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Westland Whirlwind

6,562 ThePropellerIsAFan  3.9 years ago

“The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter[citation needed] 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.” —Wikipedia

While not my most time consuming build, I think it turned out alright.

Notes:

The Whirlwind has normal flight controls, four cannons in the nose, and you need to use hard right rudder on takeoff.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 37.5ft (11.4m)
  • Length 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Height 16.1ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight 8,772lbs (3,978kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,869lbs (4,476kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.911
  • Wing Loading 46.0lbs/ft2 (224.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 214.6ft2 (19.9m2)
  • Drag Points 6998

Parts

  • Number of Parts 169
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 629