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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 .
Privately owned ex-military Westland Wasp HAS.1. Westland Lynx helicopters of the Royal Navy Black Cats display team RAF Westland Sea King. WS-51 - Westland Dragonfly; WS-55 - Westland Whirlwind; Westland Widgeon; WG-58 - Westland Wessex; Westland Westminster (1958) – prototype stage only; Westland Scout; Westland Wasp; Westland Sioux; WS-61 ...
Westland Whirlwind. Cierva C.29 a joint Cierva / Westland project, built but never flown; Westland CL.20 a two-seater autogiro built by Westland, the designation "CL" coming from Cierva and George Lepere (of Leo et Oliver). The war prevented further production. [7] Fairey Rotodyne - Westland Aircraft took over the Rotodyne project in May 1960
Two Westland Whirlwind twin-engine fighters (P6975 & P6978) of 263 Squadron were in a section of three that took off from RAF Exeter and were transitting from Bovey Tracey towards Princetown, Devon to escort two incoming Catalinas from Darrel's Island, Bermuda, to Milford Haven but then re-tasked to patrol off Start Point.
No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was formed on 16 February 1917 at East Boldre (Beaulieu) [4] under the command of Major Hazelton Nicholl. [5] It was equipped with a variety of types for training purposes, including Avro 504Ks, a Curtiss JN, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2s, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s, Nieuport 12s and Sopwith 1½ Strutters.
Data from Westland Aircraft since 1915 General characteristics Crew: 2 pilots Length: 41 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (12.713 m) Height: 15 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (4.763 m) Empty weight: 5,993 lb (2,718 kg) Max takeoff weight: 7,800 lb (3,538 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Alvis Leonides Major 755 14-cylinder two-row radial engine, 750 hp (560 kW) Main rotor diameter: 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) Main rotor area: 2,205 sq ft ...
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The Norwayne Historic District, or Norwayne Subdivision, is an historic residential subdivision, originally built for World War II defense workers. It is located in Westland, Michigan and roughly bounded by Palmer Road on the north, Wildwood Road on the west, Merriman Road on the east, and Glenwood Road and the Wayne County Lower Rouge Parkway on the south.