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The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined 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 .
The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles.
Westland Whirlwind heavy fighter. The Whirlwind was the UK's first cannon-armed fighter and faster than many other British aircraft at the time but was troubled by the inability of Rolls-Royce to produce the engines.
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer. ... WS-55 - Westland Whirlwind; Westland Widgeon; WG-58 - Westland Wessex; Westland Westminster (1958) ...
Westland Whirlwind may mean: Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a fixed wing Second World War fighter aircraft; Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), a post-war helicopter ...
A Rolls-Royce Peregrine-powered Westland Whirlwind. The two aircraft types that used the Peregrine, the Westland Whirlwind and the second prototype of the Gloster F9/37, were twin-engine designs – the prototype F9/37 had used the Bristol Taurus radial engine. [6]
The Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (company model number S-55) is a multi-purpose piston-engined helicopter that was used by the United States Army and United States Air Force.It was also license-built by Westland Aircraft as the Westland Whirlwind in the United Kingdom.
Westland Whirlwind Petter's next fixed-wing aircraft design was a radical departure from the Westland's typical high-wing fabric-covered airframe. The Westland P9 was a low winged twin-engined aircraft employing the latest technology.