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Westland Whirlwind

6,232 Chingonito  4.9 years ago
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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.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 40.2ft (12.3m)
  • Length 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 7,325lbs (3,323kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,469lbs (4,295kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.211
  • Wing Loading 38.1lbs/ft2 (186.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 248.6ft2 (23.1m2)
  • Drag Points 4578

Parts

  • Number of Parts 73
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 338
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    6,232 Chingonito

    @RAAF when I finish it I am
    Working on a Vickers Wellesley GR MK. IV I will post it that has big wings

    4.9 years ago
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    6,232 Chingonito

    @RAAF I can take a crack at it

    4.9 years ago
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    25.5k Mustang51

    Yeah I bet with those wings so far forward

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    6,232 Chingonito

    @BlackhattAircraft its a cool plane

    4.9 years ago
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    6,232 Chingonito

    @Mustang51 Thx I saw it and wanted to build it the hard part was getting it balanced to fly correctly

    4.9 years ago
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    25.5k Mustang51

    Nice build! I’m a huge fan of this plane. It has such an odd design but looks very cool

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    This is one of my favorite planes irl!

    4.9 years ago