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Hawker Tempest VI: Prototype (HM595) flown with 2,340 hp Sabre V on May 9, 1944, followed by two Hawker Tempest V conversions for service trials and 142 new-build Hawker Tempest Vis with this engine. Service use post-war.
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MK. V |
Mk. VI |
Mk.II |
| Crew |
1 |
| Dimensions |
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| Length, m |
10.26 |
10.33 |
10.49 |
| Wing span, m |
12.49 |
| Wing area, m2 |
28.06 |
| Weight, kg |
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| Empty weight |
4,080 |
4,154 |
4,045 |
| Loaded weight |
5,175 |
5,250 |
5,360 |
| Performance |
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| Speed |
maximum, km/h |
700 |
705 |
711 |
| at altitude, m |
5,180 |
5,400 |
4,600 |
| Time to altitude 4572m, min |
5.00 |
4.75 |
4.50 |
| Service ceiling, m |
11,125 |
11,250 |
11,400 |
| Maximum range, km |
1,190 |
1,210 |
1,3020 |
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"Encyclopedia of military engineering" /Aerospace Publising/
"American warplanes of World War II" /under cor. David Donald/
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