Hear about a number of interesting and little-known Westland Helicopters projects from two ex-employees, Jeremy Graham and Dr Ron Smith, including factors affecting the success or failure of the projects, which range from early fixed-wing jets to civil and military helicopter designs, alongside research into the boundaries of high-speed helicopter flight; autonomous personal transport helicopters; and example technological innovations.
The authors were involved with many of the later studies described in their book, ‘Westland: Aircraft and Rotorcraft – Secret Projects and Cutting-Edge Technology.’ The book gives a comprehensive history of Westland’s work on fixed and rotary wing projects and associated technology developments. Many of these projects did not proceed to flight / or production and are consequently little-known, although they contributed to the company knowledge base and often influenced later designs.
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