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Last update:
06/15/2008
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Hawker Tempest Mk V |
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Scale 1:24 |
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Author: John
Griffin |
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File Size: 55.2Mb |
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Our Offer page before placing an
order. |
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Hawker Tempest Mk V No. 3 Squadron
RAF based in Newchurch |
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Price $12.00 |
Model # 020 |
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Buy Tempest Mk V
and Mk II |
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together |
Price $20.00 |
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Special offer - Buy all planes designed by John Griffin for one low price.
Valid only for all planes purchased at the same time. |
Price $40.00 |
P-47D Torrid Tessie/Philadelphia
Filly
P-47D Oh Johnnie
Tempest Mk II
Tempest Mk V
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.45
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
33ft 8in |
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Span |
41ft |
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Engine |
Napier Sabre II 2,180hp |
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Max Speed |
427mph |
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Armament |
4 x 20mm |
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Crew |
1 |
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As early as 1940, Hawker engineers were aware of
the Typhoon's inadequacies. Part of the performance problem of this
powerful fighter was its thick wing, and the engineering team was
studying the new "laminar flow" type wing, as used on the Mustang, to
correct Typhoon's high-speed compressibility problems.
This new, thinner airfoil resulted in
less fuel capacity within the wing. To compensate, the fuselage was
lengthened by 21 inches to accommodate a larger fuel tank ahead of the
cockpit. This added length had in turn to be balanced by a larger fin and
stabilizer. The wing area was also increased, and an elliptical shape was
adopted, presenting a chord sufficient to permit the four 20mm Hispano
cannons to be almost completely buried within the wing.
The first prototype Tempest, as the modified plane was named, flew on
September 2, 1942 and during trials reached a speed of 477mph (768km/h)
in level flight.
Both the Typhoon and the Tempest gained fame as ground attack aircraft,
invaluable during and after the Allied invasion of Europe; and as V-1
flying bomb destroyers- the Tempest alone accounting for over one third
of all V-1 kills. With it's great power and superb low-level speed, the
Tempest was also the most deadly enemy of the Me-262 jet, being able to
catch the German jets as they throttled their engines back for approach
on landing.
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Model built and photographed by the author, used with
permission. |
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