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and at one period the first prototype (L6844) was fitted with twelve 0.303-in Browning guns.
Another Whirlwind was fitted experimentally with a single 37-mm cannon.
I've always wondered how much more successful it would have been with Merlins. Can you imagine?
Steve
Not very successful at all, probably the wings would fall off,or else the props would slice through the fuselage.
The aircraft was designed for the small Peregrine engine. Anything larger just would not fit!!
Westland DID make designs for a Merlin powered Whirlwind, but the Air ministry did not proceed. It sure would have been fast! But they decided to concentrate on the Beaufighter instead
Westland DID make designs for a Merlin powered Whirlwind, but the Air ministry did not proceed. It sure would have been fast! But they decided to concentrate on the Beaufighter instead