1988 to 1991


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Royal Aerospace Establishment List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
51-26 Scrapped s-51 1947 VW209 : MoD, to RAE Farborough; w/o 26sep51 heavy landing, tailcone collapsed
Westland G-AJOP
Royal Navy VW209
wa/h/008 hr.1 1949 VX595 : conv HR.5 at RNAY Donibristle from Nov 1956 to Jun 1957; at ETPS and RAE +
Royal Air Force VX595
Royal Navy VX595
wa 60 har3 1955 XJ396 : in the RAE hangar at Lasham by Aug 1974
Royal Navy XD766
Royal Navy XJ396
wa153 has7 1957 XK906 : by Nov 1961 to RAE Bedford for various trials and rotor research until c J+
Royal Navy XK906
wa 2 Scrapped has.1 1958 XL728 : RAE Farnborough by May 1971 still Sep 1972, (with A Flt, Mar 1978), still +
Royal Navy XL728
Westland XL728
wa 5 has.1 1959 XM300 : dd Feb 1960 A&AEE Boscombe Down. This was predominantly a trials airframe,+
Royal Navy XM300
wa 11 has.1 1959 XM330 : Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA011, f/f:?; del MoD as XM330, Dec59; (Dave Ta+
: With RAE Farnborough A Flt by Mar 1978
: noted visiting RNEC Manadon on 21 May 1979, while with RAE
: At RAE/DRA Farnborough until May
- XM330
wa 47 Scrapped has.1 1961 XM926 19-VL : on loan to RAE Bedford. Still there by Mar 1978. SoC by Royal Navy Nov 197+
19-VL : rotorless hulk at Pendine Sands by Feb 1988, still Mar 1990; scrapped 1999
Royal Navy XM926
S2/8437 ah.1 1960 XP165 : ff 29 Aug 1960. To Fairey at White Waltham as a development airframe until+
British Army XP165
- XP165
wa128 hc.2 1963 XR503 : Engine filter trials in N Africa Aug 1966, RAE by Sep 1968
: RAE noted on display at SBAC Farnborough Airshow 1968
: With Aerodynamics Flight at RAE Bedford by Mar 1971
: By Mar 1978 with Flight Systems Flt at RAE Bedford
: RAE Bedford by May 1984 still Jul 1989 DRA by Jun 1992 still 1995
Royal Air Force XR503
wa152 Scrapped hu.5 1963 XS241 : prototype Wessex HU.5 f/f 31 May 1963; A&AEE Boscombe Down by Dec 1963; RN+
Her Majesty's Government XS241
wa156 hu.5 1963 XS482 : /D-A at RAE Farnborough Apprentice School by Apr 1986, still there Mar 199+
Royal Navy XS482
wa239 Scrapped has.3 1964 XT255 : to A&AEE by May 1965, for various trials and tests
Royal Navy XT255
61-393 S-61L 1966 XV370 : Shipped to UK Oct 1966, with GE T-58-GE-10 engines, subsequently replaced +
Sikorsky Helicopters N306V
Westland G-ATYU
Her Majesty's Government G-ATYU
01/08 Scrapped ah1 1973 XX907 : ex RAE; Stored at Farnborough by Mar 1987, still Mar 1990
Westland XX907

3/16 has.2 1974 XX910 : By Mar 1978 with A Flt at RAE Farnborough
Westland XX910
Royal Navy XX910
1659 w/o 1991 sa330e 1981 ZA941 : f/f 13 May 1981, d/d 16 Jun 1981. The last Westland built Puma. RAE Farnbo+
: RAE still May 1984 until 1991, crashed in France and w/o 8 Aug 1991.
wa 927 hc.4 ZB506 : Sea King Mk.4X f/f 19nov82, d/d 23dec82 Deld straight to RAE Bedford sti+
: Jul89 with Royal Aircraft Establishment ( RAE ) at Bedford. Used as test b+
QinetiQ ZB506
wa 928 hc.4 1982 ZB507 : f/f 19 Jan 1983 as Mk.4X to RAE/DRA/DERA Farnborough by 1986 still 1993, E+
Royal Navy ZB507







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