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:
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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
