Hawker Tempest Mk.V
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Fighter,
Fighter-Bomber |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Hawker Aircraft
Limited |
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| Production | 1702 |
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| First Flight | 2 September 1942 |
Introduction | January 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Typhoon Mk.II | The original designation of the Hawker Tempest. | ||
| Tempest Mk.I | Prototype fitted with the Napier Sabre IV piston engine with oil coolers and radiators placed in the wing to reduce drag, one aircraft. | ||
| Tempest F.Mk.II | Single-seat fighter aircraft for the RAF, powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial piston engine, 402 built by Hawker at Langley and 50 by Bristol Aeroplane Company, Banwell. | ||
| Tempest FB.Mk.II | Single-seat fighter-bomber with underwing pylons for bombs and rockets. | ||
| Tempest Mk.III | Prototype fitted with the Rolls-Royce Griffon piston engine. | ||
| Tempest Mk.IV | Tempest Mk III prototype re-engined with a Rolls-Royce Griffon 61 piston engine. | ||
| Tempest Mk.V | Single-seat fighter, fighter-bomber aircraft, powered by the Napier Sabre II piston engine, 801 built at Langley. | ||
| Tempest Mk.V Serie I | The first 100 production aircraft were fitted with four long-barrel 20 mm (.79 in) Mark II Hispano cannons and continued to use some Typhoon components. | ||
| Tempest Mk.V Serie II | The other 701 production aircraft were fitted with four short-barrel 20 mm Mark V Hispano cannons and other production line changes. | ||
| Tempest TT Mk.5 | After the Second World War a number of Tempest Mk Vs were converted to serve as target tugs. | ||
| Tempest F.Mk.VI | Single-seat fighter aircraft for the RAF engined with the Sabre V, 142 built. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 10.26 m |
Empty Weight | 4080 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.50 m |
Loaded Weight | 5171 kg (***) |
| Height | 4.52 m (*), 4.90 m (**) |
Max takeoff weight | 6340 kg |
| Wing area | 28.1 m² |
Wing loading | 218 kg/m² (at 6100 kg) |
(*) tail in rigging position with one propeller
blade vertical, (**) tail down with one propeller blade vertical
(***) as interceptor, 5700 kg with 2x 230 kg bombs; 6100 kg with 2x 450
kg bombs
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano
Mk II guns * |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 200 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | 2 × 230 kg or 450 kg bombs,
8 × 3 in (76.20 mm) RP-3 rockets (post-Second World War) |
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(*) or 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano
Mk V gun (Serie 2)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Napier Sabre IIB |
Type & Displacement | H-24 liquid-cooled sleeve-valve,
27 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2420
hp (*) |
Power/Weight Ratio | 467.99 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 730 L internal,
with optional 410 L or 820 L in two drop tanks under wings
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(*) 3000 hp with WEP (War Emergency Power),
(**) with loaded weight (interceptor)
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 700 km/h at 5200 m, 630 km/h at
sea level |
Cruise Speed | 640 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 200 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11100 m |
| Rate of Climb | 24 m/s |
Range | 680 km, 800 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | dday-overlord.com | ||
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