Little Known Tank Buster

[van883]

In 1943 there were moves afoot in the RAF to rush into production a successor to the Hurricane IID. This new aircraft had a far superior performance for those low level sweeps across northern France....
Due to production difficulties with the teardrop canopy, this aircraft retained a version of the unloved car door canopy.
This was an enjoyable distraction from the still unfinished Hawker P1121!




I can't decide, is it a Typhoon IID or a Tempest ID
Van

[Dork the kit slayer]

I can't decide, is it a Typhoon IID or a Tempest ID
Van

either way...looks "right" to me.  

[Captain Canada]

Oh yeah, nice one, Van ! Sure does look right !



I'd say Tempest, with that wing.

 

[Mossie]

Very nice Van!  Production version of the Hawker Tornado?

[van883]

Actually its a Heller Tempest V with a Ventura Tempest 1 conversion which contains a new fuselage, canopy and wing mounted radiators> Looks very fidfferent without the "beard" radiator under the nose. To this I added some Airfix Hurricane Cannon.
Thanks for the comments!

Van

[The Rat]

SUHWEEEEEEET!  

Um, can't quite tell from the photo, but does it have the rear fuselage strengtheners that were added later? I can see the low-level stresses doing a number on it otherwise.

[Brian da Basher]

Woah gorgeous, van!!!

Now why didn't I think of that?!

Brian da Basher

[The Rat]

Actually its a Heller Tempest V with a Ventura Tempest 1 conversion which contains a new fuselage, canopy and wing mounted radiators

Okay, forget my earlier post then, I must have still been 2-finger bashing while you were posting and I didn't see it until now. Still love it!

[ysi_maniac]

Top notch, really!
         

[Archibald]

I thought it was a spitfire fuselage with Tempest wings and canopy      
Lovely model    

[cthulhu77]

Very cool...love the airborne tank killers!  

[GTX]

Yes, very nice - it's interesting just how odd the Tempest 1 variant looked:





Another different Tempest variant was the Tempest 3 (Rolls-Royce Griffon V-12 engineed):



Regards,

Greg

[van883]

Nice pics-
I wonder how well the Griffon version performed?

Van

[GTX]

The Tempest Mk III and IV, both earmarked for installation of Rolls-Royce Griffon engines, diverged significantly from the Sabre engined Tempest program. Only the Mk III prototype (LA610) was actually converted (Mk IV prototype LA614 was cancelled in Feb 1943). The aircraft was testflown during September 1944 as a "lightweight" Tempest powered by a Griffon 85 engine. Later it was re-engined with the final version of the Sabre, the Mk VIII, which developed over 3000hp, and in this form it achieved 483mph making it the fastest of the Hawker piston-engined fighters.
The Tempest Mk III was the last of the Tempest line and led to the RAF Fury and Royal Navy Sea Fury.

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Regards,

Greg

[Glenn Gilbertson]

A handsome beast, Van - well modelled. I always liked the lines of the Tempest I.