Westland Whirlwind Departing Weston Air Festival 2014

Privately-owned Westland Whirlwind G-BVGE seen departing from the static display at the Weston Air Festival 2014.

[@lawrencemartin6041]

Lovely. A bit of my childhood right there. Memories of RAF Thorney Island and sailing with my father and these pottering around overhead. Thanks for a great post.

[@christopherrebbeck2528]

I was winched up into one of these as an air force cadet in the early sixties. Taken from the aft deck of a vosper air sea rescue launch out of Bridlington north Yorkshire, and taken back to RAF Leeming , where we were at easter camp.Happy days and good memories, thanks for sharing.

[@cyborgbadger1015]

Love the smiley face on it ☺

[@JonAPoe-is7fv]

That looks like a British version of a Sikorski S-55/H-19/HRS-3 helicopter with a turbo-shaft engine. I was "plane captain" on one in the U.S. Navy in 1960. It had an R-1340 radial engine, though.

[@Barbaroossa]

Holy shit, whoever designed that thing added to cockpit as an afterthought.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Laakona No, it's the Westland (British) built version of an S-55 / H-19 with a Rolls Royce Gnome turbine engine. The larger H-34 is the same as an S-58.

[@StonyRC]

Yeah, that climb up into the cockpit with blades spinning is a real hair-raiser!

[@k8132367]

I remember being part of a Wessex maintenance team that was tasked with the last deep mainentnace on this Whirlwind HAR 10 (XJ729) at SAR Wg HQ, RAF Finningley. The task was pulled as there was an operational requirement to streatch her working life for another few months and it was the last deep mainenance on any of the RAF SAR Whirlwind fleet. The Wessex team ended up doing it because the three Whirlwind teams had already been disbanded. I have a feeling I was the only one left with recent Whirlwind experience. It must have been late 1981 or early 1982. Happy days. Nice to see her flying again.

[@DirtyFilthyScoundrel]

My Father and his friend were responsible for her initial return to flight in the early 1990's I flew in her when I was about 5/6 years old sometime in 1995 - To see her in the air again makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end!

[@sharipuckett6923]

Well I bet it did!

[@chucksdesk]

Climbing into the left seat after the rotors are spinning looks very hazardous, not only the hot exhaust but keeping your head out of the rotors a problem.

[@tedboy6468]

Worked on them at CFS Shawbury in the late 70's Nice to see an old friend, just hated doing the head grease.

[@jetranger5058]

Hi millitary reg was XJ329 Civil reg G-BVGE now owned by somebody in Crewkerne in Somerset

[@georgejacob3162]

2:30. He nearly found out why helicopters are called 'choppers'!

[@gunner678]

I actually saw a guy get hit on the head by the blades of a Scout. The idiot was the luckiest man in the world. It skimmed his head and then he remembered to duck. If he had been an inch taller or the ground more uneven, he would have been dead or at least scalped. Instead a harmless little tap. Incredible.

[@adamleewicks8529]

Great video I am amazed didn't catch his head when getting in by propeller

[@davidmann4533]

Not even close to his head

[@g5wq]

XJ729 , rebuilt for owner brian austen [ oaksey park airfield] at the time , in cricklade wilts in 1990s by john griffin [ now at kemble] and his american freind amongst a few other guys , in a workshop i work in . was converted from petrol to jet engine back in its operational days . i had a jolly in it many times when it got airworthy cert , it shakes like mad at first ha ha but great to fly in . it did get flown to ireland across the sea when sold later to a guy in ireland . there were initially 2 whirlwinds in the workshop and one was made from the two , alongside an enstrom being rebuilt also . the spare whirlwind airframe was used in the rescue 999 programme about farne island i think it was , to reproduce the rescue of raf pilot that ditched . its nice to know it is still flying , we did have some odd spares/tools still for it but dont know whats left as this helicopter went out of brians hands a fair time ago now . after this they were rebuilding scout helicopters but i dont think many survive now out of the 10 or 20 they did . john is a superb pilot .

[@adolfososapalma2709]

Porno gratis

[@adolfososapalma2709]

Sexo anal

[@mikeperth1136]

I wonder what her military rego was? may have flown the airframe in the 60's. I can remember being a student at Ternhill on the WW10 when Wessex visited and, have a look at that airframe how modern and complex it looked! Flew 4 tours on the Wessex - lovely machine. Hard to take that I too am now a museum piece! ;-)

[@hjm850]

XJ729

[@Stringman1950]

Competes with my tinnitus. I think rotors are the winner.

[@taffy402]

Better known to my friends in the military as the yellow peril or the paraffin pigeon but its good to see one flying again Thinking back on it the last time I saw a Whirlwind flying was when I saw one following the tide up the River Tamar about 38 years ago .

[@scopex2749]

Superb to see one of these preserved! I did my apprenticeship on these at RAF Halton!

