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By: - 3rd August 2014 at 19:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The only mention of a "Westland Wildfire" I can find on the Web is one of those modelbuilders-fantasy things where imaginative modelers post what-if illustrations ("What if they had put Griffons on the Whirlwind?)
By: - 4th August 2014 at 11:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If it was ever on a drawing board it wouldn't have been long before someone pointed out that the main spar passes through the engine block.
http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-391-Westland-Wildfire-306075783
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By: oldgit158 - 3rd August 2014 at 06:40
Hello
Have seen mention of an aircraft that was on the drawing board that was to be called the "Westland Wildfire", it was a evolution of the Westland Whirlwind which was fitted with griffon engines, more streamlined tail and a proposed top speed of 475mph.
Did it ever get further than the drawing board?