Westland Helicopters

In the middle of the 20th century, legendary designs like the Huey, the Cobra and the Mi-24 heralded the start of the new era, the era of helicopters: combat vehicles perfectly suited for the purposes of lightning-fast air support. New helicopter designs were being developed by superpower states as well as many other countries with advanced defence capabilities, like West Germany, France and, naturally, the United Kingdom… which is perfect, because today we’re going to speak specifically about British helicopters.
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[@king_of_aviation]

Give my soul back

[@MichealleShoemaker]

Sorry but no refunds

[@ziyadessoufi2052]

Goodluck with that... The snail is invinsible

[@monker11]

No

[@ventrum5552]

It’s too late for all of us

[@commanderkei9537]

It’s already been blended with the other souls to make Stalinium, how do you expect to get it back?

[@yizhenji5564]

The Lynx overall is a nice helicopter and the British Apache is my fav among the AH-64

[@tristansundquist1834]

You need to hop on the V6 echo model AH-64. British apache is old now.

[@jimbobjoe4696]

I am from the southwest of England and live half an hour away from the Westlands Helicopter plant, and in July 2022 I did my year 10 work experience there and got to see the new helicopters and the old ones so it was cool to see that it is recognised and that all of the helicopters made there are in the game.

[@pignbird4007]

That's such a good opportunity

[@jimbobjoe4696]

@@pignbird4007 ye it was amazing. they let ur fly the simulators and if u get accepted in the work experience the reserve an opportunity for u to apply for an apprenticeship at 16

[@Thesomersetgimp]

Noice mate, try and get an apprenticeship. I did mine there and I’ve had an outstanding career ever since.

[@jimbobjoe4696]

@@Thesomersetgimp Really? Its a small world. What part did you work in?

[@Thesomersetgimp]

@@jimbobjoe4696 I did mechanical design but they move you round in 3 & 6 month placements. I was in transmissions ME, Lynx structures (I asked for 6 months here because there was a lot of Wildcat work going on) SMTE (Structural Mechanical Test Engineering), Seaking technical publications & Build tech pubs. I only stayed on for a year after my apprenticeship because I had another opportunity but having it on my CV has been as good as a degree for me. If you do a technical apprenticeship you’ll get a HND and if your really good they will put you through a degree in your 5th year. You can do a Craft apprenticeship too where you’d learn how to build the things and make some of the parts. It’s a well paid, easy going job that you’ll be proud to tell people you work there. Your mum & dad would be proud of you too.

[@Stiyx]

My Dad was an design engineer at Westland in the mid 80's (before I was born) and for a long time the Seaking Helicopter had the gearbox that he designed in it. Every time we see one he tries to work out what model it is to work out if it's "one of his" or not.

[@blueshark7385]

Does this mean we can get the Westland Wildcat for the British helicopter tree??

[@jensonkiin3678]

Especially armed with 20 multi-role Martlet missiles for engaging tanks, ships AND aircraft.

[@BugattiONE666]

no be stupid. it wpould be good. Cant have that for a non-russian vehicle

[@laiyucheng8496]

Is mid map aa in air rb fixed?

[@Linkatchu]

@@laiyucheng8496 Yesn't. Sometimes u can go slow and ground pound em, and some days u get instant pilot sniped

[@majorpark]

I love my Lynx. Thing is so much fun to fly out in GRB and Heli EC.

[@thesquirejoosh4088]

As someone who happens to live just a few miles away from the formally Westlands site (now Leonardo) and has friends who work there, this is great to see!

[@Thesomersetgimp]

It will always be Westlands mate.

[@teresamaflin5996]

The scout and the wasp are my favourite helicopters. Thanks WarThunder

[@MrSpaceMees]

maybe if i grind another 500 hours il be able to fly a helicopter

[@mikewizz1895]

G-Lynx superiority

[@Tyroniusmaximus92]

G Lynx is incredible

[@Thesomersetgimp]

She’s been restored and is Weston helicopter museum. Worth a look.

[@MechaG2]

Excellent video. Really enjoyed this, Gaijin. ❤ It still bums me out some of the premium helicopters were removed, though. Especially since there were never a lot of premium helicopters to begin with. Would you please consider bringing them back?

[@stephenguppy7882]

My dear old Dad worked at Westlands from 1969 to 1990. The company breathed life into Yeovil, with about 12,000 employees.