[@hugejohnson5011]

"Okay, Cecil, you can get in now!" "Uh, no, no I can't! I'm afraid of heights!"

[@Road38910]

Anybody out there served on 202 D flight at Lossiemouth in the 70's before the Sea King came in, give me a comment.

[@Steve-lg1nc]

My late father flew with 202, 22 sqdn. in the 70s

[@moonrise20000]

Nice video .. thanks for posting. Pretty interesting last name Mike - Bristows actually flew the type for some time!

[@mikebristowe4327]

moonrise20000 Haha, yeah there's been a couple of time when people have said about my surname! :) Didn't know that they flew Whirlwinds though so that's a nice fact to know! Thank you! :)

[@JimLem]

Happiest helicopter in the world!

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@hugejohnson5011]

Got linked to this from a Sikorsky clip, and feel cheated that this bird is turbine powered! Still a cool old helicopter though!

[@bazilmatthews9299]

This use to.be one of the best weekends of the year, until the owner of a retirement home, not the residents, complained. He is also a Councillor

[@hugejohnson5011]

Leave it to someone like that to spoil what seemed like so much enjoyment for so many people. It especially seems that the children liked it. Sorry to hear that it got messed up for you.

[@twmax4137]

Why is the engine in the front instead of on the top rear?

[@JohnSmith-vi5pz]

I think it's because the turbine powered version was a development of the original which has a 14 cyliber double Leonides radial.

[@scopex2749]

i LOVE THESE I did my basic airframe training on one at RAF Halton! Lovely to see that one is preserved. They were SO DIFFICULT to get in and out of the cockpit!!

[@Cap10VDO]

Oy. Watching that FO board was downright nerve-wracking. "Let's climb right up under the rotor disk and crawl through a too-small door!" Here's to every RAF flyer who added that to their regular routine!

[@sapper82]

Eehh! That brings back some memories! When aah wez a bairn Whorlwinds from Boulmer used to fly ower Newbiggin by the Sea wi' the door open and the gadgie in the back sat on the doorstep waving to ivoryone on the beach.

[@stephensavioli5930]

Great personality for a machine, looks good

[@jacobmoses3712]

Did an earlier version of this helicopter have a piston engine? The body reminds me of earlier piston engined aircraft

[@mikebristowe4327]

Jacob Moses I’m not 100% sure. I know that a number of early helicopters did indeed have piston engines such as the Bristol Sycamore, but I’m not sure about the Whirlwind. An interesting point though!

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Yes, there is a US version (or look a like) that does use a P&W radial in front where that turbine is on this one... I just cant remember who made it. Used in the early days of helicopters before turbines.

[@mikebristowe4327]

Michael Mccarthy I believe it was Sikorsky and then Westland obtained the license to build the type in the UK.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@mikebristowe4327 found it...sikorsky H-34 made 1954 -1970 as an anti submarine helicopter. But is says it found many other uses. Including a turbine. Reliable and still in use.

[@markmay1655]

@@mikebristowe4327 The American version is the Sikorsky H 19 with the Pratt and Whitney radial engine. They converted them to the T pac in the 80's for better reliability and to cut empty weight. The H 34 is the tail wheel version with a 4 bladed rotor.....

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

What an astonishing British machine!

[@mistofoles]

Wouldn't it be safer to climb into the cockpit BEFORE the pilot started the rotors?

[@MrZlodeus]

This has been explained earlier. It is SOP (standard operational procedure) for one of the crewmen - in this case, the co-pilot - to stand outside the helicopter during engine starting and keep a lookout for anything abnormal (fire or smoke), in which case the crewman outside would signal the pilot to abort the start-up.

[@SDJR7F88]

Superb footage mate! Quite lucky to be able to get so close! I would not like to climb up into the cockpit with the blades spinning like that over head! Just uploaded my video from Bristol Airport, plus hope to lots of footage today! Excellent work and thanks for sharing!

[@hiltonstocker5484]

muitos perderam, a cabeça tentando entrar no cockpit

[@acrobaticcripple8176]

I always thought Whirlwinds were piston powered. My cousin flew them in the Fleet Air Arm.

[@bonzo874]

Co pilot remains outboard of helicopter during startup in case of a " hot start " and avresulting fire , he is then in a suitable spot to discharge a fire bottle directly into the engine

[@k8132367]

Are you are possibly thinking of a "wet start" where excess fuel flames out of the exhause during start-up? A wet start is not usually a problem: the co-pilot is standing ready with the fire bottle in case there is a fire external to the engine. In which case, the fire bottle would be discharged through a flap on the engine bay door to flood the bay with extinguishant. The bottle is not discharged into the engine.

[@punishr36]

3:55 hey buddy,, you forgot your ping pong paddles.

[@russouk]

Knowna as "The smiler" for obvious reasons

[@bighueso2428]

Still smiling. Even after someone chops his head off getting inside.

