Jet powered Westland Whirlwind

[Leading Observer]

Whist surfing ebay, I came across two adjacent models - the Airfix 1/72 Westland Whirlwind fighter and the Me-262 and the thought occurred "What if Westland re-engineered the Whirlwind with jet engines?" Probably not a feasible proposition in real world terms, but I suspect someone here has already thought of it and modeled it

[Army of One]

Oooooh......now that sounds interesting............

[TsrJoe]

there was a real project for a 'jet Whirlwind' a search thru the forum mighr provide some images

cherrs, Joe  

[Dizzyfugu]

Nose or tail wheel? 

Should look interesting, though!

[Caveman]

Switch the wings over? twinprop 262...

[kitnut617]

there was a real project for a 'jet Whirlwind' a search thru the forum mighr provide some images

cherrs, Joe  

Are you sure it's not the Welkin J.8 Delanne that you're thinking of Joe ?  (scroll down a bit)

http://www.airvectors.net/avwhirl.html

[kitnut617]

The Meteor is about twice as big as a Whirlwind   

[Thorvic]

there was a real project for a 'jet Whirlwind' a search thru the forum mighr provide some images

cherrs, Joe  

Are you sure it's not the Welkin J.8 Delanne that you're thinking of Joe ?  (scroll down a bit)

http://www.airvectors.net/avwhirl.html

Nope i think Joe may have built a display model for R&D SIG and may be on a show report. The jet Whirlwind is mentioned on p208 os BSP:Fighters & Bombers 1935-50 by Tony Buttler before going on to cover the delanne designs.

[TsrJoe]

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,6954.msg432694/highlight,jet+whirlwind.html#msg432694

[kitnut617]

The Meteor is about twice as big as a Whirlwind   

Really? I seen a Meteor at a airshow once, it didn't seem all that big, but then I've never seen a Whirlwind for comparison.

I've got both built as models so doing a comparison was easy.  BTW, there's no Whirlwind fighter in existence to go look at.

[kitnut617]

Hmm! I even posted the pic of it  --- gudamnit   

[Captain Canada]

Looks good, and a neat idea. I can see a few variants, Joe's example, one with the engines a bit further back, and one with a nose wheel.....

[PR19_Kit]

  BTW, there's no Whirlwind fighter in existence to go look at.

Not yet anyway. There's a bunch of Whirlie fans here in the UK are trying to rebuild one though! 

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org/aboutus.htm

[Old Wombat]

  BTW, there's no Whirlwind fighter in existence to go look at.

Not yet anyway. There's a bunch of Whirlie fans here in the UK are trying to rebuild one though! 

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org/aboutus.htm

Cool, pity they are aiming for non-airworthy, once it is finished it will be yet another reason for me to try to get over to the UK for a look

I think they're trying for "achievable". If I had the money, I'd certainly sponsor them - very big if, though.