{"id":7040434,"date":"2026-07-24T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/westland-wyvern-turboprop-strike-fighter-underwater-ejection\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:51","slug":"caza-de-ataque-turbohelice-westland-wyvern-con-eyeccion-subacuatica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/westland-wyvern-turboprop-strike-fighter-underwater-ejection\/","title":{"rendered":"El caza cuyo piloto se eyect\u00f3 bajo el agua"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>El 13 de octubre de 1954, el teniente BD Macfarlane, piloto de la Marina Real Brit\u00e1nica, sali\u00f3 despedido del portaaviones HMS Albion al fallarle el motor. Su avi\u00f3n cay\u00f3 al mar justo delante del buque, que pas\u00f3 por encima, parti\u00e9ndolo en dos. Atrapado entre los restos que se hund\u00edan, bajo el agua, con el portaaviones de 20\u00a0000 toneladas sobrevolando la zona, Macfarlane accion\u00f3 la palanca de eyecci\u00f3n y sobrevivi\u00f3.<\/p>\r\n<p>El avi\u00f3n que lo llev\u00f3 hasta all\u00ed fue el Westland Wyvern: un caza de ataque turboh\u00e9lice grande y brutal, con h\u00e9lices contrarrotatorias y fama de matar a los hombres que lo pilotaban.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;margin-top:0\">Datos r\u00e1pidos<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Aeronave:<\/strong> caza de ataque de portaaviones Westland Wyvern<\/li><li><strong>Operador:<\/strong> Servicio A\u00e9reo de la Flota de la Marina Real, 1953-1958<\/li><li><strong>Motor:<\/strong> El turboh\u00e9lice Armstrong Siddeley Python acciona h\u00e9lices contrarrotatorias.<\/li><li><strong>Armas:<\/strong> Torpedos, bombas y cohetes<\/li><li><strong>Distinci\u00f3n sombr\u00eda:<\/strong> Sus fallos de encendido durante el lanzamiento provocaron la primera eyecci\u00f3n submarina de la historia.<\/li><li><strong>Construido:<\/strong> 127 aeronaves, tras un problem\u00e1tico desarrollo de nueve a\u00f1os.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jnMLYYQiMmo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un drag\u00f3n que tard\u00f3 nueve a\u00f1os en ser domesticado.<\/h2>\r\n<p>El Wyvern fue concebido justo al final de la era de los motores de pist\u00f3n y, de forma un tanto forzada, se adapt\u00f3 a la era de los turboh\u00e9lices. Su versi\u00f3n final estaba propulsada por un turboh\u00e9lice Armstrong Siddeley Python de unos 3.500 caballos de fuerza, montado detr\u00e1s del piloto y que accionaba dos conjuntos de h\u00e9lices de cuatro palas contrarrotatorias en la parte delantera mediante un largo eje.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sobre el papel, era un potente avi\u00f3n torpedero y de ataque. En la pr\u00e1ctica, transcurrieron casi nueve a\u00f1os desde su primer vuelo hasta su entrada en servicio, ya que Westland tuvo que lidiar con una serie de problemas y una serie de accidentes fatales que le dieron a este modelo una reputaci\u00f3n sombr\u00eda entre los aviadores navales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=572568909  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/westland-wyvern-tf2-1950.jpg\" alt=\"Westland Wyvern TF2 en 1950\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un Wyvern de las primeras series. El programa caus\u00f3 la muerte de varios pilotos de prueba antes de que el modelo llegara a formar parte de un escuadr\u00f3n. Dominio p\u00fablico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">El motor que fall\u00f3 en el arranque<\/h2>\r\n<p>El defecto m\u00e1s letal era el propio Python. Al ser lanzado desde una catapulta, el motor a menudo no pod\u00eda soportar el repentino aumento de potencia y se quedaba sin combustible, apag\u00e1ndose en el peor instante posible: justo cuando el avi\u00f3n abandonaba la pista sin altura ni velocidad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cEl Python no toleraba bien la repentina aceleraci\u00f3n que experimentaba al ser lanzado desde una catapulta, lo que provocaba falta de combustible y, a menudo, que el motor se apagara durante el despegue.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Seg\u00fan relatos documentados<\/strong> \u2014 de los fallos en el lanzamiento del Wyvern<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Eso fue exactamente lo que le ocurri\u00f3 al teniente Macfarlane. Cuando su Wyvern cay\u00f3 al mar delante del HMS Albion y se parti\u00f3 por la mitad, mantuvo la calma, esper\u00f3 y dispar\u00f3 su asiento Martin-Baker mientras estaba completamente sumergido.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cLa primera persona en eyectarse con \u00e9xito bajo el agua.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>El registro hist\u00f3rico<\/strong> \u2014 sobre la supervivencia del teniente Macfarlane<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PKEWzYFZ7VI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una guerra real<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1898857745  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/westland-wyvern-prototype-flight.jpg\" alt=\"Prototipo del Westland Wyvern en vuelo\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A pesar de todos sus problemas, el Wyvern s\u00ed entr\u00f3 en guerra, por Egipto en 1956. Dominio p\u00fablico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>A pesar de sus problemas, el Wyvern s\u00ed entr\u00f3 en combate. Durante la operaci\u00f3n de Suez en 1956, varios Wyverns realizaron ataques terrestres desde el portaaviones HMS Eagle. Uno de ellos fue derribado por fuego antia\u00e9reo; su piloto se eyect\u00f3 y fue rescatado del mar.<\/p>\r\n<p>Su carrera en primera l\u00ednea fue breve. En 1958, el Wyvern hab\u00eda desaparecido, superado por los aviones a reacci\u00f3n puros, y nunca se le ech\u00f3 mucho de menos. Ahora se le recuerda como un avi\u00f3n potente, pero torpe y sin futuro, y como el que oblig\u00f3 a un hombre a convertirse en el primero en eyectarse desde debajo de las olas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/snwXgB4_dN4\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Fuentes: Hush-Kit; Military Matters; Let Let Let Warplanes; Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Publicaciones relacionadas<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fairey-gannet-contra-rotating-submarine-hunter\/\">El Sub-Hunter con h\u00e9lices que giraban en ambos sentidos<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/suez-1956-operation-musketeer-air-war-sea-hawk-canberra\/\">La \u00faltima guerra a\u00e9rea a la antigua usanza<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 October 1954, a Royal Navy pilot named Lieutenant B.D. Macfarlane was catapulted off the carrier HMS Albion when his engine died. His aircraft flopped into the sea directly ahead of the ship, which then ran straight over it, slicing the fighter in two. 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