Heads up all you westland whirlwind lovers!

I have never really liked flingwings, but as air ambulances their use is justified…..just.:)

Justified or Just Iffy?:diablo:

i guessed as much, so ive emailed the seller,
I dont know any more about it other than what was written in the thread,

ok

Ahh well see, its like the stuka, its SOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo UGGGGllllyyyyy, that its positively Unique, and beautiful in its own right,

the whirligig and Wessex are of this Creed,

its like Woman and Collecting China Pigs, a Pig is a revolting animal, But some Woman Love them, I guess its what ever floats your boat ,

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Very good, there’s a definate winner in the beauty stakes there.
Westland Wessex is another one.

Ahh well see, its like the stuka, its SOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo UGGGGllllyyyyy, that its positively Unique, and beautiful in its own right,

the whirligig and Wessex are of this Creed,

its like Woman and Collecting China Pigs, a Pig is a revolting animal, But some Woman Love them, I guess its what ever floats your boat :diablo:

It won’t, items only remain in eBays database for a max’ 120 days.

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i guessed as much, so ive emailed the seller,
I dont know any more about it other than what was written in the thread,

Now Rocketeer own up to your bias, if it wasn’t for all things rotary you’d be earning a crust in Figits or with me in Heavies. :diablo:

Did this EVER sell ????,

any More news on this airframe, I tried to use the old link , But nowt comes up, Picture wise, I dont even know her serial No
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It won’t, items only remain in eBays database for a max’ 120 days.

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http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/dino5196_W0QQ

Did this EVER sell ????,

any More news on this airframe, I tried to use the old link , But nowt comes up, Picture wise, I dont even know her serial No
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Vickers Viking?

Roger Smith.

Very good, there’s a definate winner in the beauty stakes there.
Westland Wessex is another one.

Eggbeater slagging off is a tradition here Rocketeer. I wouldn’t take it too seriously. They are as much a part of aviation history as proper, beautiful, graceful airframes.

Moggy

I never take anything that serious Moggy old chap!:)
My dream (well, one of the more printable ones and definitely not the one involving Keira K and a large can of squirty cream, a stick of celery and a flying helmet!:D ) is to see Chinook ZA718 ‘BN’ saved for history in the RAFM

Eggbeater slagging off is a tradition here Rocketeer. I wouldn’t take it too seriously. They are as much a part of aviation history as proper, beautiful, graceful airframes.

Moggy

Ah, that kind of Westland Whirlwind!
Have two more different aircraft types ever carried the same name, and built by the same company.

Vickers Viking?

Roger Smith.

A field full of the American versions of the Whilrwind, the Sikorsky H-19, are appearently available. I understand that the Chandler Memorial Airport in Arizona is scheduled for redevelopment…so 50-60 helicopters will have to go…somewhere. Most are in at least as good of shape as this aircraft.

That will be a terrible shame. Nothing as eloquent in saying ‘sic transit gloria mundis’ better than a dusty bit of desert packed with a whole bunch of aircraft from a bygone era! And with AMARC these days stuffed with boring stuff like F-16s and A-10s, sites like the Chandler H-19 park are becoming way too rare for my liking…

Rocketeer… Yes!!! You hit it on the head. Aside from a few of us rotary wing fans, helicopters are too often neglected.

And for our helicopter loving friends in North America…

A field full of the American versions of the Whilrwind, the Sikorsky H-19, are appearently available. I understand that the Chandler Memorial Airport in Arizona is scheduled for redevelopment…so 50-60 helicopters will have to go…somewhere. Most are in at least as good of shape as this aircraft.
And from a personal inspection, I know there are lots of parts to make nice statics.

Not many W.W. lovers out there then, no bids, no sale unless you want to make a private offer!

Ah, that kind of Westland Whirlwind!
Have two more different aircraft types ever carried the same name, and built by the same company.

The Whirlwind was recovered from Dishforth circa 1997/8 by myself and some members of SYAM on behalf of RAF Manston History Museum. It has never been on the camp at Manston so it’s got no connection with the fire training area. The fire training area is incredibly limited access – regards the Phantoms – only one has ever been burnt there – one F-4J (UK) has been scrapped by the Mod and another is used for evacuation training.
Regards the condition of the Whirlwind – there is incredibly little corrosion in her as most of her was reskinned during base maintainance at RAF Finningley with aluminum .

Regards a rotor head – leave it with me !

Im more intrigued that an airframe managed to escape from Manston, I thought once they got grubby asbestos gloves on an airframe it was toasted for sure. Or is it just their F4’s that applies to?

Oh speaking of which, if anyone knows how to “legally” get into the place without the RAF throwing their toys then can u drop me a PM to prevent thread jacking.

Bex

how times change i can remeber as a fourteen year old merrily climbing in over and amongst the fire dump at Manston. I looked up once and saw a official lookibg landrover but they didn’t seem that bothered with us and drove off! Now if only i could remeber what i was climbing on, i’m sure there was a javelin there , some whirlwinds and maybe a Vulcan . Time can play tricks on your mind!

all in good fun… I served a few years on SAR with the Sea Kings of Leconfield, and to be fair, helecopters do have their place. Whats the history of this one? Is it worth saving given that most of it is mag alloy and also given the extaordinary lengths people such as YHPG go to to restore whirlys? I must be honest, if it was cheaper I’d go for the whole aircraft just to get the rotor head.

Oh, and as a complete aside, when a close family member was dying on the road following a terrible car accident, did the air ambulance only a few miles away get scrambled? No. He had to wait over 30 minutes for a road ambulance. More funding for the air ambs needed!

RIP Scott. Always thinking of you mate.:(

Im more intrigued that an airframe managed to escape from Manston, I thought once they got grubby asbestos gloves on an airframe it was toasted for sure. Or is it just their F4’s that applies to?

Oh speaking of which, if anyone knows how to “legally” get into the place without the RAF throwing their toys then can u drop me a PM to prevent thread jacking.

Bex

No helecopter can actually fly. They are so ugly, the earth repells them…

I’ll give him a tenner for it. Then burn it.:dev2:

dont you dare! there is nothing wrong with a whirlwind! its such a shame to see one in this sort of condition 🙁