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Westland Whirlwind HAR.4

1954 · Single-engine turbine helicopter

Improved HAR.2 for hot and high conditions, 24 built for RAF. Many survivors converted to HAR.10.

Specifications

Length (m)12.71
Blades3
Rotor diam. (m)16.15
Disc area (m2)204.96
Weight (kgs)Empty: 2400 Max: 3400
Speed (km/h)Cruise: 138 Max: 177
Range (km)465
blueprints Whirlwind HAR.4

Airframes (33)

C/NModelBuiltReg
wa 20har.41954UK XD163 XD163A
wa 21har.41954UK XD164
wa 22har.41954UK XD1658673M
wa 25har.41954UK XD182C
wa 26har.41954UK XD183D w/o 1970
wa 27har.41954UK XD184 8787ME
wa 28har.41954UK XD185F w/o 1958
wa 29har.41954UK XD186 8730MG
wa 30har.41954UK XD187H w/o 1957
wa 31har.41954UK XD188J w/o 1956
wa 33har.41954UK XD777 XJ407 G-BKHB N7013HK w/o 1988
wa 34har.41954UK XD778 XJ408L w/o 1955
wa 35har.41954UK XD779 XJ409M
wa 36har.41954UK XD780 XJ410w/o 1965
wa 37har.41954UK XD781 XJ411F
wa 38har.41954UK XD782 XJ412w/o 1966
wa 40har.41954UK XD783 XJ413w/o 1957
wa 41har.41954UK XD784 XJ414w/o 1967
wa 42har.41954UK XD795 XJ426w/o 1971
wa 43har.41954UK XD796 XJ427w/o 1957
wa 44har.41954UK XD797 XJ428w/o 1963
wa 45har.41955UK XD798 XJ429
wa 46har.41955UK XD799 XJ430
wa 47har.41955UK XD800 XJ431w/o 1958
wa 48har.41955UK XD801 XJ432w/o 1971
wa 49har.41955UK XD802 XJ433w/o 1964
wa 51har.41955UK XD804 XJ4358671M
wa 53har.41955UK XD806 XJ437
wa 94har.41955XJ723 UK XJ723
wa 95har.41955UK XJ724

Operators

1955-1981 UK Royal Air Force Whirlwind