Westland Whirlwind helicopter
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The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British-built, turbine-powered utility and search-and-rescue helicopter widely used by the Royal Air Force and other operators from the 1950s onward.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S‑55 (as Westland Whirlwind) | 1 |
| Westland Whirlwind (helicopter) | 1 |
| Westland Whirlwind helicopter canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
helicopter
ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ |
| basedAt |
RAF Boulmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Leconfield NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | up to 10 passengers ⓘ |
| configuration |
single main rotor
ⓘ
tail rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
maritime operations ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Sikorsky S-55 design lineage ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1959 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
anti-submarine configuration
ⓘ
search and rescue configuration ⓘ utility transport configuration ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1960s ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 3 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Westland Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Napier Gazelle turboshaft engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| status | retired from military service ⓘ |
| successor |
Westland Sea King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qatar Public Security Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-sea rescue
ⓘ
anti-submarine patrols ⓘ casualty evacuation ⓘ training ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War period operations ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
No. 84 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form:
Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)
this entity surface form:
Sikorsky S‑55 (as Westland Whirlwind)