Tempest II

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hawker_Tempest
gptkbp:aircraft_operated single-engine
low-wing
gptkbp:armament 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk V cannons
2 × 500 lb bombs
8 × 60 lb rockets
gptkbp:climb_rate 15 m/s
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed
gptkbp:combat_role close air support
air superiority
escort missions
ground support
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sir_Sidney_Camm
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Napier_Sabre
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:first_flight 1943
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 L
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tempest II
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 10.67 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hawker_Aircraft
gptkbp:max_speed 740 km/h
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
V-1 flying bomb intercepts
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:No._3_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._80_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._274_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._486_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:number_built approximately 1,500
gptkbp:produced_by 1943-1945
gptkbp:propulsion variable-pitch propeller
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retirement_year 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
interceptor
ground attack
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services gptkb:1944
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkbp:tail_type conventional tail
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Hawker_Tempest
gptkbp:weight 3,175 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 12.19 m