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My favourite twin.
Always had trouble telling apart the DH Hornet from the Westland Whirlwind, apart from their tails.
LoL... Saying "slightly" off is beyond me. That's like saying a Cessna-172 is prettier than a Cessna-182 b/c the -182 is slightly off due to its cowl flaps & thinner overall profile of the vertical fin. Or a Piper Tri Pacer is prettier than a Piper Colt b/c the Tri Pacer has two doors to seat four people whereas the Colt only seats two. Sorry for saying all this but the similarities between the above aircraft & the DH Hornet & Westland Whirlwind are just too close for me to make such a contrast. Maybe I'm missing something more?
Didn't either one have problems with powerplants other than being underpowered? I once read there were issues of overheating & reliability issues as well. Was it just one of them or did both have similar issues?