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Last update:
06/15/2008
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Hawker Tempest Mk II |
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Scale 1:24 |
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Author: John
Griffin |
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File Size: 51.5Mb |
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Hawker Tempest Mk II No.56 Squadron
RAF, flown by Sqn Ldr F.W.M. Jensen as it appeared in 1945-46, painted in
European color scheme, but with Pacific Theatre ID bands (white stripes on
fin and cowl) since it was scheduled to be transferred to the Far East to
fight the Japanese. Model has full interior including wheel wells. This
version is built as in-flight but the undercarriage is of course included. |
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Price $12.00 |
Model # 028 |
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Buy Tempest Mk V
and Mk II |
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together |
Price $20.00 |
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Valid only for all planes purchased at the same time. |
Price $40.00 |
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Tempest Mk II
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Technical data: |
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Length |
34ft 5in |
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Span |
41ft |
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Engine |
Bristol Centaurus Mk V 2,520hp |
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Max Speed |
442mph |
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Armament |
4 x 20mm |
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Crew |
1 |
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While Hawker was working toward the introduction
of the Tempest V, Sydney Camm and his crew were also revisiting the
Bristol Centaurus radial engine, incorporating it into two other Tempest
prototypes. The first Centaurus powered Tempest, the Mark
II, flew on June 28, 1943 with a Centaurus IV, and was followed
presently by the second. The radial engine installation owed much to
examinations of a captured
Focke-Wulf Fw-190,
and was extremely clean and effective. There were problems with
vibration, but they were fixed by addition of six rubber shock mounts.
The Centaurus was generally regarded as superior to the Sabre,
particularly in terms of reliability, and the Centaurus engine and
Tempest airframe proved to be an excellent match. The combination looked so
promising that a contract for 500 of the type was placed as far back as
September 1942, but
Gloster was
overloaded with production of the Typhoon and development of the
Gloster Meteor,
and there was no way the company could handle the additional load.
Tempest Mark II production ended up in the hands of
Bristol, and the
switch delayed production even more. The first Tempest II was rolled off
the line on
4 October 1944,
but then production was shifted back to Hawker.
A total of 452 Tempest IIs were built, including 136 basic Mark IIs and
316 "Fighter Bomber Mark IIs" (FB.II). They were built mostly by Hawker
and generally with Centaurus V engines, and of that number 300 were
completed after the war. The Tempest II, despite its slightly improved
performance and better reliability, never saw combat. Tempest IIs
produced during the war were intended for combat against the
Japanese, and
would have formed part of "Tiger Force" but the
Pacific War ended
before they could be deployed. (- Wikipedia)
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Model built and photographed by the author, used with
permission. |
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