[@EclipseGaming121]

I mean heli’s are interesting but they are just impossible to grind / use effectively just because so many different factors come into play. I mean sure there’s those moments when the enemy is brain dead and you can get maybe 2 to 4 kills before you get shot down but if your not something like a Z19E or a BlackShark then there’s not much you can do sadly.

[@NicoCaprio]

Please Italian helicopter video!!

[@David_Palka]

The only gaming company which will teach you something and sometimes tells you more than a Discovery Channel :)) Love these your videos.

[@ThermometerNL]

Love the first soundtrack!

[@LegoGuy_Productions]

I love the look of the little wasp. It’s such a cool looking design.

[@thisisaduck]

Do you say the same thing when you go to the supermarket and see a shopping trolley? lol

[@LegoGuy_Productions]

@@thisisaduck Haha! Alright I see what you mean. But what if the shopping trolley had a gun on it and could fly?

[@stggcsubcommanderseb4384]

The Scout with the "Raspberry" camo is my hospital helicopter

[@randomexcessmemories4452]

Will the IAR 316B ever be made available for purchase again? It would really be fun to have.

[@the1inchwonder96]

I’ve used the scout for a long time now and honestly, any br it does the job 👍🏻

[@andreyoung8732]

Its been really quiet from leaks and videos about the december update! Almost like the quiet before the storm!

[@THE___BULDI___]

,,g-lynx reached over 400km/h" Meanwhile glynx in game barely going above 250km/h be like: o_0

[@CaptainCalmer]

Interesting to hear the history

[@ViralMag_Ravager]

Maybe someone can explain for me.... Take Rank 3 British Tech tree at BR 5.3 but you place the BR 5.0 Skink into your lineup and now suddenly according to the tier rankings it only seems to que for Tier 4 matches which seems to have a much longer que time seemingly due to lack of people queing BR 5.3 for tier 4 which seems to be mostly mostly BR 6.0-7.0 with couple oddballs like the Skink, Comet (Finnish) couple of US tanks and the oddball AMX-13 DCA 40 (France at 4.7). What is the Tech Tree rank supposed to represent...... Is it a date vehicle was made or some other variable?

[@michaelroos7944]

We really need a helicopter focused game

[@thisisaduck]

Is there any worthwhile difference between the scout and the wasp ingame? As far as I can tell it’s just that the scout has guns and a lower repair cost last time I checked.

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

First time I ever flew was in a Lynx as an army cadet, aged 15, around Salisbury Plain. Let’s just say I knew that day I would never suffer from air sickness as no commercial flight will do what that pilot did

[@Whiskey77miwo]

Hey Gaijin, what's the hanger mod for the Scout / Centurion ?

[@lord_o_muppet]

I do love my 4 British TT helis

[@blueshark7385]

Gaijin could add more you know. But when was the last time an existing helicopter tree got updated with the addition of a new researchable helicopter?

[@MichealleShoemaker]

@@blueshark7385 little bird?

[@blueshark7385]

@@MichealleShoemaker What about it?

[@MichealleShoemaker]

@@blueshark7385 I guess it was the last one added

[@blueshark7385]

@@MichealleShoemaker It was added with the rest of the Israeli helicopter tree. I just can't remember the last time a new helicopter was added to an already existing helicopter tree, that was not premium. New planes, ground vehicles, and naval vehicles are added all the time, but never a new researchable helicopter, unless it's a brand new tree like China's or Israel's. Those are the most recent.

[@yourtoaster9561]

Can we get the Augusta Westland Merlin Mk2 or the Westland Sea king for fighting naval targets or I believe with the Sea king even ground targets?

[@HIFLY01]

No matter what helicopter gets added, nothing with be as more blatantly broken like the ka50. That helicopter made grinding helicopters living hell

[@ClipsBr3]

very cool and bring something that planes destroy buildings with shots

[@Sumi_S]

Buff hellfires range speed and make it so you can change it to direct fire mode

[@BMW-Dan.07]

Love the westland choppers, im not the best of heli pilots in the game, but i fly them for fun. And fun they are.

[@HaiNgo-yb9uy]

We need HD cockpit on AH-1Z, AH-64A bro..

[@ZeroMustang]

Can we get helicopter tutorials at any point or do you unlock those later in the game

[@thecrazyhound6010]

The a 20g i think its called can land but cant take off cause props just snap if u try move

[@eironn__]

I've had a nice time using the Scout but I find the 7mm lacking... either the ammo or just being two of them unlike the alouette

[@russellmiles2861]

How do you make it work. I just get shot down

[@thisisaduck]

@@russellmiles2861 keep your distance and don’t even spawn if there’s a jet up.

