Painting of two Tempest aircraft attacking a V-1 flying bomb in the sky above a farmhouse. The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War.

The Tempest was one of the most powerful high performance fighters to see operational service in World War Two and extended the boundaries of piston-engined powered flight. Built on lessons learned earlier in the conflict it was designed to be a fast, manoeuvrable, heavily armed, high altitude interceptor.

High-speed fighter and ground attack aircraft, evolved from the Typhoon and precursor to the Fury / Sea Fury. The first Tempest to be flown was the prototype Tempest V HM595, seen here with the Typhoon tailfin originally fitted.

2023年10月21日 · During WWII, the Hawker Tempest was a crucial aircraft used to intercept V-1 flying bombs and later used as a ground attack plane. While perhaps not as well known as the Spitfire and Hurricane, the world's only airworthy Hawker Tempest took to the skies this month following a 34-year-long restoration.

The Tempest arose from Hawker’s desire to apply a new, thin wing to the Typhoon in order to enhance performance. The Tempest V combined the new semi-elliptical wing with the Typhoon airframe and Sabre II engine.

2018年6月27日 · Between June and September of 1944 alone, Tempest V's were credited with the interception and downing of some 638 V-1 terror rockets. The most notable V-1 interception squadrons became No. 3 and No. 486 with 258 and 223 destroyed V-1's respectively.

In 1940, the British Air Force wanted to improve the performance of the Typhoon fighter aircraft, especially at very high altitudes. The main modification is that this device is equipped with wings in the shape of an elipse which make it possible to reach the desired speed at altitude.

For the Royal Auxiliary Air Force’s No 501 Squadron with its new Hawker Tempest Vs, the task was a stark one: destroy V1 flying bombs at any cost. Tom Spencer detailed the unit’s efforts in the August 2016 issue of Aeroplane Magazine

2014年3月18日 · The Tempest Mk V prototype flew for the first time on 2 September 1942, with P.G. Lucas at the controls. Flight trials highlighted the need to restore lateral stability lost because of the extended nose and the prototype was modified with a fin fillet and increased span horizontal stabilizers.

The first Hawker Tempest Mk V (HM595) aircraft flew for the first time. One of the fastest fighters of the war, the Tempest entered service in Apr 1944. 24 Jun 1944

2019年10月20日 · Arguably two of the finest fighters ever built, the Tempest V and Fw 190D-9 raised the bar in terms of aircraft design and operational capability during World War II. Indeed, they represented the cutting edge and pinnacle of their respective nations’ piston-engined aviation development at this late stage of the war and within their roles.

Powered by the 2,200-hp Napier Sabre IIB engine, the Tempest Mk V had a top speed of 442 mph, range of 820 miles with a service ceiling of 32,200 ft. Armament was four 20mm cannons and either 1,000lb bombs or rocket projectiles.

The Hawker Tempest was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter aircraft of World War II, an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighters used in the war. Development

2014年3月21日 · The main difference between the Tempest V and Tempest II wings is that the Tempest V had clean leading edges due to the big chin scoop housing the liquid-cooled Napier Saber radiators and oil cooler . . . and the Tempest II wing leading edge held the oil cooler for the air-cooled Centaurus engine.

2018年11月16日 · Flying Officer Ted Kosh was killed in July 1944 when his Hawker Tempest crashed into the ground near Rye in East Sussex during a sortie to intercept V1 bombs targeted on London.

Coming into service in the spring and summer of 1944, just in time to meet the threat of the V1 flying bomb, the Tempest became the front line of defence – destroying more V1s than any other interceptor.

The Hawker Tempest was a development of the Typhoon using a new thinner, shorter wing but retaining the Typhoon's big twenty four-cylinder Sabre powerplant. The Tempest V was the first type to enter production. This aircraft retained a strong family resemblance to the Typhoon.

The Tempest proved to be quite adept at downing V-1 flying bombs, accounting for over 1/3 of those shot down in 1944. Eventually the Mark II (developed after Mk. V & VI) entered service in November 1945 with production being handled by Gloster, …

2010年6月20日 · Rare Hawker Tempest V Update! I recently got a chance to stop in England and check up on the progress of one of my ongoing restoration projects. The Tempest V is a rare WWI British fighter plane powered by an equally rare 2,400 hp Napier Sabre engine.

Test flying the Typhoon as well as Hawker’s new high performance fighter the Tempest, he would be heavily involved in the final development of the Tempest V, an aircraft which would once again tempt him back to operational flying.