Hawker Typhoon

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Hawker Typhoon

The so-called 'N type' fighter (developed in parallel with the Tornado) was powered by a 2,180 HP Napier Sabre engine. This powerful engine gave the Typhoon exceptional low-altitude performance, but it had a lot of teething troubles. Another problem was the conservative wing design, with a thickness of 18%, which was resulted in serious compressibility problems. A bad high-altitude performance and problems with the tail structure (finally traced back to a failure of the elevator balance weight causing flutter) sealed its failure as an all-round fighter. The Typhoon then earned fame as ground attack aircraft carrying bombs and rockets under its wings.

Type:Fighter-bomber

Power plant One 24 cylinder Napier Sabre IIA water-cooled inline engine

Wingspan 41.6 ft 12.67 m

Length 32 ft 9.73 m

Height 15.3 ft 4.66 m

Weight 13,250 LB 6,010 kg

Speed 404 mph 650 km/h

Ceiling 35,200 ft 10,730 m

Range 950 mi 1,530 km

Armament 4x 20 mm cannon; 8x rockets or 2x 454 kg bombs.

Crew One


	Classic Combat Aircraft \| home Hawker Typhoon The so-called 'N type' fighter (developed in parallel with the Tornado) was powered by a 2,180 HP Napier Sabre engine. This powerful engine gave the Typhoon exceptional low-altitude performance, but it had a lot of teething troubles. Another problem was the conservative wing design, with a thickness of 18%, which was resulted in serious compressibility problems. A bad high-altitude performance and problems with the tail structure (finally traced back to a failure of the elevator balance weight causing flutter) sealed its failure as an all-round fighter. The Typhoon then earned fame as ground attack aircraft carrying bombs and rockets under its wings. Type:Fighter-bomber Power plant One 24 cylinder Napier Sabre IIA water-cooled inline engine Wingspan 41.6 ft 12.67 m Length 32 ft 9.73 m Height 15.3 ft 4.66 m Weight 13,250 LB 6,010 kg Speed 404 mph 650 km/h Ceiling 35,200 ft 10,730 m Range 950 mi 1,530 km Armament 4x 20 mm cannon; 8x rockets or 2x 454 kg bombs. Crew One