A Royal Air Force Westland Lion displaying at Kemble Air Day 2008, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England.
The Westland Lion is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter manufactured by Westland Helicopters. The Lion was designed to provide heavy-lift support and transport to the British military. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. With a top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) the helicopter is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters.
Operators[edit | edit source]
Australia
British Empire
Canada
- Republic of China
- Egypt
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- West Japan
- Libya
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
See also[edit | edit source]
- Mil Mi-6
- Mil Mi-28
- Seattle HF CH-47/61 "Chinook"
- Stratford HF CH-53/66 "Sea Stallion"
- Stratford HF CH-53/81E "Super Stallion"
- Stratford HF CH-53/18K "King Stallion"
- Yakovlev Yak-24
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