September 2018 Rotorheads Desktop Calendar
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September 2018 Rotorheads Desktop Calendar
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This month's image is courtesy of Peter Barham (thanks again Peter!) and features a glorious Westland Wasp. A derivative of the Scout, and originally going to be called the Sea Scout, the Wasp was powered by the spectacularly named Bristol Siddeley Nimbus engine, which sounded a lot more posh than the later Rolls-Royce Nimbus, IMHO.
The Wasp was designed under the "Manned Torpedo-Carrying Helicopter" (MATCH) programme to do just that ... carry two homing anti-submarine torpedoes from naval ships. The fact that the torpedoes incorporated on-board guidance was ultimately pivotal to the aircraft's success as the aforementioned guidance system allowed ordnance to successfully navigate the landing gear.
The wasp landing gear, consisting of 4 castoring wheels that demonstrably never point in the same direction, was designed by the (now) Sir Alfie Noakes, famously from the North of England, who went on to design the now familiar Tesco all-castoring trolley that has wreaked havoc in supermarket carparks across the wold.
You can download the image here: September 2018 Calendar Download
If, like Peter, you would like to submit photos, please send them to [email protected] ..... anything over 1MB is good.
Thanks as always. Stay safe. Keep the oily bit facing down.
Pete.
This month's image is courtesy of Peter Barham (thanks again Peter!) and features a glorious Westland Wasp. A derivative of the Scout, and originally going to be called the Sea Scout, the Wasp was powered by the spectacularly named Bristol Siddeley Nimbus engine, which sounded a lot more posh than the later Rolls-Royce Nimbus, IMHO.
The Wasp was designed under the "Manned Torpedo-Carrying Helicopter" (MATCH) programme to do just that ... carry two homing anti-submarine torpedoes from naval ships. The fact that the torpedoes incorporated on-board guidance was ultimately pivotal to the aircraft's success as the aforementioned guidance system allowed ordnance to successfully navigate the landing gear.
The wasp landing gear, consisting of 4 castoring wheels that demonstrably never point in the same direction, was designed by the (now) Sir Alfie Noakes, famously from the North of England, who went on to design the now familiar Tesco all-castoring trolley that has wreaked havoc in supermarket carparks across the wold.
You can download the image here: September 2018 Calendar Download
If, like Peter, you would like to submit photos, please send them to [email protected] ..... anything over 1MB is good.
Thanks as always. Stay safe. Keep the oily bit facing down.
Pete.
