Wessex HU.5

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:helicopter
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:avionics modernized cockpit
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:design twin-engine
tail rotor
retractable landing gear
high-mounted rotor system
gptkbp:engineType turboshaft
gptkbp:firstFlight 1958
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 1,500 liters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wessex HU.5
gptkbp:introduced 1960
gptkbp:length 16.76 m
gptkbp:manufacturer Westland_Aircraft
gptkbp:maxSpeed 130 knots
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 5,400 kg
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Singapore_Air_Force
gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Australian_Navy
gptkb:New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 200
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 km
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 12
1,500 kg
gptkbp:powerOutput 1,500 shp
gptkbp:primaryFunction logistics
training
reconnaissance
transport
support operations
gptkbp:range 500 miles
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:Westland_Wessex_HAS.1
gptkb:Westland_Wessex_HC.2
Westland_Wessex_AEW.1
Westland_Wessex_Mk.3
Westland_Wessex_Mk.5
gptkbp:retired 1994
gptkbp:role anti-submarine warfare
utility helicopter
search and rescue
gptkbp:rotorDiameter 15.24 m
gptkbp:services 15,000 feet
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Westland_Sea_King
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkbp:weight 3,175 kg