More thoughts of Allied emergency fighters...
Looking through Tony Buttler's British Secret Projects 3: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950 last night, I came across a mention of a Westland project for a low-cost, lightweight fighter suitable for rapid mass production to Specification F.19/40. This was an all-wood, fixed-gear design in competition with or in parallel to the Miles M.20 and powered by a RR Merlin or alternatively a Bristol Hercules.
Does anyone have any more info, specs or images of the Westland design? Were there any other projects to F.19/40?
Cheers,
Matthew
Looking through Tony Buttler's British Secret Projects 3: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950 last night, I came across a mention of a Westland project for a low-cost, lightweight fighter suitable for rapid mass production to Specification F.19/40. This was an all-wood, fixed-gear design in competition with or in parallel to the Miles M.20 and powered by a RR Merlin or alternatively a Bristol Hercules.
Does anyone have any more info, specs or images of the Westland design? Were there any other projects to F.19/40?
Cheers,
Matthew