Westland Whirlwind Großbritannien Many of its variants can

Many of its variants can be seen today as replicas or in museums

Originally designed as a commercial aircraft

It was built in many different versions

and the aircraft proved itself in a variety of uses before being largely replaced by more modern training systems

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Westland Whirlwind Großbritannien Many of its variants canThe Westland Whirlwind was a British helicopter that was a license built version of the Sikorsky S 55 . It was one of the first helicopters to be produced on a large scale in Great Britain and was used primarily for military purposes . Initially manufactured purely under license , the fuselage of the Whirlwind was specially modified by developing its own engines in the bow area , which made it externally distinguishable from the S 55 . An interesting