Hello
Have seen mention of an aircraft that was on the drawing board that was to be called the “Westland Wildfire”, it was a evolution of the Westland Whirlwind which was fitted with griffon engines, more streamlined tail and a proposed top speed of 475mph.
Did it ever get further than the drawing board?
By: Beermat - 4th August 2014 at 11:18
If it was ever on a drawing board it wouldn’t have been long before someone pointed out that the main spar passes through the engine block.
http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-391-Westland-Wildfire-306075783
By: Stepwilk - 3rd August 2014 at 19:47
The only mention of a “Westland Wildfire” I can find on the Web is one of those modelbuilders-fantasy things where imaginative modelers post what-if illustrations (“What if they had put Griffons on the Whirlwind?)
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August 3, 2014 at 6:40 am