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How about this:
Hawker Typhoon:
Source: http://www.aviation-history.com/hawker/typhoon.html
Early Typhoon:
Source: as above
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04-07-2005, 05:25 AM
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#16 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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How about this: Hawker Typhoon:
Source: http://www.aviation-history.com/hawker/typhoon.html
Early Typhoon:
Source: as above
Late production Typhoon:
Source: ibid
Source: http://www.armybook.com/summary.html?code=0101016l30 The Tempest:
Source: http://www.hawkertempest.se/colour.htm
Source: http://www.hawkertempest.se/profileschris.htm
Tempest MK II
Source: http://www.hawkertempest.se/colour.htm
Source: http://www.hawkertempest.se/ The Hurricane
Source: http://www.aviation-history.com/hawker/hurrcane.htm Hawker Sea-Fury
Source: http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Seafury.html
Specifications: Quote:
Specifications (FB.11)
General characteristics
Wingspan: 38 ft 4 3/4 in (11.7 m)
Length: 34 ft 8 in (10.6 m)
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m)
Empty weight: 9,240 lb (4,190 kg)
Max take-off weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
Powerplant: 1x Bristol Centaurus XVIIC 18 cylinder twin-row air-cooled radial, 2,480 hp (1,850 kW)
Performance
Speed: 460 mph (740 km/h)
Rate of climb: 30,000 ft (9,140 m) in 10 min 48 s
Service ceiling: 35,800 ft (10,900 m)
Range: 700 mi (1,127 km), without external fuel tanks
Armament
Guns: Four 20 mm cannon
Stores: 2,000 lb (908 kg) of bombs or 12 x 3 in (76 mm) rockets
| Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Fury
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04-07-2005, 06:41 AM
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04-07-2005, 07:09 AM
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#18 | | He who does not skim
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Nice ones, Kiwi.  |
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04-07-2005, 07:33 AM
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04-07-2005, 07:42 AM
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#20 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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Kiwimac
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04-07-2005, 07:55 AM
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#21 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | Ok then, im asking you for information on it!  All I know is that it existed. 
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04-07-2005, 08:11 AM
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Country: | It's a Tiffie with a Vulture engine, the same one that crippled the Manchester
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04-07-2005, 08:12 AM
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#23 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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04-07-2005, 08:16 AM
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#24 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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Country: | Specifications for the Centaurus engined model of the Tornado Quote:
General characteristics (Centaurus engine)
Primary function Fighter
Power plant One Bristol Centaurus CE.4S radial engine
Thrust 2,210 HP 1,650 kW
Wingspan 41.9 ft 12.77 m
Length 32 ft 9.73 m
Height 14.66 ft 4.47 m
Wingarea 283 sq ft 26.3 sq m
Weight empty 8,040 lb 3,645 kg
max. 10,330 lb 4,685 kg
Speed 402 mph 647 km/h
Ceiling 32,800 ft 10,000 m
Armament 12x 7.7mm machine gun
Crew One
Date deployed 1939
Number built 4 prototypes
| Source: http://www.military.cz/british/air/w...tornado_en.htm
Data for the Vulture engined model Quote:
Data for Vulture V-engined version.
Max speed, 398 mph (640.5 kmlh) at 23,000 ft (7,010 m).
Time to 2,000 ft (610 m), 7.2 min.
Service ceiling, 34,900ft (10,638 m).
Empty weight, 8,377 Ib (3,800 kg).
Gross weight, 10,668 Ib (4,839 kg).
Span, 41 ft 11 in (12.77 m).
Length, 32 ft 10 in (10.00 m).
Wing area, 283 sqft (26.29 m2).
| Source: http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircra...%20TORNADO.htm
Source: ibid
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04-07-2005, 10:22 AM
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#25 | | Master of Ewes
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CC reckon's he so smart now that he's pointed out one aircraft that we've all missed, i would like to take this oppertunity to point out a few that all of you missed, but mainly CC...............
Hawker Audax
Hawker Demon
Hawker Fury (Biplane)
Hawker Fury I
Hawker Hardy
Hawker Hart I
Hawker Hartebees
Hawker Hector
Hawker Henley
Hawker Hind
Hawker Horsley
Hawker Hotspur
Hawker Nimrod
Hawker Osprey
Hawker Tomtit
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04-07-2005, 11:36 AM
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#26 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I wasnt trying to make an effort to name every other Hawker aircraft. I only mentioned the Tornado because its closely related to the Typhoon. And I dont reckon im "so smart" but I bloody well bet you do.
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04-07-2005, 11:49 AM
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#27 | | Master of Ewes
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04-07-2005, 11:55 AM
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04-07-2005, 01:25 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese And yet you all forget the Tornado  |
Couldn't be too hard to forget. I've never heard anything good about the Tornando...
Lank must be having a bad day... 
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04-07-2005, 01:43 PM
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#30 | | Master of Ewes
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