Westland Whirlwind

[vonKrimm]

S.A.P.P needs a dedicated adversary, so adding the bird means S.W.A.T. (Secret Whirlwind Association for Tards) could be formed; may be be even name it W.H.E.A.T.I.E.S.?

[nrshida]

S.A.P.P needs a dedicated adversary, so adding the bird means S.W.A.T. (Secret Whirlwind Association for Tards) could be formed; may be be even name it W.H.E.A.T.I.E.S.?

Cobblers! 

It's reassuring that there is so much support for the inclusion of an early war, non uber ride 

[AHTbolt]

Now that would be a great Wirble killer, would be hard to see on the deck.

[AHTbolt]

Just found this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNzRm0EKus&feature=related

[Bino]

There is a group that's trying to build a static-display full scale replica in time for the Westland Centenary in 2015:

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org/

[nrshida]

I'm already a member of that group, that's where some of the rarer photos posted in this thread came from. I also stole the blueprints and all their paper clips 

Whilst searching for a copy of AVIA 18/691 on t'internet, I found this very detailed photograph of the cockpit:

[nrshida]

I just got my quote from the National Archive for a copy of 'AVIA 18/691 - Whirlwind aircraft: performance and handling trials', applied for a downloadable electronic document, no printing, no binding, no CD burning, also £199 

[Baggy]

They must pay their staff a good rate for scanning documents! I'll have to get a job up there.

We'd better start a 'Whirlwind Fund'. Only £1 from 199 peeps - cough up everyone :0)

[B4Buster]

Any sexy aircraft with two engines gets my vote 

[B-17]

Any sexy aircraft with two engines gets my vote  

Like this?

[Pigslilspaz]

Like this?

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Don't think he's a chubby chaser, sorry

[nrshida]

They must pay their staff a good rate for scanning documents! I'll have to get a job up there.

I have no idea how they can justify this fee. You'd think such things would be free to the public by now.

Isn't that transport aircraft the one from the original Flight of the Pheonix? You could probably fly a circuit in a Whirlwind in there 

[Baggy]

Why give things away when you can charge?

That transport is a post war Flying Boxcar I think, completely irrelevant post, I can see why he as such a high post count!

[B4Buster]

Like this?

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She's a beaut!

Don't think he's a chubby chaser, sorry

Only as long as my friends don't see me 

[AHTbolt]

Thats the C119 flying boxcar, made one jump out of one. Was so underpowered we ran down the runway 3 times before we got in the air.