Westland 30

what is it?

The Westland 30 is a medium-sized civil helicopter designed and produced by the British aerospace company Westland Helicopters. It was derived from the Westland Lynx series of military helicopters, with which it retains a high level of commonality. The Westland 30 was developed during the late 1970s and early 1980s primarily as a foray into the civilian market.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 13.3 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 241 km/htop speed
• range 472 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 19passengers
• size 5,806 kgmax take-off weight
• built 41made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 13.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1979

introduced

1982

retired

1991

status

retired

number built

41

role

helicopter

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

engines

2× Rolls-Royce Gem 60-3

crew

2

passengers

19

length

15.9 m

rotor diameter

13.3 m

height

4.7 m

max take-off weight

5,806 kg

top speed

241 km/h

cruise speed

222 km/h

range

472 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.