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Old 26th Jul 2010, 13:39
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Ian Corrigible
 
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Drawing heavily from previous work over at Secret Projects:
  • WG.1: Tandem HLH/ASW design with four Gnome H.1600s grouped around rear pylon. 35,740 lb MGW, 51 ft length. 3 crew plus up to 33 troops. Dropped in favor of Chinook (RAF) and Sea King (RN) buy.
  • WG.3: Light tactical helicopter, 2 x PT6A or Gnome turboshaft engines, 8,000-11,000 lb.
  • WG.4: Single rotor, twin engine medium logistic & ASW project. 24 troops, 17,000 lb.
  • WG.5: Single-engined 3-seat light helicopter, 2,400 lb.
  • WG.7: Succeeded WG.4, gross weight reduced to 12,500 lb. Dropped in favor of Puma buy (RAF)
  • WG.11: Modified WG.1 with 12 ft fuselage extension for civil application, 60 pax. Fitted with wings in canard configuration.
  • WG.12: Succeeded WG.5, 4 seats, 2,500 lb. Dropped in favor of Gazelle buy.
  • WG.13: Refined WG.3, 8,000 lb. Became Lynx.
  • WG.17D: 138 seat compound helicopter with 4 T64-GE-16 turboshafts and two Bristol Siddeley M45H turbofans.
  • WG.21: Two-seat ground attack tiltrotor study from 1970. 22,000-26,000 lb, 530 kt.
  • WG.22: Tilt-wing inter-city VTOL transport aircraft capable of carrying up
  • WG.25 Mote: RPV design from 1975.
  • WG.28: Initial Sea King Replacement studies for RN.
  • WG.30: Estate version of Lynx.
  • WG.31: Heliliner transport study for British Airways (early 1980s).
  • WG.33: Two-seat light airborne observation platform with circular fuselage and coaxial rotor from 1977.
  • WG.34: Pre-EH101 Sea King Replacement design study (twin-engine).
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