Hawker Tempest
Fighter / Fighter Bomber
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Hawker Tempest is a single-engine single-seat fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd..
The Hawker Tempest is a development of the Hawker Typhoon.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
| Engine Model | Napier Sabre IIA | |
| Engine Power | 1626 kW | 2180 hp |
| Speed | 685 km/h | 370 kts 426 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 11.125 m | 36.500 ft |
| Range | 1.191 km | 643 NM 740 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 4.082 kg | 9.000 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 6.142 kg | 13.540 lbs |
| Wing Span | 12,50 m | 41 ft 0 in |
| Wing Area | 28,1 m² | 302 ft² |
| Length | 10,26 m | 33 ft 8 in |
| Height | 4,90 m | 16 ft 1 in |
| First Flight | 24.02.1943 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 1702 | |
| Developed from | Hawker Typhoon | |
| Data for (Version) | Hawker Tempest Mk V | |
| Variants | Tempest Mk.V, F Mk.II, F Mk.VI, TT Mk.5 | |
| [Photo-ID: 13057] © Arjun Sarup 2014-04-19 | |
 | Hawker Tempest Indian Air Force Reg.: HA623 On display at IAF Museum Palam. Approximately 130 Tempest Mk. IIs served with the IAF from 1946-1953. |
| [Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIDP / DEL)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1268] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Hawker Tempest Mk.2 Royal Air Force Reg.: PR536 ex Indian AF HA457 |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1267] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Hawker Tempest TT5 Royal Air Force Reg.: NV778 |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |