BMT 216A: Westland Wessex HC Mk2

23/09 2001, updated 20/11 2012 by PS

Westland Wessex HC Mk2
The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
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The Spy Who Loved Me - 1977

Allieds/friends vehicle

Vehicle Bond is passenger in

Anya and Bond transported to and lowered to the submarine USS Wayne.

Licensed Sikorsky S-58

Manufacturer: Westland Helicopters (UK)

Helicopter: Westland Wessex HC Mk 2

Type: Medium-lift helicopter

Year: 1962

Engine: 2 x 1.250 shp Bristol Siddeley Gnome H-1200

Rotor diameter: 17,07 m (56 ft)

Fuselage length: 14,74 m (48 ft 4 in)

Height: 4,93 m (16 ft 2 in)

Empty weight: 3.842 kg (8.470 lb)

Gross weight: 6.124 kg (13.670 lb)

Maximum speed: 195 km/h (120 mph)

Hovering ceiling IGE: 1.800 m (5.900 ft)

Range: 770 km (478 miles)

Capacity: Pilot + 16 passengers

World Millitary Helicopters, Elfan ap Rees, Jane's Publishing, 1986, page 181/83.