[@thisisaduck]

@@russellmiles2861 try to go for AAs first, then other tanks.

[@thisisaduck]

I think if you’re using the guns you’re doing something wrong.

[@SquaredM2]

The eh/aw 101 merlin is quite fun to fly irl

[@PugglevsPanda]

My favorite heli, the me-24

[@uberbeeg]

A very under rated helicopter company. Vastly overshadowed by Bell with the Vietnam war, but well known in Commonwealth countries.

[@thisisaduck]

Honestly it was the only heli company I knew off until I played WT but that much have something to do with living in the uk. Everyone loves to go on about the Westland Wessex.

[@uberbeeg]

@@thisisaduck In Australia the vast majority of helicopters were Bell types. 47, 206, and UH-1s. The army had a few Scouts for a while, the navy had Sycamores, Wasps, Wessex and Seaking. But they're all retired now.

[@paper4529]

Watched this 32 seconds after it was posted

[@loisopipvjbjy]

Q: Will wing vapor effects be added to jets?

[@thisisaduck]

Don’t those already exist?

[@Red_Four]

Haven't really played British helicopters, but I have had my ass handed to me by them several times, so I've learned to respect them when they're the hands of a competent player.

[@StupidStuart1]

No I don't enjoy flying them as their repair cost is infinite unless the repair costs have been changed I remember it being 13K sl to spawn 1 scout AH1 heli, 13k for 4 missiles.

[@thisisaduck]

Are you playing spaded? I have like 3 mods to go and it only costs 8k which is still 1k more than it should be

[@StupidStuart1]

@@thisisaduck No I have barely any mods just flack vest and someother stuff, it seems the repair cost may have changed, I just remember when I played it, it was 13K but 8K is still a little much but not as bad, sorry to confuse you.

[@SlavThunder]

any hints about when we might see new update teaser?

[@thisisaduck]

Bro we just had 2 major updates very close together. Have some patience

[@MPdude237]

Question, how effective are MANPADs mounted against helicopters? I am aware that the stinger missiles are not super reliable nor have a lot of range but helicopters don’t fly as high nor anywhere near as fast as fixed wing Jets at their BR range, meaning that they should be more reliable against them.

[@SlovenianMapping.]

you should add air refuleing, so we can fight whith less fuel

[@nathanielmeade5731]

When do we get Vought?

[@lukask2489]

Oh Boy! More CAS!

[@jamesbigglesworth4677]

I wish I could play helicopter well. I do not know what a good optimised lay out for their controls on Keyboard would be. I keep using my plane keyboard settings, but this is not optimal. Any good guides out there?

[@thisisaduck]

Just use wasdqe like you would for a plane. So qe for yaw, ws for pitch and ad for roll. I switch between mouse aim for using guns and simplified so I can hover and move around better.

[@jamesbigglesworth4677]

@@thisisaduck Thx

[@BugattiONE666]

2:35 how did you kill something with the LMGs?

[@sargesacker2599]

Open top tank.

[@eironn__]

Looked like an ostwind

[@falkeholz1459]

I hate gaijin that they literally had to make me grind the same heli just to get to the lynx, could of just added the South Africa puma heli in its place by now

[@pixel6964]

Where are my fire and forget hellfires for my AH MK.1? or my prototype brimstone missiles?

[@JostVanWair]

The brimstone would be absolutely broken in War Thunder. Imagine a hellfire but with up to 30-40km range, plus autonomous capabilities.

[@JimMiltn]

Helicopter helicopter 🚁

[@BOS_enjoyer76]

I own the g-liynx amazing helicopter with great performance like to fly it round in customs and do stuns with it

[@StuffyTheFemboyWolf]

not when theres a ADATS on the loose

[@Brian-jl8ne]

Pls add proper interior for all helicopters

[@trollking7046]

Intresting

[@Em_Youl]

When DEV Blog?

[@Grinzlow]

Now add more British helicopters

[@toast6271]

NICE

[@captainsally5380]

Oh, WESTland! I thought you said wasteland. I was hoping for a weird spinoff into the not-too-distant future where you took creative liberties to actually make a balanced game. Oh, well.. btw did you see the new Panther advertisement? Just wondering ;)

[@manuelpiston]

We need them in dcs

[@sambarbosa832]

We need the lynx wildcat

[@BlackHowk123]

and please fix the broken spawn protection xD

[@RedStoRR]

Cool

[@lekoccice]

Can u pls buff the accuracy od the hellfire ? Its very very unrealistic thanks

[@user-wl5sh2ob5e]

g lynx is my favourite but i dont have enough gold eagle to buy it

[@agentepolaris4914]

Talk about French Helicopters next please

[@Meister-der-Prokrastination]

Well, to catch to your question at the end of the video: Jey, i enjoy flying helicopters, if i just could research them before i will die of old age due to the economics of them.

