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Westland Whirlwind Mk.I Fighter/Fighter bomber
The first British twin-engined four-cannon WWII fighter.
actual size 11 ¾ in x 8 ¼ in (297 x 210 mm)
paperback, stock No. 4+014
28 pages
77 b/w photos
1/72 scale plans
type history and technical description
production overview
2 pages camouflage profiles
pull-out poster
cockpit interior drawings
camouflage details
armament & equipment description
AA-04 The Westland Whirlwind Airframe Album No 4 A Detailed Guide to The RAF's Twin-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks (Second Edition)
This second edition is perfectly timed for the release of the new 1/32 scale Special Hobby kit
Contents will include all the elements listed plus:
A wealth of historical and modern photographs
Detailed study of the structure, equipment and armament used
Isometric views by Wojciech Sankowski of all prototype and production airframes
Colour profiles and camouflage detail by Richard J. Caruana
96 pages in total
Updated lists of all Whirlwind kits, accessories and decals produced in all scales
Specially commissioned build of the new Special Hobby Hobby (1/32) kit by Steve Evans
Bonus 1/48 scale plans as part of the text pages
Airframe Album No 4 - The Westland Whirlwind - A Detailed Guide to The RAF's Twin-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks Publication is scheduled for early August 2021. ISBN is 978-1-912932-22-1
Sikorsky S-55 Chickasaw and Westland Whirlwind The S-55 was deemed to be the first completely successful design for helicopter entrepreneur Igor Sikorsky, the type first entering service with all three United States services in the early 1950s Korean War years and going into mass production, seeing service with vast number of countries worldwide.
Westland Whirlwind Mk.I fighter [Mk.I] AUTHOR: Hall, A
FORMAT: 26pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb
Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc.