The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force. When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world and with four Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed.[1][2] Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and few Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the aircraft but despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Mustang51 5.0 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 45.2ft (13.8m)
- Length 31.6ft (9.6m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 9,623lbs (4,365kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,384lbs (5,163kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.351
- Wing Loading 52.3lbs/ft2 (255.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 217.6ft2 (20.2m2)
- Drag Points 3823
Parts
- Number of Parts 209
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 891
Could you remake this aircraft please?
quite amazing
Very nice build, but I think the CoM is too close to the CoL. If the CoM is shifted forward, she should fly a bit better, particularly with the weird thing she does if you try to roll and pitch up at the same time. (I've had similar issues building my own planes, and trial and error has found this to be the best solution. Mostly encountered on jets that I've never posted...)
Very nice build . Great plane .
Wow what a build! This plane looks so good but is way too over powered! If you reduce the HP for each engine to around half it’s power or even less would make its speed more realistic and it also won’t pitch up too much while taking off. The flight characteristics are also a little funny but I can’t figure out why. Maybe there’s too much wing? Either way though this is a fantastic build and I’m looking forward to seeing more of yours!