10-12 seat helicopter, constructed in United Kingdom under license from Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corp, is sustained by single 3-blade main rotor, with 2-blade tail rotor; main rotor is driven, through clutch and freewheel, by Pratt and Whitney Wasp R.1340 engine developing 600 bhp for takeoff; later Alvis Leonides Major 800-hp engine will be available as alternative power plant.


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    Titel :

    Westland S.55 helicopter


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineering


    Erschienen in:

    Engineering ; 175 , n 4539


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1953


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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