[@gdfggggg]

If Thomas the tank engine was a copter, he’d look like this..

[@Countrysideboy247]

Slashley gibbins in fact ,this was there in Thomas the tank engine!

[@hugejohnson5011]

Yes, this helicopter does have a "face" doesn't it?! Looks alive!

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

I like very much this machine. On pourrait penser que c'est un jouet avec son sourire mais pas du tout. Merci!

[@teamfuego1274]

Sounds like a Huey but with some different sounds

[@gjmob]

I'm tipping that these weren't used to transport the Queen at the time. Climb aboard your Majesty!

[@dickiemcvitie1752]

gjmob That’s just for the pilots. There’s a door on the starboard side.

[@Wildlifesupernannyfan]

Sounds like a chinook but with one blade and a tail rotor. Love that smile on the front and the yellow paint 💛💛💛. Thank you rescue teams!!

[@keenxiandreefuego3731]

You mean, Huey?

[@vmlelectronics]

Getting into the cockpit is more dangerous than the flight itself... lol

[@Viosneveractive]

The Whirlwind was the Huey of Malaya.

[@kj-759]

I flew one of these on floats out in the North Sea. top speed 75mph. had no throttle correlation so it was a manual twist.

[@josh10177]

Looks like a Bassett hound

[@avalanche9026]

So funny it has that cartoon toy. Smiling face ?? Nice machine

[@ginoalvarado252]

Harold The Helicopter

[@thejudge-kv2jk]

Such an interesting design!

[@nivenrowe3415]

What a beast.

[@DuckyD22]

Dont think much of the marshalers signals :/ Lazy attempts at helicopter marshaling! (not clear direction at all)

[@rentaghost]

Is it just me, or did they totally ignore the marshaller?

[@ricbarker4829]

A marshaler for a departing aircraft is an absolute waste of time. The pilot knows where he is going. The only time we would marshal aircraft is when they were returning and we wanted them to stop in a particular spot, or it was close quarters, we would watch the wing. The yanks seem to do it a lot, it is a bit of a wank.

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

👋👋👋

[@urbanfpv3852]

fecking loud! But what a cool helicopter, although I'm not sure the design for pilot entry is all that great....

[@keenxiandreefuego3731]

you've almost typed a prohibited word

[@tonydavid3167]

face like jet the super wings 😁

[@nexgengetrekt8661]

bruh it looks like my uncle

[@avalanche9026]

You guys shorlley. Like to wake up the neighbors with that thing.. don’t you ??

[@gunner678]

Good old beasty.

[@RichieRouge206]

Great little helicopter but crikey that’s a screeching turbine, even worse than an Alouettes!

[@azlanalias8936]

😀

[@ridewithaddresslonerider9616]

Smiley chopper

[@truongmathe1743]

Máy bay này có từ thời chiến tranh VN rồi.

[@gladiator1568]

I thought this was fake for a minute

[@keenxiandreefuego3731]

Sounds like Huey

[@avalanche9026]

Extremely dangerous to claim in

[@oisinjacob271]

Thats a wessex not a whirlwind

[@mikebristowe4327]

It’s definitely a Whirlwind I’m afraid. The Wessex has a tricycle undercarriage. 👍🏻

[@keenxiandreefuego3731]

Divock you are heking wrong he's a Whirlwind, it's what I use in Gunship III

[@stephensmith4480]

They look similar, but not the same.

[@ogr7771]

Now I am a Yank, and to me that looks like a Sikorski H-19 converted to Turbine power. Am I wrong?

[@mikebristowe4327]

It is indeed based on the Sikorsky aircraft. They were license-built in the UK by Westland for the UK military.

[@SteamboatWilley]

Yeah, Westlands took the Sikorsky design and put a gas turbine in it.

[@salihozmen625]

;D happycopter

[@setjafetamaromartinez3421]

Pikachu chopper

[@deveshkumarsingh2044]

2 things. 1).He should have got inside before starting the engine. 2). It is modified, it sounds like a jet engine.

[@joshjack6127]

It uses a Rolls Royce Gnome turboshaft, much like the Westland Wessex version of the Sikorsky H34 also used a turbine rather than a Wright Cyclone radial engine

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420]

Competent.

[@Scootchels]

Not the prettiest bird, eh?

[@krautmaster7922]

Scootchels ever Seen a Kamov 26? So ugly you gotta Love it!

[@sventrautmann]

How come the Brits can design good looking cars but not aircraft?

[@boufie9997]

You might want to check out the Supermarine Spitfire...

[@WindsockWindsor]

That's actually an American bird with a British engine. She's originally a Sikorsky. Also, see: Supermarine Spitfire Hawker Hornet Westland Whirlwind (the plane one) Hawker Audax Hawker Sea Fury Avro Vulcan Hawker Siddely Trident Handley-Page Halifax As just a few examples of beautiful British aircraft

[@EJ205T]

Potato filming