Westland V/STOL Transport Westland Helicopters Ltd. Select Aircraft WE-01 WE-02 WG-22 WE-01 Tilt-rotor executive design proposed for military and civilian use. At the time, projected to fly by 1971. Design circa 1968. Predecessor to WE-02 Power: Four 317 hp Allison Model 250 shaft turbines, paired Maximum Speed: 285 mph Range: 225 miles Capacity: 6 passengers Top WE-02 Tilt-rotor design intended for military and civilian use. At the time, projected to fly by 1975. Design circa 1968. Power: Four 3400 hp General Electric T64-12 turboshafts, paired by two nacelles Maximum Speed: 308 mph Range: 225 miles Maximum VTOL Weight: 67,000 lbs. Capacity: 80 passengers Top WG-22 VTOL inter-city tilt-wing transport project Power: Four (in pairs) Rolls-Royce RB.411 turboshaft engines Maximum Speed: 450 mph Capacity: 100 seats Top

Sources: "1968 Encyclopedia Of Vertical Lift Craft" Vertical World. November 1968: 44 "World Air News" Air Pictorial. May 1970: 155 AIAA V/STOL | Built V/STOL Concepts | Unbuilt V/STOL Concepts | V/STOL Wheel | Links