Westland WHIRLWIND

Type:Westland WHIRLWIND Mk Ia is a single-seat Fighter of Bomber.

Engine:two 885-hp (660-kW) Rolls-Royce Peregrine I inline piston engine.

Performance:maximum speed 360 mph (579 km/h) at 15,000 (4,570 m); climb to 15,000 ft (4,570 m) in 5 minutes 48 seconds; service ceiling 30,000 ft (9,145 m); range 800 miles (1,287 km).

Weights:empty 8,310 lb (3,769 kg); maximum take-off 11,388 lb (5,166 kg).

Armament:four 20-mm cannon, and up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) of bombs carried under the wings.

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