The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine driving large and distinctive contra-rotating propellers, and could carry aerial torpedoes.

The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine …

The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine driving large and distinctive contra-rotating propellers, and could carry aerial torpedoes.

2018年5月21日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Westland Wyvern Carrierborne Strike Fighter Aircraft including pictures.

2024年4月19日 · Though in appearance somewhat conventional with its low wing monoplane and tail-dragger layout, in fact the Wyvern was planned from the beginning to utilize a turboprop engine combined with a contra-rotating propellor; brand new concepts that really marked the Wyvern out from contemporary aircraft.

2017年10月21日 · Finally, both R.A.F. variants were cancelled in favour of new jet aircraft.-The wyvern was a mythical monster with the front legs of a dragon and the barbed tail of a snake.-The Wyvern was in fact the only single-engine turboprop strike fighter ever operational!

The Westland Wyvern was a single-seat, carrier-based, multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft. The Westland Wyvern served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis.

The Westland Wyvern was a single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built seeing active service in Operation Musketeer during the Suez Crisis. This is the only survivor from the 124 airframes completed and was the last TF1 pre-production aircraft completed but never flown.

2023年8月2日 · The only Westland Wyvern T.3 trainer aircraft built (serial VZ739) Old looks, new tech. The development of the Wyvern, which was named after a legendary dragon-like creature, took a rather long time with some significant changes to the design made in the process.

Redesignated W.34, and subsequently named the Wyvern TF Mk 1, the West-land aircraft was a low-wing monoplane of relatively conventional layout, but larger and heavier than any previous British single-seat Naval fighter.