SAAF heli with castering wheels

[bigoil]

A guy told me that the South African Air Force has or had a French built helicopter with 4 castering wheels for deck landing on ships.

I know what to think of this but want to hear from some helicopter guys.

[Fareastdriver]

Try a British built helicopter known as the Westland Wasp. The South African Navy used them from 1963 to 1990.

Westland Wasp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wasp)

[Heli-Union]

Sud Aviation also make the Alouette II with this wheels and we sell Alouette II & III to SAAF in beginning 1960s but I don't know if it is used by SAAF on the ship.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/9540780454_331c73f397_b.jpg

[oryxs]

Was the Westland Wasp operated by 22 Sqdn in Cape Town. I think the SAAF museum still have one flying.