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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: shreck on May 01, 2009, 08:14:49 PM
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Could be very interesting and fun! :aok I believe it served well into 1943!
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Love IT, but there were only 116 built, so we may never see it :(
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I would love the whirlwind, it was highly regarded by it's pilots. I find it hard to justify it's inclusion given it had little impact during the war. I wonder how the aircraft would have turned out if the RAF developed it further.
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yep, throw a couple of griffon's and we are talking !
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yep, throw a couple of griffon's and we are talking !
More like a couple saber (Tempest) engines. :O
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Heck, even Merlin engines would have made it Uber!
Love the idea, though :aok
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(http://attachments.techguy.org/attachments/114279d1188080608/westland-whirlwind-2.jpg)
The basic feature of the Whirlwind was its concentration of firepower: its four closely-grouped heavy cannon in the nose had a rate of fire of 600 lb./minute – which, until the introduction of the Beaufighter, placed it ahead of any fighter in the world. Hand in hand with this dense firepower went a first-rate speed and climb performance, excellent manoeuvrability and a fighting view hitherto unsurpassed. The Whirlwind was, in its day, faster than the Spitfire down low and, with lighter lateral control, was considered to be one of the nicest "twins" ever built… From the flying viewpoint, the Whirlwind was considered magnificent.
:aok
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The greatest twin engine fighter that never was... :cry
I would have loved to seen the full potential of this bird, but it wasn’t to be. Replaced by the Typhoon.
Could you imagine this bad boy with two Napier Sabre (tempest) engine.
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yea, i would love that A/C. Unfortunately it didn't fair to well last night.
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Love IT, but there were only 116 built, so we may never see it :(
This is not correct,it saw active service at squadron strength so therefore should qualify for inclusion! The 152 had fewer built and it's in game. :aok
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Love IT, but there were only 116 built, so we may never see it :(
How many C-Hogs were produced before the end of the war?
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How many C-Hogs were produced before the end of the war?
"F4U-1C:The prototype F4U-1C, BuNo50277, appeared in August 1943 and was based on an F4U-1. 200 of this variant were built from July through to November 1944: all were based on the F4U-1D and were built in parallel with that variant.[71] Intended for ground-attack as well as fighter missions, the F4U-1C was similar to the F4U-1D but its armament was replaced by four 20 millimetres (0.79 in) AN/M2 cannons with 231 rpg[96] of ammunition. The F4U-1C was introduced to combat during 1945, most notably in the Okinawa campaign. Aviators preferred the standard armament of six .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns since they were already more than powerful enough to destroy most Japanese aircraft, and had more ammunition and a higher rate of fire.[97] The weight of the Hispano cannons and their ammunition affected the flight performance, especially its agility, but the aircraft was found to be especially potent in the ground attack role."
You think the modeling is flawed in the game because the C fly's just like the D to me?
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Nice one shreck :aok
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/Pannono/WestlandWhirlwind.jpg)
Shes a beut, ain't she?
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The greatest twin engine fighter that never was... :cry
P-38K ;)
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P-38K ;)
kazaa said greatest fighter, not greatest bomber. :D
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This plane looks pretty cool. +1
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Heh looks like a 262 with RAF paint and props not jets engines.
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Heh looks like a 262 with RAF paint and props not jets engines.
More like an anorexic Mossi that was beat very long with an ugly stick.
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+1 :aok
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Not to mention the duration of it's service. There is a reason they retired it after only 3 years.
Love IT, but there were only 116 built, so we may never see it :(
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Not to mention the duration of it's service. There is a reason they retired it after only 3 years.
Three years is actually pretty good for that few airframes during wartime. Also, it was canceled due to the engines being problematic, not due to a flaw with the aircraft.
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westland whirlwind!! :O and maybe a P A N T H E R ! :uhoh :uhoh
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We already have an ubercannonedwoobicaneovermode ledairsupperiorityfighter... lets wish for something realistic that we actually need like an He-111, Me-410, Cr.42, Do-17 ect, ect...
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We already have an ubercannonedwoobicaneovermode ledairsupperiorityfighter... lets wish for something realistic that we actually need like an He-111, Me-410, Cr.42, Do-17 ect, ect...
Is this UCWCOMASF refering to the P-39, the AR-234, or the M.205?
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More like an anorexic Mossi that was beat very long with an ugly stick.
more like it fell from the top of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down