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Scout Helicopter XP853
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chicago Ebay Live 2008

 

 XP853 Westland Scout Helicopter at a snowbound Middle Wallop circa 1963


   

Westland Scout Artwork 

 




Specifications :
Crew: 2
Capacity: 6 passengers in two rows
Length: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
Rotor diameter: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.70 m)
Disc area: 3,266 ft² (303 m²)
Empty weight: 3,084 lb (1,400 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,350 lb (2,427 kg)
Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Nimbus 101 turboshaft, 1,050 shp (783 kW)

 
Performance :
Maximum speed: 131 mph (210 km/h)
Range: 316 miles (510 km)
Service ceiling: 17,700 ft (5,40 m)
Rate of climb: 1,670 ft/min at sea level (8.50 m/s)
Disc loading: 1.64 lb/ft² (8 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.20 hp/lb (0.32 kW/kg)