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[[Image:Mplayerc 2010-05-21 21-29-52-07.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Westland Wessex used in [[Full Metal Jacket]] portraying an H-34 Choctaw]] | [[Image:Mplayerc 2010-05-21 21-29-52-07.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Westland Wessex used in [[Full Metal Jacket]] portraying an H-34 Choctaw]] | ||
| − | The Westland Wessex is a licensed-built variation of the [[:Category: Sikorsky H-34|Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw]], built by Westland Helicopters for the the British Armed Forces. | + | The Westland Wessex is a licensed-built variation of the [[:Category: Sikorsky H-34|Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw]], built by Westland Helicopters for the the British Armed Forces. But a major change was about the engine : instead the piston powerplant, the Wessex relied on a gas turbine : a single Napier Gazelle engine for the first airframes, later builds used a pair of Rolls-Royce Gnome engines. The nose's shape was different of the H-34 and one (or two) noticeable exhaust were visible on the airframe's side. |
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| + | 382 Wessew were built between 1958 and 1970. | ||
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Westland Wessex. | This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Westland Wessex. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 13 January 2016
Westland Wessex used in Full Metal Jacket portraying an H-34 Choctaw
The Westland Wessex is a licensed-built variation of the Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw, built by Westland Helicopters for the the British Armed Forces. But a major change was about the engine : instead the piston powerplant, the Wessex relied on a gas turbine : a single Napier Gazelle engine for the first airframes, later builds used a pair of Rolls-Royce Gnome engines. The nose's shape was different of the H-34 and one (or two) noticeable exhaust were visible on the airframe's side.
382 Wessew were built between 1958 and 1970.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Westland Wessex.
See also
Pages in category "Westland Wessex"
The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.