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The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes, in the stratosphere; the word welkin meaning "the vault of heaven" or the upper atmosphere. First conceived in 1940, it was built from 1942–43 in response to the arrival of modified Junkers Ju 86P bombers flying reconnaissance missions that suggested the Luftwaffe might attempt to re-open the bombing of England from high altitude. The threat never materialised; consequently, Westland produced only a small number of Welkins and few of these flew.

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  • Westland Welkin
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  • The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes, in the stratosphere; the word welkin meaning "the vault of heaven" or the upper atmosphere. First conceived in 1940, it was built from 1942–43 in response to the arrival of modified Junkers Ju 86P bombers flying reconnaissance missions that suggested the Luftwaffe might attempt to re-open the bombing of England from high altitude. The threat never materialised; consequently, Westland produced only a small number of Welkins and few of these flew.
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
max takeoff weight alt
  • 5175.0
loaded weight main
  • 10356.0
Guns
  • 4(xsd:integer)
climb rate main
  • 3850.0
number of props
  • 2(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 12.67 m
span main
  • 2133.6
power/mass alt
  • 0(xsd:double)
height alt
  • 4.80 m
Introduced
  • May 1944
primary user
Type
  • high altitude fighter
type of prop
  • liquid-cooled piston engine
loading main
  • 41(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 2380.0
length main
  • 1264.92
power alt
  • 920.0
area main
  • 250.0
power main
  • 1233.0
height main
  • 480.06
span alt
  • 21.30 m
range main
  • 1480.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 385.0
engine (prop)
  • Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 19.58
ceiling main
  • 44000.0
empty weight main
  • 8310.0
loaded weight alt
  • 4697.0
area alt
  • 23.0
First Flight
  • 1942-11-01(xsd:date)
max speed alt
  • 625.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 204(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 3768.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 13,420 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 11410.0
Retired
  • November 1944
Crew
  • One pilot
Number Built
  • 75(xsd:integer)
Designer
abstract
  • The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes, in the stratosphere; the word welkin meaning "the vault of heaven" or the upper atmosphere. First conceived in 1940, it was built from 1942–43 in response to the arrival of modified Junkers Ju 86P bombers flying reconnaissance missions that suggested the Luftwaffe might attempt to re-open the bombing of England from high altitude. The threat never materialised; consequently, Westland produced only a small number of Welkins and few of these flew.
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