Hawker Tempest

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-engine
gptkbp:armament 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk V cannons
up to 1,000 lb of bombs
gptkbp:ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:climb_rate 15 m/s
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sidney_Camm
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Napier_Sabre
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1955
1943-02-24
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 L
gptkbp:height 3.81 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hawker Tempest
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkbp:landing_gear retractable
gptkbp:length 9.83 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hawker_Aircraft
gptkbp:max_speed 750 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkbp:number_built 1,500
gptkbp:operational_history 1944-1955
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:1944
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:propeller 4-bladed
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:service gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1944
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hawker_Sea_Fury
gptkb:Hawker_Hunter
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Bodenplatte
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
air superiority missions
ground attack missions
fighter-bomber roles
V-1 flying bomb interception
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Tempest_I
gptkb:Tempest_II
gptkb:Tempest_V
gptkbp:weight 3,175 kg
gptkbp:wing_area 24.5 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:No._39_Squadron_RFC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4