Westland Welkin Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Westland Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

1 November 1942

Welkin Prototype:

2 - Westland Aircraft

Welkin F.I:

75 - Westland Aircraft

Welkin NF.II:

1 - Westland Aircraft (converted from F.I)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Westland Welkin F.I

Type:

High-altitude day fighter to specification F.4/40

Wing:

Mid-wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction and high aspect ratio. Unswept and tapers

Fuselage:

All metal oval fuselage

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with tailplane and elevator mounted at base of fin

Landing Gear:

Main wheels retract rearwards into engine nacelles, tail wheel retracts forwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 1,560 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 twelve-cylinder V inline engines mounted in nacelles on the wing driving four bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Armament:

Four Hispano 20 mm cannon under the fuselage nose

Span:

70 ft

Length:

41 ft 6 in

Height:

15 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

460 sq ft

Empty:

11,974 lb

Max Take-off:

19,775 lb

Max Speed:

387 mph at 26,000 ft

Climb:

20 min to 40,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

44,000 ft

Range:

1,480 miles

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