Anybody have a picture please? I'm still looking on Google. Thanks.

This one?

http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Westlandscout3.jpg

Not sure if this is a Lucas:

http://www.airteamimages.com/pics/111/111551_800.jpg

Any good?

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1263779M.jpg

Larger pic here;
Westland Scout AH1, G-BXRL, Private (http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1263779/)

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1147592M.jpg
Westland Scout AH1, XV131, Army Air Corps (http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1147592/)

Aircraft G-BXRL (1966 Westland Scout AH.1 C/N F9639) Photo by Chris Hall (Photo ID: AC741844) (http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/741844.html)
http://www.andysimons.co.uk/Photos/Aircraft/Military/UK/Westland/Scout/XP630-02.jpg

Many thanks Gents! 'Air driven hoist' P2 air?

I'd be surprised if it was air driven, the poor beastie hardly had enough puff to get off the ground with a couple of pax on board on a hot German afternoon

It makes it a sod to fly underslung a Puma. I had to bring one back from Cadenas to Belize and it wouldn't go past 80 knots without putting up a ruddy great swing.

I'd be surprised if it was air driven, the poor beastie hardly had enough puff to get off the ground with a couple of pax on board on a hot German afternoon

Well it managed quite well in a hover over the Brunei jungle, at least 200 times in my case if memory serves me right. It was MRGB temp that caused me more worry.

MOSTAFA absolutely correct.....Air Hoist, so when you winched the heavy Marine up, he invariably dragged you down to join him. 60' wire only, so as much use as the proverbials. Had it in Hong Kong - where it was useful, and Brunei where it was scary! :}

Looks like the same hoist as the Wasp, with the same issues. Heavy helo, hovering over water, using engine bleed air to power the hoist! Not sure how they ever thought a bleed air hoist was a good idea on un underpowered machine :ugh:

I'm surprised to hear the the Scout referred to as underpowered. I flew it in Hong Kong for two years, 30 degrees plus on occasion and we flew on and off hills up to 3000' with an hours fuel and four or five gurkha's in the back without too many problems.

I suppose that after flying the Saro Skeeter for three years in Germany few helicopters would seem underpowered but I thought that the Scout had as good a load-lifting ability as most others that I flew.

An air-driven winch was admittedly not the route to go down.

MOSTAFA absolutely correct.....Air Hoist, so when you winched the heavy Marine up, he invariably dragged you down to join him. 60' wire only, so as much use as the proverbials. Had it in Hong Kong - where it was useful, and Brunei where it was scary! :}

I can't think of a single time where I had a problem, sporty very; at times. I'd suggest it saved a lot of lives in my time and with 1200hrs over the Brunei jungle I feel pretty qualified to comment on the winch.

The only problem I ever got concerned about was the spinning (said casualty) had to put up with whilst being casevac'd thats if you ever looked.

Sorry, I was meaning the Wasp was underpowered. A bit heavier than the Scout with the landing gear and structural changes.