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Westland Wasp

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Wasp HAS.1 ASW 1963 - 98 early 1990s ---

 

Modification

Wasp HAS.1

Rotor diameter, m

9.83

Length, m

9.24

Height, m

3.56

Rotating area, m2

75.9

Empty mass, kg

1566

Full flying-off mass, kg

2495
Engine Rolls-Royce Nimbus 503
Power, h. p. 1050
Maximal speed, km/h 193
Cruise speed, km/h 179
Flying range, km 490
Vertical speed, m/s 7.3
Maximal altitude, m 3810
Complement 2
Capacity 4 passengers or 680 kg of cargo, 490 kg of combat loading on 2 points (2 Mk44 ASW torpedoes or 2 AS.11 air-to-surface missiles or 2 DCs)

Wasp HAS.1

Wasp HAS.1

 

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