Фотографии
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Регистрационный номер: P6997 A production Whirlwind after modification to carry underwing bombs.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: P7062 [2] Whirlwind P7062 of 263 Squadron hit trees during a practice attack at Wroughton in May 1943.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: P7062 [2] Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: L6844 [3] The prototype L6844 after modification to production standard, with no mudguards, enlarged rudder and external exhausts, but with an experimental arrangement of the four cannon line-abreast in the nose.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: L6844 [3] The prototype L6844 with a 37-mm cannon in the nose.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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A close-up of the Fowler flaps, showing how they were continuous across the fuselage and had attached to them the rear fairings of the nacelles.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: L6844 [3] The first prototype. Note also in this picture the exhaust stubs on the wing trailing edge, radiator outlet, mudguards (later discarded) and original rudder.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: L6845 The second Whirlwind prototype, with enlarged rudder and small fin tailplane fairing - this was enlarged for production aircraft
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Регистрационный номер: G-AGOI The last Whirlwind to remain airworthy - and that only until May 1947 - was registered G-AGOI for use as a company "hack ” by Westland, having previously been P7048.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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A model of the Westland F.37/25 fighter as it was in the Autumn of 1937. All the characteristic features of the Whirlwind design are obvious apart from the single tail unit.
Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Whirlwind - Великобритания - 1938
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