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Westland Whirlwind (fighter) pics 2 [7/9] - Westland Whirlwind
In article , Stormin' Norman says...
On 7 Nov 2018 07:28:15 -0800, Miloch wrote: An excellent post series Miloch. I had never seen or even heard of this aircraft. It looks like an impressive design, I would be interested in learning more about why it was really pulled from service and wasn't more widely built. from the source... "Despite the Whirlwind's promise, production ended in January 1942, after the completion of just two prototypes and 112 production aircraft. Rolls-Royce needed to concentrate on the development and production of the Merlin, and the troubled Vulture, rather than the Peregrine. Westland was aware that its design – which had been built around the Peregrine – was incapable of using anything larger without an extensive redesign. After the cancellation of the Whirlwind, Petter campaigned for the development of a Whirlwind Mk II, which was to have been powered by an improved 1,010 hp Peregrine, with a better, higher-altitude supercharger, also using 100 octane fuel, with an increased boost rating. This proposal was aborted when Rolls-Royce cancelled work on the Peregrine. Building a Whirlwind consumed three times as much alloy as a Spitfire. * |
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