Westland Widgeon

what is it?

The Westland Widgeon is a helicopter that was developed by Westland Aircraft as a private venture improvement on the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 15 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 167 km/htop speed
• seats 4passengers
• size 2,676 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made 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 71 years ago, in 1955.
• 🚗Rotor of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1955-08-23

number built

12

role

helicopter

makers

Westland Aircraft

engines

1× Alvis Leonides 521/1

crew

1

passengers

4

length

12.5 m

rotor diameter

15 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

2,676 kg

top speed

167 km/h

cruise speed

130 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,200 m

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