We’ve already had one ourselves…;)
I think you know already what this shows…
Are there any aerial shots from the 40’s available?
Is there enough info and outlines on a Perrigrine to be able to do it ?.
Mike
Did you not get the Peregrine AP? 😮
R-R Derby Heritage Center is the place to go, and speak with the archive chap…
http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/heritage/branches/derby.jsp
Stu…
Big Guns, thats what you need…
Steve Vizard is one to get on your side, contact him here:
http://www.airframes.co.uk/contact.aspx
Have a word with Westlands… Fred Ballam would have been the man to speak to, but the chap that has taken on the archives whose name I can never remember is a forum member here…
And I’m out on a limb here, but see if you can get Jay Leno interested, by using the American angle of the Whirly lost in the USA, namely getting him interested in finding out where the two Peregrines used in a speedboat ended up – Worth a email at least _ Mr Brewer might like to help you draft a letter about that one… Jerry?
We know he likes Rolls-Royce Engines… http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/segment/restoration-blog/rolls-royce-merlin-engine-restoration-pt-1/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/
Stu…
It needs to be built with something like AutoCad first, with that you can get everything set up and in the right place. Why use it? It’s simple to rectify any mistakes, it doesn’t cost as much as building one from scratch, you don’t need to have anywhere to put it in, or materials or tools…
Once the virtual model is made you can then make the templates to make the little ****** for real, in say, 1/4 scale to save money and with that under your belt you’ll be ready with a set of working drawings and the experiance of making a full scale Whirly to sell to whoever wants one… ;):D
Simples… 😀
Then perhaps one day we could see one of these again…
These should be fun…
Mike
Try it again mate it should work… 😉
Stu
Firebex…
I’m still here… 😉
Got your message, have some scans that may be of use for you and will send them to you, let me have your email.
The late Fred Ballam told me the most accurate scale drawing he helped with was Mike Keep’s WarPaint 1/72 Whirly drawing… 😉
Will send you a larger scan…
Your need to find yourself a retired carbody coach builder and a skilled AutoCad modeler to help build a 1/4 scale model before you start on the 1/1…
This is the model produced from the Mike Keep drawings and photo’s of the aircraft – It’s the most accurate to date for what its worth… The model has not been finished and all work seems to have stalled, so it’s completion is in doubt – This is the third CGI Whirlwind project that has failed, due to the dreaded “Curse of the Whirlwind”

Stuart
Steve…
What about a story of one of the RAF’s first cannon fighter. Sent to America for evaluation and eventually lost… But the two R-R Peregrine engines were taken from it and put in a station commander’s speed boat.
Finding out who he was and what happened to them afterwards might be a good detective story for you to consider?
It’s been talked about here:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=84976&highlight=westland+whirlwind+lost+usa
You need to talk with Mr Brewer if you think it was worth investigating… 😉
Regards
Stuart
Well, here’s another that didn’t fly… 😉
And the R/C model…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LukhIiQbhoU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2PQEdH8d-8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_IA9SsYXlk&feature=related
Planet Satellite – Roy Fedden
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%201881.html
Interesting footage, one thing, where would you go to get German Gun Cam footage?
…And which issue was it in please? IIRC Jimmy Coyne had an article in one of the 1994 issues. I’ll check my library for the correct issue number.
CAHS stands for the Canadian Aviation Historical Society.
Paul
edit… and here is the link to the Jimmy Coyne issue (it was 1999 not 1994)
Thanks Paul…
Couple of write ups of many I’ve collected, some glowing, others less so Capt. Eric Browns comes to mind as one of the worst, although I think Peter Twiss liked her… 😉
Any Whoo I can see the old problems are being aired again as to why the Whirly was a also ran, but nearly all these myths have been found to be unfounded through research under taken by funnily enough, by chaps who frequent this very site, Nialls & Jerry to name two… 😀
Heres some scans:
Our virtual model uses the data from the A&AEE for its flight model, which makes it the nearest thing on the planet anyone will get to flying a real Whirly… She’s bloody fast low down, brilliant for escaping the Hun. Time to height (0 – 15.000ft) to die for. But be wary of tight turns, stall, get her in a spin and its over. So far I’ve never been able to survive, but that might just be because I’m a crap virtual pilot…
Jerry… Top notch defence from the Whirly corner…
Excusing my ignorance, but what is a C.A.H publication… 😮
Go here, forth man down…
Our Whirly was made for IL-2, although it is now a more advanced model coming somewhere between IL-2 & SoW…
Heres a little flight testing over the channel… 😉