Westland History -

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1927
Widgeon lll " Widgeon lll "
The Widgeon lll was developed to provide a light aircraft for quantity production...
Westbury " Westbury "
The Westbury was built in response to Air Ministry requirement, 4/24 ...
1927 1928
Wapiti " Wapiti "
The Wapiti holds a special place in Westland's history...
Witch " Witch "
Air ministry Specification 23/25 called for a two-seat day bomber
1928
Pterodactyl lA and IB " Pterodactyl lA & IB "
The Pterodactyl l was the first of a series of experimental designs...
F 20/27 Interceptor " F 20/27 Interceptor "
Offered in response to Air Ministry Specification F 20/27...
1929 1930
Westland lV " Westland lV "
The Westland lV was the company's first attempt to produce a light passenger transport for the civil market...
Wessex " Wessex "
Success with the Westland lV led to the construction of the Wessex...
1930 1931
C.O.W. Gun Fighter " C.O.W. Gun Fighter "
The specification which led to this aircraft (F29/27) was put forward to develop the use of the 37mm cannon...
Pterodactyl lV " Pterodactyl lV "
The work carried out with the Pterodactyl l showed sufficient promise to make the construction of a more sophisticated aircraft...
1931 1933
Wallace " Wallace "
As part of a programme to continue improvement of the successful Wapiti, Westland produced the PV-6...
Westland-Houston PV-3 " Westland-Houston PV-3 "
Originally designed as a Torpedo Bomber for the Royal Navy...
1933 1934
Westland  PV-7 " Westland PV-7 "
Intended as a two seat general purpose aircraft in response to Specification G 4/31...
Parnall Hendy Heck " Parnall Hendy Heck "
This is an unusual example of one aircraft manufacturer building a prototype for another.
1934
Pterodactyl V " Pterodactyl V "
Such was the promise of the Pterodactyl demonstrations that an order was placed for a prototype...
Cierva C-29 " Cierva C-29 "
Five seat gyroplane produced for Cierva, a single prototype was built...
1934 1935
Westland F 7/30 " Westland F 7/30 "
Air Ministry Specification F 7/30 was drawn up to spur innovation...
Cierva CL-20 " Cierva CL-20 "
Two seat gyroplane built for Cierva and Le Pere.
1934/1935
Hawker Audax and Hector Production " Hawker Audax & Hector Production "
Westland produced 42 Audax and
178 Hector Army co-operation aircraft...
 


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