[@PaveWayMA]

Please gaijin add wildcat with martlet missiles

[@general_IWSM]

Groud battle without heli is very good

[@AGENT-3469_of_AFOHACPOAS]

My grand father lived where they were they were made

[@viniciusmoreschi6970]

there is a wasp Brazilian skin on the marketplace (esse ano o hexa vem)

[@espc8414]

All I ask is for a new Premium Germany heli

[@darkhunter7558]

Nothing is better than DCS.

[@chilledburrito]

i don't have helicopters yet, but i am very close.

[@ZioBorisitalia]

Leonardo is an ITALIAN company not a merged European, what the hell are you saying?! Leonardo is ex Finmeccanica a State owned company

[@atomic4440]

Maybe you meant Agusta Westland?

[@Thesomersetgimp]

Most of these designs were build as Westland aircraft, ok the UK Apache was in the Agustawestland era but it’s called Leonardo now. During the Augusta/Leo era all the military stuff is built at the Somerset factory, the Italians handle mostly Civ stuff. Either way, everyone still calls it Westlands still round here.

[@waffleworld340]

Ok i hate to brag but i live opposite a westlands airfield and my family have a history of building helis and planes

[@dunerman2533]

What are the chances of a new pilotage map?. Mountains and hills and lakes and such. The ten year old flat map is so unexciting. It’s small and there’s like two, three bridges to fly under. Please a consideration

[@dunerman2533]

Literally, all you would have to do is convert Ashriver !! Tanks planes and helis. But no shooting. And much larger in scale.

[@amoose1709]

Wow these are really cool, is there any way I can get these without dedicating my entire life to this game or spending 60$ or more?

[@ninjato5611]

Add helicopters to sim EC please

[@princelenardt.malate3057]

Gaijin any news on War Thunder Edge I'm exited for it???!?!!?!?!!?!!!¡!???

[@HayesEliasRaz]

Westland AH64 Apache Mk.1

[@kittylove0921]

Why can you only use helis once you get rank 5 tanks and planes?

[@chiefturion7134]

Cause then you'd have people with tier 1 tanks in an 8.0 battle...not like that doesn't happen already, but it'd be more rampant

[@kittylove0921]

@Chiefturion but why is that a problem tier 1 tanks at 8.0 is a free kill

[@chiefturion7134]

@@kittylove0921 creates imbalance where you have teams filled with tier 1s with maybe like 3 or 4 players on said team in capable vehicles. It's like the premium problem where new players buy top tier vehicles and have no line-up to benefit the team, so they die once and return to hanger.

[@kittylove0921]

@Chiefturion very fair point I didn't think about that

[@thisisaduck]

@@kittylove0921 it’s more of a skill thing than a br thing.

[@undernewsun3879]

That’s cool but you know what I need? AA 6.0 for america

[@veniqv2b.v187]

give all a top tier tank or jett

[@veniqv2b.v187]

pls

[@raptorjesus7273]

The voice actor seems down today, hope everything is going fine for him

[@ddh-181hyuga7]

JP OH-1 please

[@marcosoverkillr1741]

Got my first nuke today :)

[@GadgetGaming101]

Bring helicopter pvp back like the beta days!!!!

[@iain-duncan]

No way they actually called their engine a siddly nimbus or whatever that goony name was

[@albertocortez6674]

The Vietnam update

[@desertedcake]

Maybe adjust the reward for using helicopters. Takes forever to progress in them

[@starfIightYT]

Anyone else think they need to remove vehicle repair after matches? It's such a waste of time and takes forever to get the money for them

[@thisisaduck]

It definitely should be lower in some cases but in others it needs to go up like for half the German and Russian tech trees.

[@thisisaduck]

If you are struggling to get enough sl using any lineup you probably should go back to rank 1 and relearn the basics.

[@starfIightYT]

@@thisisaduck ok

[@juliusvictordomingo702]

The first lynx

[@BBRAIN1977]

more aircancer in the game ?

[@noir2559]

Do you enjoy flying them? Meanwhile in OTOMATIC: Phew phew large Proxy Fuse High Explosive shells.