Post by flakstruk on Feb 15, 2023 23:04:03 GMT
General characteristics : Mk V
Crew: 1
Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) [v 1]
Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Height: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) (tail in rigging position with one propeller blade vertical) ; 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) (tail down with one propeller blade vertical)[v 2]
Wing area: 302 sq ft (28.1 m2)
Airfoil: root:Hawker H.14/14/37.5 ; tip:Hawker H.14/10/37.5 (maximum thickness at 37.5% chord)
Gross weight: 11,400 lb (5,171 kg) as interceptor; 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) with 2x 500 lb (230 kg) bombs; 13,500 lb (6,100 kg) with 2x 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs)[v 3]
Fuel capacity: 160 imp gal (190 US gal; 730 l) internal with optional 90 imp gal (110 US gal; 410 l) or 180 imp gal (220 US gal; 820 l) in two drop tanks under wings
Oil tank capacity: 16 imp gal (19 US gal; 73 l)[v 4]
Powerplant: 1 × Napier Sabre IIB H-24 liquid-cooled sleeve-valve piston engine, 2,420 hp (1,800 kW) at + 11 lb boost for 5 minutes at sea level[nb 15] ; 2,010 hp (1,500 kW) for take-off ; 2,045 hp (1,525 kW) at 13,750 ft (4,190 m)[v 5]
Propellers: 4-bladed de Havilland Hydromatic, 14 ft (4.3 m) diameter constant-speed propeller[v 6]
Performance
Maximum speed: 435 mph (700 km/h, 378 kn) at 17,000 ft (5,200 m) ; 390 mph (340 kn; 630 km/h) at sea level[v 7]
Combat range: 420 mi (680 km, 360 nmi) [v 8]
Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,100 m)
Rate of climb: 4,700 ft/min (24 m/s)
Time to altitude: 20,000 ft (6,100 m) in 6 minutes at combat power[v 9]
Wing loading: 44.7 lb/sq ft (218 kg/m2) at 13,500 lb (6,100 kg)
Power/mass: 0.149 hp/lb (0.245 kW/kg) at 13,500 lb (6,100 kg)[v 10]
Armament
4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Mark II Hispano cannon, 200 rpg. Later models used Mark V Hispano cannon.
with
2 × 500 lb (230 kg) or 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
8 × 3 in (76.20 mm) RP-3 rockets (post-Second World War)
Provision for 2 × 45 imp gal (54 US gal; 200 l) or 2 × 90 imp gal (110 US gal; 410 l) drop tanks.
Hawker Tempest
Fighter 1944
AA 8
Mg 3
A6 V9 H1
Land Based
(Confirmation of stats requested)
Hawker Tempest
Fighter 1944
AA 8
Mg 3
A6 V9 H1
Land Based
(Confirmation of stats requested)