Westland Aircraft
9 aircraft types.
Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961.
- Founded
- 1935
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Yeovil
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Aircraft types
WS-51 Dragonfly
1948 utility helicopter series by Westland Aircraft
First flight 1948
WS-55 Series 2
utility helicopter model by Westland
Westland Dreadnought
aircraft model
Westland IV
aircraft model
First flight 1929
Westland Wallace
type of aircraft
First flight 1931
Westland Walrus
British reconnaissance aircraft of the 1920s
First flight 1921
Westland Welkin
British twin-engine heavy fighter
First flight 1942
Westland Wyvern
British military aircraft
First flight 1946
Widgeon
1955 utility helicopter by Westland
First flight 1955