UK XG592
wa 88 1957 UK XG593
wa 89 1957 UK XG594
wa 90 1957 UK XG595
wa 91 1957 UK XG596
wa 92 scrapped 1994 1957 UK XG597
wa/h/167 1957 UK G-AYXT,XK940
wa153 1957 UK XK906
wa154 1957 UK XK907
wa155 w/o 1957 1957 UK XK908
wa156 w/o 1960 1957 UK XK909
wa157 w/o 1960 1957 UK XK910
wa158 1957 UK XK911
wa159 1957 UK XK912
wa160 1957 UK XK933
wa161 w/o 1958 1957 UK XK934
wa162 w/o 1962 1957 UK XK935
wa163 1957 UK XK936
wa164 1957 UK XK937
wa165 w/o 1960 1957 UK XK938
wa166 w/o 1963 1957 UK XK939
wa168 w/o 1959 1957 UK XK941
wa169 w/o 1960 1957 UK XK942
wa170 scrapped 1992 1957 UK XK943
wa171 scrapped 2002 1957 UK XK944
wa172 w/o 1959 1957 UK XK945
wa195 w/o 1958 1957 UK XL833
wa196 w/o 1958 1957 UK XL834
wa197 scrapped 1978 1957 UK XL835
wa198 scrapped 1993 1957 UK XL836
wa199 w/o 1959 1957 UK XL837
wa200 w/o 1958 1957 UK XL838
wa201 scrapped 1983 1957 UK XL839
wa202 1957 UK XL840
wa203 1957 UK XL841
wa204 w/o 1958 1957 UK XL842
wa205 1957 UK XL843
wa206 w/o 1964 1958 UK XL844
wa207 w/o 1964 1958 UK XL845
wa208 scrapped 1992 1958 UK XL846
wa209 scrapped 1998 1958 UK XL847
wa210 w/o 1958 1958 UK XL848
wa211 w/o 1960 1958 UK XL849
wa212 w/o 1960 1958 UK XL850
wa213 w/o 1960 1958 UK XL851
wa214 scrapped 1978 1958 UK XL852
wa215 1958 UK XL853
wa216 w/o 1961 1958 UK XL854
wa217 scrapped 1983 1958 UK XL867
wa218 w/o 1969 1958 UK XL868
wa219 w/o 1958 1958 UK XL869
wa220 w/o 1962 1958 UK XL870
wa221 w/o 1958 1958 UK XL871
wa222 w/o 1963 1958 UK XL872
wa223 w/o 1961 1958 UK XL873
wa224 scrapped 1981 1958 UK XL874
wa225 1958 UK XL875
wa226 w/o 1961 1958 UK XL876
wa227 w/o 1958 1958 UK XL877
wa228 w/o 1968 1958 UK XL878
wa229 w/o 1961 1958 UK XL879
wa230 scrapped 1996 1958 UK XL880
wa231 w/o 1969 1958 UK XL881
wa232 w/o 1966 1958 UK XL882
wa233 1958 UK XL883
wa234 w/o 1968 1958 UK XL884
wa235 w/o 1964 1958 UK XL896
wa236 w/o 1960 1958 UK XL897
wa237 scrapped 1992 1958 UK XL898
wa238 scrapped 1993 1958 UK XL899
wa239 w/o 1973 1958 UK XL900
wa251 1958 UK XM660
wa252 w/o 1960 1958 UK XM661
wa253 1958 UK XM662
wa254 w/o 1959 1958 UK XM663
wa255 w/o 1960 1958 UK XM664
wa256 w/o 1968 1958 UK XM665
wa257 w/o 1969 1959 UK XM666
wa258 w/o 1972 1959 UK XM667
wa259 w/o 1963 1959 UK XM668
wa260 1959 UK XM669
wa261 w/o 1961 1959 UK XM683
wa262 1959 UK XM684
wa263 1959 UK XM685
wa264 w/o 1966 1959 UK XM686
wa265 w/o 1968 1959 UK XM687
wa270 1959 UK XN258
wa271 w/o 1969 1959 UK XN259
wa272 w/o 1961 1959 UK XN260
wa273 scrapped 1985 1959 UK XN261
wa274 w/o 1964 1959 UK XN262
wa275 scrapped 2005 1959 UK XN263
wa276 1959 UK XN264
wa277 1959 UK XN297
wa278 scrapped 2011 1959 UK XN298
wa279 1959 UK XN299
wa280 w/o 1964 1959 UK XN300


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