Westland Welkin climb rate?

[Harry64]

is the climb rate I read on wiki from 3,850 ft/min (19.58 m/sec) possible for this fighter
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I ask, because the Welkin had thick wings and that is not particularly favorable for fast climbing, or?

Maybe anyone have other data?

Harry

 

[tyrodtom]

I don't see that thick wings would be bad for rate of climb. Bad for top speeds at low altitude maybe.
It was designed to be a high altitude interceptor, and that high aspect ratio, thick wing is probably part of the reason for that good rate of climb.

 

[Glider]

She was designed for high altitude and with those wings would go up like a lift, think U2. A bigger problem would be coming down again, its a guess but the difference between stall speed and VNE was probably closer than you would think. Its a common problem with very high aspect ratio wings

 

[Zipper730]

A bigger problem would be coming down again, its a guess but the difference between stall and VNE was probably closer tha you would think. Its a common problem with very high aspect ratio wings

Why is that if I may ask?

 

[Greyman]

A&AEE has 2,715 ft/min at +6.75lb boost and 2850 rpm at low altitudes. (10,020 lb).

Not sure what +9 boost and 3000 rpm would be capable of ...

**EDIT: whoops, this is the Whirlwind, not the Welkin. I got a bit excited about another Whirlwind thread and jumped the gun.

Data Sheet info for Welkin:

Mk.I - 30,000 ft in 12 min
Mk.II - 30,000 ft in 14 min

 

[Graeme]

**EDIT: whoops, this is the Whirlwind, not the Welkin. I got a bit excited about another Whirlwind thread and jumped the gun.

That's exactly what I did!

A little more on the Welkin's appraisal from Boscombe Down..

 

[fastmongrel]

The service ceiling of the Welkin is listed in wiki as 44,000 feet. That doesnt seem to be much return for all the effort.