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Old 07-02-2008, 06:49 PM   #1
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Internal fuel capacity of Tempest?
Did the Hawker Typhoon carry more internal fuel than the later Hawker Tempest?
I think the Tempest had an additional 72 gallon fuselage tank, similar to the Spitfire.
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160 gallons for the Tempest, page 7 of the pilot's notes
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:26 PM   #3
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Take a look for yourself, these are from the pilots manuals

First one on the tempest V, second one on the typoon.
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File Type: jpg Tempest 5.jpg (24.1 KB, 23 views)
File Type: jpg Typhoon.jpg (13.6 KB, 22 views)
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Doh, you beat me to it Joe
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