A Classic Warbird; Rare Species...

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Lionheart

SOH-CM-2014
Found this lady in the back of my hanger. Pulled it out front, washed the dust off, cleaned it up, little armourall, checked the oil, then off for some touch and goes...

We had done so many updates to this thing. It is Kazunori's model, Mark I Westland Whirlwind, with revised airfiles, textures, and sounds. Some fun times in this ole bird.




Bill
 
I have to say the Westland Whirlwind is one of my favourites.

When I was a kid, I couldn't understand why it was not a world beater. Only later in life did I find out that the engines were a development too far for Roll Royce to perfect and quite unreliable. The two stage supercharger was not yet in production, so the high altitude performance was poor.

That and the fact that most RAF airfields of the day were still grass and the Whirlwind needed a long runway to land and take off from.

Like many I wonder what it would have been like with R.R. Merlins instead of the feeble Peregrines.
 
Nice views, and great tatty runway texture!
You could always tell an Ito production: those ailerons, always shaded in that way. That one's had quite a work-over, is it available anywhere?
 
Thanks Sandar I didn't know if those would contain Lionheart's tweaks.
Amazing aircraft in many ways...ahead of its time.
Stressed-skin monocoque, fast, and small! it's no bigger than a single-engine fighter.
If they'd got the engines right first time it would've been a real force.
 
I believe someone here at SOH did a re-vamped air file and or some excellent repaints for that little beauty. I remember one called "Betty Boop". :applause::applause::applause:

BB686:USA-flag:
 
Bill, still have it too with your repaints and all of the upgrades. Great flying bird and certainly one of my favourite twin-engine WWII aircraft.

Nice pix BTW.

Cheers! Mike :):wiggle:
 
sandar said:
I have to say the Westland Whirlwind is one of my favourites.

When I was a kid, I couldn't understand why it was not a world beater. Only later in life did I find out that the engines were a development too far for Roll Royce to perfect and quite unreliable. The two stage supercharger was not yet in production, so the high altitude performance was poor.

That and the fact that most RAF airfields of the day were still grass and the Whirlwind needed a long runway to land and take off from.

Like many I wonder what it would have been like with R.R. Merlins instead of the feeble Peregrines.
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Hmm, I'm sure it would be fun if someone could do a "What-If" and upgrade the engines to R.R. Merlins. :monkies::icon29:
 
I've also read that if the four cannon in the nose were fired for too long they could blow the nose in, which can't have been a lot of fun. Still, the Whirlwind was useful until the Typhoon arrived.
 
Hi

Here in Simouthouse we had a quick repair of the Whirlwind FDE (as far as I recall) can sombody repost this files?

Thanks

Roland
 
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