The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Aircraft Limited. The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...

It was the older brother to the Westland Wasp, both of them developed from the Saunders-Roe ("Saro") P.531, itself an extension of the Saro Skeeter. With the acquisition of Saunders Roe, Westland took over the project which became the prototype for the Scout and Wasp. Westland Wasp The Westland Wasp was a general purpose helicopter, basically a derivative of the British Army Scout helicopter, with the requirement of being small enough to land on Royal Navy frigates. ... Saunders-Roe Princess G-ALUN History Saunders-Roe Limited was a British aircraft manufacturing company based in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. ...

The P.531 was developed with both 635 shp Bristol Siddeley Nimbus and 685 shp de Havilland Gnome H.1000 engines. The production Scout AH.1 used a 1,050 shp Rolls-Royce (RR having acquired Bristol Siddeley by then) Nimbus 101 engine. The Scout first flew on 29 August 1960. The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ...

The Scout had a skid undercarriage. Behind the two front seats was a three-seat bench. It was used for general light work including observation, liaison, training, and search and rescue. When fitted as a light attack helicopter it carried two machine guns (L7 GPMG and 4 anti-tank guided missiles (the SS.11). In use for casualty evacuation, the Scout could carry two stretchers internally and two externally. The L7 machine gun is a general-purpose machine gun used by the British Army. ...

About 150 Scouts were built by 1968

Specification

• Dimensions
  • Rotor Diameter: 32 ft 3 in
  • Length: 30 ft 4 in
  • Height: 8 ft 10 in
• Weight
  • Empty: 3,084 lb
  • Loaded: 5,350 lb
• Performance
  • Speed: 131 mph
  • Rate of Climb: 1,670 ft/min at sea level
  • Service Ceiling: 17,700 ft
  • Range: 316 miles

Operators

• British Army
• Royal Australian Navy (2),
• Royal Jordanian Air Force (3),
• Ugandan Police (2)
• Bahrain Police (2).

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Related development: Westland Wasp Saro Skeeter Westland Wasp The Westland Wasp was a general purpose helicopter, basically a derivative of the British Army Scout helicopter, with the requirement of being small enough to land on Royal Navy frigates. ...

Comparable aircraft: Kamov Ka-15 - Aérospatiale Alouette II - Aérospatiale Alouette III - The Kamov Ka-15 (NATO reporting name Hen) was a Soviet two-seat utility helicopter with coaxial rotors. ... The Alouette II is a light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale of France. ... The Aérospatiale Allouette III is a general purpose, single-engined light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale of France (now Eurocopter). ...

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