Originally posted by MiloMorai
Westland Welkin, the son of the Whirlwind.
as you already know, you are correct.
why these planes were not more heavily used, i dont know (other than the engine trouble). the whirwind went onto active service during the Battle of Britan and was faster than the Mk. I spit (although those high set tail-planes tend to be trouble in a swift dive - Welkin had much better tail configuration and was faster than the Mk. V spit), much more heavily armed and reputedly quite manuverable - i've been hunting the 'net and cant find one claim for an air-to-air kill by the whirlwind.
either plane, if added to AH, would probably be quite effective.
apparently the other main flaw with the whirlwind was high stall speed - as hard as it is to find combat performance info about the whirlwind, its twice as hard for the Welkin
