Westland Wasp Rotorcraft

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Manufacturer
Westland Aircraft
Description
The Westland Wasp is a small 1960s British turbine-powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter.
ICAO Code
WASP
First Flight
1962-10-28
Entry Into service
1963-01-01
Service End
2000-01-01
Designer
Westland Aircraft
Type
Helicopter
Length (m)
12.192
Height (m)
2.4384
Cockpit Crew
1
Max Seating
4
Max Speed (km/h)
192.6078
Cruise Speed (km/h)
177.7918
Max Ceiling (m)
3718.56
Rate of Climb (m/s)
7.3152
Armament
2 × Mk 44 or 1 × Mk 46 torpedo or 2 × Mk 11 depth charges or WE.177 600lb Nuclear Depth Bomb.; 4 × SS.11 or 2 × AS.12 missiles. ; L7 GPMG, 4.5 Flares, Smoke/flame floats.
Capacity Description
up to 4 passengers
National Origin
United Kingdom
Number Built
133
Powerplant Description
1 × Rolls-Royce Nimbus 103 turboshaft engine, 529 kW (710 hp) each
Primary Users
Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy , Royal Netherlands Navy , Royal Malaysian Navy
Wikipedia Article (URL)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wasp
Number of Engines
1
Number of main rotor blades
1

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