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, …

The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production …

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In the years which followed the First World War, Westland designed a number of civil aircraft including the Limousine, Three engined Wessex airliner, Woodpigeon and Widgeon.

Aug 2, 2023 · The twin-engine, single-seat Westland Whirlwind, produced by a small company in southwest England, looked like a formidably potent weapon. The four 20mm cannon packed …

Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Ltd just before the start of the Second World …

Oct 26, 2015 · The story of the part which the fourth floatplane built by Westland, serialled 359, played in the Battle of Jutland during May-June 1916. When production of these twelve …

Westland Aircraft Ltd., was a relatively new, but successful aircraft manufacturer in mid-1930, and they were highly interested in the new twin-engine fighter project. For this, a team was …

Sep 2, 2017 · Westland famously produced the extremely effective Lysander, the almost brilliant Whirlwind and the superb Lynx helicopter, but not all the designs of this innovative company …

Nov 18, 2024 · THE Westland Whirlwind is one of World War II’s most fascinating yet underappreciated aircraft. Designed as Britain’s first twin-engine heavy fighter and ground …