Hawker TEMPEST

Type:Hawker TEMPEST Mk V is a single-seat Fighter.

Engine:one 2,180-hp (1,626-kW) Napier Sabre Mk IIA inline piston engine.

Performance:maximum speed 426 mph (686 km/h) at 18,500 ft (5,640 m); climb to 15,000 ft (4,570 m) in 5 minutes 0 seconds; service ceiling 36,500 ft (11,125 m); range 740 miles (1,191 km).

Weights:empty 9,000 lb (4,082 kg); maximum take-off 13,540 lb (6,142 kg).

Armament:four 20-mm cannon, and up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs or rockets.

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