Hawker Typhoon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:armament 4 × 20 mm Hispano cannons
up to 2 × 1,000 lb bombs
up to 8 × RP-3 rockets
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Tangmere
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Sydney_Camm
gptkbp:emptyWeight 8,840 lb
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Napier_Sabre
gptkbp:firstFlight 24 February 1940
gptkbp:firstPrototype P5212
gptkbp:fuelType 154 imperial gallons
gptkbp:height 15 ft 3 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hawker Typhoon
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:landingGear retractable tailwheel
gptkbp:length 31 ft 11 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hawker_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 412 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tiffy
gptkbp:notableFor destroying German armor and trains
ground-attack missions during Normandy landings
low-level interception of enemy aircraft
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Roland_Beamont
gptkb:Pierre_Clostermann
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._609_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3,330
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 1
gptkbp:powerplant gptkb:Napier_Sabre_IIA
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:four-bladed_Rotol
gptkbp:range 510 miles
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 35,000 ft
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hawker_Tempest
gptkbp:survivesIn 1 complete (at RAF Museum Cosford)
gptkbp:tailLength conventional
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 13,250 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 41 ft 7 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._609_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:Hawker_Tempest
gptkb:Hawker
gptkb:Sir_Sydney_Camm
gptkb:Air_Ministry
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane_(historic)
gptkb:No._32_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6