BRAND and MODEL
HAWKER TEMPEST
TYPE
Single-seat fighter bomber
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
One 1,626 kw (2,180 hp) Napier Sabre IIA, IIB or IIC 24-cylinder H-type liquid-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 12.49 m (41 ft)
Length: 10.26 m (33 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 28.1 m² (302 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level: 631 km/h (392 mph)
Max speed at 5,182 m (17,000 ft): 700 km/h (435 mph)
Max cruising speed at 5,730 m (18,800 ft): 629 km/h (391 mph)
Economical cruising speed: 396 km/h (246 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 1,433 m/min (4,700 ft/min)
Time to climb to 6,100 m (20,000 ft): 6.1 mins
Service ceiling: 11,125 m (36,500 ft)
Range with standard fuel: 1,191 km (740 miles)
Max range: 2,462 km (1,530 miles)
Empty weight: 4,200 kg (9,250 lb)
Normal loaded weight: 5,226 kg (11,510 lb)
Max overload weight: 6,193 kg (13,640 lb)
PHOTO
tangmere-museum.org.uk:Source of phothograph
