WESTLAND WESTMINSTER - GALLERY

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    WOODEN WIND TUNNEL MODELS


       Westland photograph M9371 Front right three-quarter view of wind tunnel model on tarmac.
       Westland photograph M9372 Front left three-quarter view of wind tunnel model on tarmac.
       Westland photograph M9914 Front right three-quarter view of model in the wind tunnel.
       Westland photograph M9915 Right side view of model in the wind tunnel.

    FACTORY FLOOR MOCK-UPS


       Westland photograph M10798 Front left three-quarter view of passenger variant mockup, showing port engine location.
       Westland photograph M10799 Front left three-quarter view of mockup, as above.

    ARTISTS IMPRESSIONS


       Promotional photograph of the passenger variant in flight.
       Westland photograph M13368 Flying crane variant bridge building.
       Westland photograph M13370 Passenger variant in the city.

    PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WESTMINSTER


       Westland photograph M14422 First example G-APLE in-flight, front left three quarter view, accompanied by a Westland Widgeon.
       Westland photograph M14430 Starboard side shot of G-APLE in flight.
       J Stone of London photograph RY/1682 Starboard three quarter side shot of G-APLE tethered on the ground during tests at Yeovil.
       Westland photograph of G-APLE during a test flight after the Terylene skin was fitted in 1960.
       Westland photograph of G-APTX during a test flight from Yeovil.
       Flight photograph of a heavy lift carriage of a 3 ton pontoon bridge section.

    CONTRIBUTORS IMAGE GALLERY

       David R. Derham

    SELECTION OF WESTMINSTER RELATED DOCUMENTS

       A page of various Westland systems documents and drawings.
       A page of various Westland structure documents and drawings.

    ADVERTISMENTS FEATURING THE WESTMINSTER

       Advert from Westland featured in "Janes All The Worlds Aircraft 1959-60, featuring Westminster, Wessex, Whirlwind and Widgeon. Original photograph was taken at the 1959 SBAC Show.
       Advert from Rist's promoting wiring and cabling, featured in "Flight", 1959, featuring Westminster with underslung load.
       Advert from Napier promoting helicopter engines, featured in "Flight", May 1959, showing Bristol 192, Wessex, Westminster and Fairey Rotodyne.
       Advert from Plannair promoting helicopter blowers, featured in "Flight", 1959, showing Fairey Rotodyne, Westminster and Bristol Belvedere.

    MODELS

       Examples of models of the Westminster.



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