Westland Scout

what is it?

The Westland Scout is a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. Developed from the Saro P.531, it served as a land-based general purpose military helicopter, sharing a common ancestor and numerous components with the naval-orientated Westland Wasp helicopter. The type's primary operator was the Army Air Corps of the British Army, which operated it in several conflict zones including Northern Ireland and the Falklands War.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 9.8 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 211 km/htop speed
• seats 5passengers
• size 2,404 kgmax take-off weight
• built 149made 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 66 years ago, in 1960.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 9.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1960-08-29

introduced

1963

status

still flying

number built

149

role

helicopter

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Hayes, Westland Aircraft

engines

1× Rolls-Royce Nimbus 101 or 102

crew

1

passengers

5

length

9.3 m

rotor diameter

9.8 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

2,404 kg

top speed

211 km/h

cruise speed

196 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,395 m

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

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