Westland Aircraft

Westland Aircraft
Industry	Aircraft
Founded	1915 as Westland Works ; 1935 as Westland Aircraft on separation from Petters Ltd
Defunct	1961
Fate	Merged
Successor	Westland Helicopters
Headquarters	Yeovil, Somerset, England
Key people	Arthur Davenport; Harald Penrose; W. E. W. Petter;
Products	Fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft

Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961.