Westland Wasp

PaeseRegno unito
RuoloElicottero antisommergibile di bordo
Periodo1963-2000
Costruito133

Le Westland Wasp era un piccolo elicottero anti-sottomarino britannico a turbina del 1960. Prodotto dalla Westland Helicopters, proveniva dallo stesso programma P.531 del British Army Westland Scout, ed era basato sul precedente Saunders-Roe Skeeter con motore a pistoni. Soddisfaceva il requisito della Royal Navy per un elicottero abbastanza piccolo da atterrare sul ponte di una fregata e trasportare un carico utile di due siluri homing.

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The Westland Wasp was a small helicopter designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions on board naval ships. It was developed by Westland Helicopters in the 1960s, based on the earlier Saro P.531 prototype and the Saunders-Roe Skeeter helicopter. The Wasp had a distinctive four-wheeled undercarriage that allowed it to land and take off from small and moving decks. It also had a negative pitch capability that enabled it to stick to the deck until secured by lashings. The Wasp could carry two torpedoes or missiles under its fuselage, or various depth charges under its wings. It had a single Bristol Siddeley Nimbus turboshaft engine that gave it a maximum speed of 193 km/h and a range of 490 km. The Wasp entered service with the Royal Navy in 1963, and was also exported to several other countries, including Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa. The Wasp saw combat action in several conflicts, most notably in the Falklands War in 1982, when it damaged the Argentine submarine ARA Santa Fe with AS-12 missiles. The Wasp was retired from service in 2008 by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the last operator of the type.

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