Rumour Of A Couple Of Whirlwinds…

Thanks Jerry, found this a while ago, but it wasn’t available to listen to it online then…

Nice to hear one of the greatest test pilots of all time.

Stu…

Hi
I saw this link, any good ?
jerry

http://aerosociety.com/Assets/Docs/NAL/Westland%20Aircraft%20Projects.pdf

Thanks Jerry, found this a while ago, but it wasn’t available to listen to it online then…

Nice to hear one of the greatest test pilots of all time.

Stu…

Hi All,
new to me IWM penrose interview
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80017446

Object description

British civilian test pilot worked for Westland Aircraft Company in GB, 1927-1950
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Content description

REEL 1 Recollections of period as test pilot with Westland Aircraft Ltd in GB, 1927-1939: background to becoming test pilot with company; appointment as chief test pilot, 1931; character of Westland Widgeon; aircraft development at company during 1920s-1930; character of Westland Wapiti; preparations for flight over Mount Everest; flying Westland Welkin at high altitude; increase in research into aircraft stability during late 1920s; opinion of Robert Bruce; prior recollection work in design office on Westland Pterodactyl; encouragement received from test pilot Lewis Pagett, 1925- 1927; flying characteristics of Westland Pterodactyl; proposed role of Westland Pterodactyl. REEL 2 Continues: problems with aerodynamics of wings on Westland PV7; bailing out of cabin of Westland PV7; company preference for high winged monoplanes; characteristics of Westland Lysander; receiving notes from George Bulman on high speed dives; problems with high speed dives on Westland Whirlwind and Westland Welkin; problems spinning Westland Wapiti balanced for heavy propeller; Teddy Petter’s design work on Westland Whirlwind; reasons for curtailing of development programme and service life of Westland Whirlwind; problems test flying Westland Wyvern; forced landing in Westland Welkin; forced landing in Westland Wyvern at RAF Warmwell. REEL 3 Continues: how English Electric Canberra had been designed by Teddy Petter at Westland; memories of ‘Tiny’ Schofield; initial impressions of flying in Vickers Vimy; loss of ‘Tiny’ Schofield in crash; memories of Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers; memories of Rex Pearson; contacts with Supermarine; flying prototype Supermarine Spitfire at RAF Martlesham Heath, 1936; opinion of Hawker Hurricane; meeting between Teddy Petter and Sir Sidney Camm; impressions of Sir Sidney Camm; meeting with Sir Barnes Wallis. REEL 4 Continues: impressions of Sir Thomas Sopwith. Extract from radio programme where Penrose describes preparations over Yeovil for high altitude flight over Mount Everest, 1933.

cheers
Jerry

Just checked the Whirlwind forum.The 3D designs are coming along nicely…

and with the work the team are doing we should have a set of working production drawings to create an airframe fairly soon.

Mike E
www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Just checked the Whirlwind forum.The 3D designs are coming along nicely…

I agree, but with respect, this thread is all talk, and is all jolly nice. But it is a long long way from a Whilrwind, and one certainly isn’t going to materialise out of my two boxes of twisted junk!

Of course my bits would be available to any serious project, they only need to 1. ask, and 2. convince me that it is indeed happening.

Guy

Guy, you now have a PM!!

Hi Jay

should you wish to advertise your book on our site please contact me

www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Please note that I have left The History Press. They failed to embrace aviation as promised.

Therefore, I have joined Fonthill Media with the launch of definitive titles on the P-51 Mustang, Westland Whirlwind (both £25 HB) and Bismarck (£50).

j.slater (at) fonthillmedia.com

Jay

Now that would be something… 😀

i’m running the groundcrew side of things up there as well a bringing a couple of our engines and (hopefully) a Chipmunk cockpit, so I’ll see you there.

I’d bring the Ghost too, but we don’t have hiab access…….

I’ll bring the painting I’ve done for the project too…..:cool:

You never know 4 years time could see the Whirlwind on the static park on its debut !!!!!!!

Mike, can you confirm that the Great North Fly In is your first public engagement as a project?

(Eshott, Northumberland, 25/26 June)

YEP !!!!!!! provided we get our new bus up and running in time.We will also be bringing an unusual cockpit !!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D

Mike E
www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Mike, can you confirm that the Great North Fly In is your first public engagement as a project?

(Eshott, Northumberland, 25/26 June)

No Longer a Rumour

The project is up and running and so is the web site

www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

All OK now:)

Seems ok – has anyone else had problems?

Hi Mike

Is there a problem with the WhirlwindFighterProject.webs.com site?

I’ve tried several times to get in tonight and I keep getting the windows live sign in page.

Paul

Mr Adlam !!!

Courtesy of Steve V we have one assembly to work with as a pattern hopefully we will be able to find something very similar we can use of the peg so to speak or to modify.

Graham was on the other day about a Tail wheel I think you have one Graham or am I confusing you with someone else ?.:confused::confused:

Thought that might get your attention dear boy .Rumour ha sit you may have some bits of tail wheel etc of the Whirlwind variety ?. Twin engined fighter that is not large hair dryer !!!

Mike E
whirlwindfighterproject.webs.com

What propellers will be used? Cut down available ones or do these have to be reconstructed as well in a similar fashion as Historic Flying had to do that on the Mk I Spitfire set up?

And the undercart?

Cheers
Cees

Courtesy of Steve V we have one assembly to work with as a pattern hopefully we will be able to find something very similar we can use of the peg so to speak or to modify.

Graham was on the other day about a Tail wheel I think you have one Graham or am I confusing you with someone else ?.:confused::confused:

Get well soon.

What propellers will be used? Cut down available ones or do these have to be reconstructed as well in a similar fashion as Historic Flying had to do that on the Mk I Spitfire set up?

And the undercart?

Cheers
Cees