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Westland Wessex HC-2 Military Helicopter

356 Westland Wessex helicopters were produced by Westland Aircraft/Westland Helicopters between 1958 and 1970 primarily for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The Wessex was a licence built version of the American Sikorsky S-58, the most notable difference being the use of Twin 1,350 shp Rolls-Royce Gnome turbo-shaft engines in place of the American 1,525 hp Wright R-1820-84 radial piston engine.

RAF Westland Wessex HC-2 Helicopter

 

The Westland Wessex HC.2 was a Westland Wessex variant built for the RAF as a troop carrier with capacity for up to 16 troops, a total of 74 entering service. The RAF was the last of the British armed forces to use the Wessex retiring it's fleet in 2003.

Westland Wessex HC.2 Specifications:

  • Crew: Two pilots
  • Capacity: 16 troops or 8 stretchers
  • Length: 65 ft 10 in[40] (20.07 m)
  • Rotor diameter: 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m)
  • Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
  • Empty weight: 8,340 lb (3,767 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 13,500 lb (6,136 kg)
  • Engines: Twin 1,350 shp (1,007 kW) Rolls-Royce Gnome H.1200 Mk.110/111 turbo-shafts
  • Maximum speed: 132 mph (115 knots, 213 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 122 mph (106 knots, 196 km/h)
  • Range: 310 mi (270 nmi, 499 km)
  • Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,650 ft/min (8.4 m/s)
 
 
Westland Wessex HC-2 Military Helicopter
 

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