Business Atlas

How Enterprise Is Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Companies and Brands

Westland Helicopters

Industrials

Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer that began as Westland Aircraft and concentrated on helicopters after the Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961. Its best-known products included the Westland Sea King and the Westland Lynx. In 2000 it merged with the Italian helicopter maker Agusta to form AgustaWestland, and in 2016 AgustaWestland was merged into Leonardo, where it became the helicopters division operating under the Leonardo Helicopters brand. The company was headquartered at Yeovil in Somerset.

Facts
Founded Year
1961 1
Status
Acquired 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
2000 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Manufacturer 1
Connections

Operates In

Source Westland Helicopters (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Manufactures

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source AgustaWestland Apache (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
the remaining 59 were assembled by Westland Helicopters (later AgustaWestland) at Yeovil, Somerset in England from Boeing-supplied kits

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source AgustaWestland AW101 (Wikipedia)Lead, developers
Quote, Lead, developers
it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Cierva C.29 (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
built in 1934 as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft and Cierva

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland 30 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
designed and produced by the British aerospace company Westland Helicopters

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland C.O.W. Gun Fighter (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland C.O.W. Gun Fighter was an attempt to produce a fighter aircraft armed with a heavy calibre gun.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland CL.20 (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a two-seat autogyro designed and built by Westland Aircraft between 1934 and 1938

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Dreadnought (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
It was designed and built by British aircraft manufacturer Westland Aircraft for the Air Ministry.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland F.7/30 (Wikipedia)Development, manufacturer
Quote, Development, manufacturer
The Westland F.7/30 was designed in response to Air Ministry Specification F.7/30

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Interceptor (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Westland Interceptor was a fighter developed by the British company Westland Aircraft

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland IV (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland IV and Westland Wessex were British high wing, three-engined light transport aircraft built by Westland Aircraft.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Limousine (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Westland Limousine was a 1920s British single-engined four-seat light transport aircraft built by Westland Aircraft.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Lysander (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland N.1B (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The first aircraft to be designed by Westland Aircraft, it was a single-engined tractor biplane.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland PV.7 (Wikipedia)Design and development, manufacturer
Quote, Design and development, manufacturer
others, like Westland, built aircraft as private ventures

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland PV-3 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland PV-3 was a British two-seat torpedo bomber of the 1930s built by Westland Aircraft Works.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Scout (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
is a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Sea King, WikipediaSource page, maker

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wagtail (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
Quote, Development and design, manufacturer
The Westland Wagtail was designed by Westland Aircraft of Yeovil in 1917

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wallace (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Walrus (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Walrus was a British spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Westland Aircraft.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wapiti (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wasp (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
Produced by Westland Helicopters

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Weasel (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
Quote, Development and design, manufacturer
The Westland Weasel was designed by Westland Aircraft of Yeovil

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Welkin (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wessex (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
produced by the British rotorcraft specialist Westland Aircraft (later Westland Helicopters)

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Westbury (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
Designed by Westland Aircraft it never entered service but played a useful role in the testing of the COW 37 mm gun.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Westminster (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
The Westland Westminster was a British helicopter of the 1950s from Westland Aircraft.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland WG.22 (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
designed by Westland Aircraft in 1968

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Whirlwind (fighter) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined fighter developed by Westland Aircraft.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Whirlwind (helicopter) (Wikipedia)Design and development, licence
Quote, Design and development, licence
purchased the rights to manufacture and sell Sikorsky's larger Sikorsky S-55 helicopter

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Widgeon (fixed wing) (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
Quote, Development and design, manufacturer
Westland Aircraft produced two designs, the Woodpigeon biplane, and the Widgeon parasol monoplane.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Widgeon (helicopter) (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
developed by Westland Aircraft as a private venture improvement

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wisp (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
The Westland Wisp was an unmanned coaxial helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Witch (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Westland Witch was an unsuccessful British bomber prototype

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wizard (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Wizard was Westland Aircraft's first attempt to produce a monoplane fighter.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Woodpigeon (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Woodpigeon was a British two-seat light biplane designed to compete in the 1924 Lympne light aircraft trials.

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland WS-51 Dragonfly (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
The Westland WS-51 Dragonfly helicopter was built by Westland Aircraft

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Wyvern (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland Yeovil (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Westland Yeovil was a British biplane bomber designed and built by Westland Aircraft in 1923

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Westland-Hill Pterodactyl (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
all but the first were produced by Westland Aircraft Ltd after Hill joined them

Located In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Westland Helicopters (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: fate
    Merged with Agusta
  • Infobox: defunct
    2000
  • Infobox: founded
    1961
  • Lead sentence
    Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer.
  • In Group: Aerospace and Defense, Lead section
    Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer.
  • Operates In: Aerospace Industry, Lead section
    Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.