Westland Sea King

**Westland WS-61 Sea King**, Westland Helicopters tarafından üretilen Sikorsky S-61'in lisanslı üretimi olan Birleşik Krallık yapımı bir denizaltısavar ve nakliye helikopteridir. Rolls-Royce Gnome motorları (ABD General Electric T58'den türetilmiştir), Britanya yapımı denizaltı karşıtı savaş sistemleri ve tamamen bilgisayarlı bir uçuş kontrol sistemi ile Amerikan versiyonundan önemli ölçüde farklıdır. Sea King, öncelikle denizaltısavar savaşı (ASW) görevleri gerçekleştirmek için tasarlanmıştır. **Commando** olarak bilinen bir Sea King çeşidi, Westland tarafından birlik taşımacılığı olarak hizmet etmek üzere geliştirilmiştir.

Birleşik Krallık hizmetinde, Westland Sea King hem Kraliyet Donanması'nda hem de Kraliyet Hava Kuvvetleri'nde geniş bir yelpazede hizmet sağlamıştır. Falkland Savaşı, Birinci Körfez Savaşı, Bosna Savaşı, Irak Savaşı ve Afganistan Savaşı'ndaki savaş zamanı rollerinin yanı sıra, Kraliyet Donanması Arama ve Kurtarma (kırmızı ve gri renk) ve Kraliyet Hava Kuvvetleri Arama ve Kurtarma Gücü (sarı renk) helikopteri olarak kullanılmıştır. Sea King ayrıca Kraliyet Donanması'nın gemi tabanlı havadan erken uyarı platformu ihtiyacını karşılamak üzere uyarlanmıştır.

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## Ayrıca bakınız
*  AgustaWestland AW101
*  Mil Mi-14
*  Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

## Kaynakça

;Bibliyografi

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* Uttley, Matthew. ''Westland and the British Helicopter Industry, 1945–1960: Licensed Production versus Indigenous Innovation''. London: Routledge, 2001. .
* "Westland's Multi-role Helicopter Family: Omnifarious Sea King". *Air International*, Vol. 20, No. 5, May 1981, pp.&nbsp;215–221, 251–252. .

## Dış bağlantılar

* helis.com Section on the Westland Sea King
* Royal Australian Navy Sea King
* Sea King Mk7 Airborne Surveillance and Control
* Royal Air Force Sea Kings