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HAWKER TEMPEST
Specifications


Mark V 3-view illustration.
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Type: Single Seat Fighter Bomber
Origin: Hawker
Models: Mark II, V, and VI
First Flight
   Prototype Mk. V: September 2, 1942
   Prototype Mk. I: February 24, 1943
   Production Mk. V: June 21, 1943
   Prototype Mk. II: June 28, 1943
   Production Mk. II: October 4, 1944
   Prototype Mk. VI: May 9, 1944
Number Produced:
   Mark II: 472 (50 built by Bristol & Gloster)
   Mark V: 800
   Mark VI: 142
POWERPLANT:
Mark II
  Model: Bristol Centaurus 5 or 6
  Type: 18 Cylinder Sleeve-valve two-row radial
  Number: One    Horsepower: 2,596 hp

Mark V
  Model: Napier Sabre II
  Type: 24 Cylinder Flat-H Sleeve-valve liquid cooled
  Number: One    Horsepower: 2,180 hp

Mark VI
  Model: Napier Sabre V
  Type: 24 Cylinder Flat-H Sleeve-valve liquid cooled
  Number: One    Horsepower: 2,340 hp
DIMENSIONS:
Wing span (All): 41 ft. (12.5m)
Length:
    Mk. II: 34 ft. 5 in. (10.5m)
    Mk. V & VI: 33 ft. 8 in. (10.26m)
Height:
    Mk. II: 15 ft. 10 in. (4.8m)
    Mk. V & VI: 16 ft. 1 in. (4.9m)
Wing Surface Area:
    Mk. II: 303.7 ft²
    Mk. V & VI: 302 ft²
   WEIGHTS:
Empty:
    Mk. II: 8,900 lb. (4037 kg)
    Mk. V & VI: 9,100 lb. (4128 kg)
Loaded:
    Mk. II: 11,800 lb.
    Mk. V: 11,400 lb.
Maximum:
    Mk. II: 13,250 lb. (6010 kg)
    Mk. V & VI: 13,500 lb. (6130 kg)

PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Speed:
    Mk. II: 440 mph (708 km/h)
    Mk. V: 427 mph (688 km/h)
    Mk. VI: 438 mph (704 km/h)
Initial Climb:
    Mk. II: 3,600 ft/min (1097 m/min)
    Mk. V & VI: 3,000 ft/min (914 m/min)
Service Ceiling (All): 37,000 ft. (11,280m)
Range: (with Bombs, no tanks)
    Mk. II: 820 miles (1319 km)
    Mk. V & VI: 740 miles (1191 km)

ARMAMENT: All
Four 20mm Hispano Cannon in outer wings
    Ammunition: 150 rpg.

Payload:
Underwing racks for Eight rockets or up to 2,000 lb. (907 kg) bombs.

Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Green, William - War Planes Of The Second World War - Fighters - Vol. 2, 1961, Hanover House, New York
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