Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War

Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War Description

1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War. Plastic model kit of a British WWII fighter aircraft. The Hawker Tempest V which must be considered one of the finest aircraft of World War II dates back to the Hurricane fighter planes that had proven so crucial in the Battle of Britain just two years earlier and represents the absolute pinnacle of the development of piston engine fighters. When successful constructor Sydney Camm was looking for a replacement for his Super Hurricane he certainly had the Tempest V in mind. In fact the Tempest is often confused with its predecessor in service of the Royal Air Force the Typhoon although they are two very different aircraft. The original fighter aircraft as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane was the Typhoon an aircraft that attempted to combine the strongest piston engine available at the time with a small but strong and heavily armed cell. Although the Typhoon was intended as an interceptor it turned out during development that the new aircraft could not perform this task as the thickness of the wing was not suitable for high performance at high altitude. The development and introduction of the Typhoon was so difficult that even a discontinuation of the program was considered. Nevertheless the Typhoon eventually found its niche in aviation as a powerful ground attack aircraft that was to prove itself during the Allied invasion of Normandy. 68 pieces length built 142.5 mm / width 173 mm. BAE SYSTEMS is a registered trademark of BAE Systems plc.