Westland Helicopters
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Westland Helicopters was a major British aerospace company best known for designing, manufacturing, and licensing military and civilian helicopters for the UK and international markets.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westland Helicopters canonical | 9 |
| Westland Aircraft | 3 |
| Westland Group | 1 |
| Westland plc | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
ⓘ
defence contractor ⓘ helicopter manufacturer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Agusta
ⓘ
Aérospatiale ⓘ European helicopter manufacturers ⓘ Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture) ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky Aircraft
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed |
Westland Lynx
ⓘ
Westland Merlin (EH101) ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Merlin (in partnership)
Westland Scout ⓘ Westland Sea King ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Sea King (British variant)
Westland Wasp ⓘ Westland Wessex ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrCeased | absorbed into AgustaWestland in 2000s ⓘ |
| event | involved in the Westland affair political controversy in the 1980s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ernest Petter
ⓘ
Petters Limited ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
England
ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Yeovil ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
defence industry ⓘ |
| licenceBuilt |
Gazelle helicopter
ⓘ
surface form:
Aérospatiale Gazelle
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma ⓘ
surface form:
Aérospatiale Puma
Westland Sea King ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky SH‑3 Sea King (as Westland Sea King)
Westland Whirlwind helicopter ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky S‑55 (as Westland Whirlwind)
Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky S‑58 (as Westland Wessex)
|
| mainBusiness |
design of helicopters
ⓘ
licensing of helicopter designs ⓘ manufacture of helicopters ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Westland Helicopters
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Group
|
| notableFor |
collaborations with international aerospace firms
ⓘ
licence‑building foreign helicopter designs ⓘ supplying helicopters to the British armed forces ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Gazelle helicopter
ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Gazelle (licence‑built)
Westland Lynx ⓘ Westland Merlin (EH101) ⓘ Westland Puma HC2 ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Puma (licence‑built)
Westland Scout ⓘ Westland Sea King ⓘ Westland Wasp ⓘ Westland Wessex ⓘ Westland Whirlwind helicopter ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)
|
| originatedAs | aircraft manufacturing division of Petters Limited ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
GKN Aerospace
ⓘ
surface form:
GKN (historically)
Westland Helicopters self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Westland plc
|
| predecessor |
Westland Helicopters
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Aircraft
|
| product |
civilian helicopters
ⓘ
helicopter components ⓘ military helicopters ⓘ |
| servedMarket |
United Kingdom defence market
ⓘ
international helicopter export market ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent company ⓘ |
| successor | AgustaWestland ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westland Lynx
this entity surface form:
Westland Aircraft
this entity surface form:
Westland Aircraft
this entity surface form:
Westland Aircraft
this entity surface form:
Westland Group
this entity surface form:
Westland plc