Corgi – Westland Whirlwind HAR.1 XA868 Royal Navy, HMS Protector, 1963

Popis

- sběratelský model vrtulníku  Westland Whirlwind  1/72
- provedení: kovový model s plastovými částmi
- detailně zpracovaný model
- součástí balení je stojánek

                        Westland Whirlwind HAR.1

The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles.

General characteristics

• Crew: Two pilots
• Length: 41 ft 8½ in (12.72 m)
• Rotor diameter: 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m)
• Height: 15 ft 7½ in (4.76 m)
• Disc area: 2,205 ft² (205 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,993 lb (2,724 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 7,800 lb (3,538 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Alvis Leonides Major 755 14-cylinder two-row radial, 750 hp (559 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 109 mph (95 knots, 175 km/h)
• Range: 334 miles (290 NM, 534 km)
• Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,960 m)
• Rate of climb: 910 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
• Disc loading: 3.5 lb/ft² (17.3 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)

The Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (company model number S-55) was a multi-purpose helicopter used by the United States Army and United States Air Force. It was also license-built by Westland Aircraft as the Westland Whirlwind in the United Kingdom. United States Navy and United States Coast Guard models were designated HO4S, while those of the U.S. Marine Corps were designated HRS. In 1962, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marine Corps versions were all redesignated as H-19s like their U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force counterparts.