Westland Whirlwind FB Mk.I (Upgraded Edition 2024) (Plastic model) Reservation - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- Special Hobby's 1/72 scale Westland Whirlwind is back for the first time in a long while.
- Includes resin parts, etched parts and 4 types of British military decals
- This 2024 upgrade edition comes with 3D printed bombs and bomb racks, as well as paint diagrams based on the latest research.

- Before the war, the RAF required two types of fighter aircraft.
- One was equipped with machine guns, which evolved into the Hurricane and Spitfire.
- The other was a heavy fighter equipped with a large caliber machine gun.
- The Whirlwind was a heavy fighter armed with four 20mm cannons that first flew in 1939.
- The aircraft was powered by a small, lightweight Peregrine engine and had a top speed of 580 km/h.
- However, the Peregrine's reliability was poor and only 112 were produced by 1942.
- They were used until 1944 when they were replaced by the Typhoon and Tempest for long-range escort and fighter-bomber missions, taking advantage of their longer flight range.