Westland Wessex 1958 onwards (all models) - Owners' Workshop Manual

摘要

Charismatic and versatile, the Wessex served the Royal Navy- and later the Royal Air Force- for 44 years. Loved by all who flew and maintained them, the last RAF examples were retired in 1998 and the type soldiered on with the Uruguayan Navy into the 21st century.Having previously published Owners' Workshop Manuals on the Sea King, Lynx and Chinook, it was only a matter of time before the Wessex got the same treatment. This latest title follows the established format of a 'nuts-and-bolts' look at the helicopter, interspersed with aircrew accounts from the Fleet Air Arm and RAF. The author is a former RN helicopter engineer, and this shows in the level of detail within the text. Complex hydraulic and flight control systems are clearlyand simply explained. But it's not all about the engineering. The author has assembled an impressive collection of images to illustrate the many Royal Navy squadrons that operated the type, and the missions they took part in.