Tempest Mk V

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tempest_Mk_V
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:4_×_20_mm_Hispano_Mk_V_cannon
gptkbp:category low-wing aircraft
single-engine aircraft
World War II British aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:emptyWeight 8,950 lb
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Napier_Sabre_II
gptkbp:firstFlight 2 September 1942
gptkbp:height 16 ft 1 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tempest Mk V
gptkbp:introduced January 1944
gptkbp:length 33 ft 8 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hawker_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 432 mph
gptkbp:notableFor shooting down V-1 flying bombs
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Roland_Beamont
gptkb:Pierre_Clostermann
gptkbp:numberBuilt 801
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 1
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Pakistani_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 740 miles
gptkbp:retired 1951
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
interceptor
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 37,500 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hawker_Sea_Fury
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 11,400 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 41 ft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hawker_Tempest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6