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Offline robunos

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Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« on: August 19, 2025, 06:05:11 AM »
Just putting this out there, for someone else to run with . . .
What If - after Sikorsky dropped it, Westland picked up the S-67 Blackhawk project ?

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Re: Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2025, 11:03:19 PM »
That would be interesting given that the S-67 was a development of the Sea King and Westland was very successful license producing that.

Considering that Westland and Agusta had a history of cooperation going back to the very early 1980s, I wonder if there could be some scope for a new machine that was something of a hybrid between the S-67 and Agusta Mangusta. A common attack helicopter for both nations to use.

The S-67 first flew in  in 1970 and the Italian army put out their requirement fo an attack helicopter in 1972, so the timelines aren't too far off.
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Offline robunos

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Re: Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2025, 01:55:16 AM »
Yes, that was my train of thought, the S-67 used Sea King dynamic components, Westland were building the Sea King under licence, with british engines, so it wouldn't be difficult for Westland to start production . . .

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Re: Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2025, 02:26:45 AM »
Pity the kit options are so limited...
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Re: Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2025, 04:19:11 AM »
A bit OT but I once played with idea of putting the S-67 nose onto the modified airframe of the S-58. Westlands might have taken that approach.

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Re: Westland WS-67 Blackhawk . . .
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2025, 04:45:09 AM »
Quote from: apophenia on August 20, 2025, 04:19:11 AM
A bit OT but I once played with idea of putting the S-67 nose onto the modified airframe of the S-58. Westlands might have taken that approach.

-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg94972#msg94972

A number of interesting ideas there!
S-67 looks like a whiff as it is.
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