The Hawker Typhoon

The Hawker Typhoon was an aicraft that was designed primarily for attacking ground forces with rockets, bombs and machine gun fire. The Jet Age Museum has aquired a hawker Typhoon cockpit and it is going to be renovated, enjoy the YouTube video.

 It was massive,the specifications were as follows:

Image found at: http://www.hyperscale.com/features/2001/images/typhoonir_1.JPG

Hawker Typhoon - Specifications:

General

• Length: 31 ft., 11.5 in.
• Wingspan: 41 ft., 7 in.
• Height: 15 ft., 4 in.
• Wing Area: 279 sq. ft.
• Empty Weight: 8,840 lbs.
• Loaded Weight: 11,400 lbs.
• Maximum Takeoff Weight: 13,250 lbs.
• Crew: 1

Performance

• Maximum Speed: 412 mph
• Range: 510 miles
• Rate of Climb: 2,740 ft./min.
• Service Ceiling: 35,200 ft.
• Power Plant: Napier Sabre IIA, IIB or IIC liquid-cooled H-24 piston engine each​

Armament

• 4 × 20 mm Hispano M2 cannon
• 8 × RP-3 unguided air-to-ground rockets
• 2 × 500 lb. or 2 × 1,000 lb. bo

Information found at: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/WorldWarIIFighters/p/World-War-Ii-Hawker-Typhoon.htm ,  accessed 15/11/14. 

For more information click on this link: Hawker Typhoon, Military History Site