Editing Hawker Tempest (section)

== Specifications (Tempest Mk.V) ==
[[File:Hawker Tempest Mk II 3-view.svg|thumb|3-view drawing of a Tempest II]]
[[File:Tempest II PR536 at RAF Museum London Flickr 5316004947.jpg|thumb|Rear fuselage and tail of a {{nowrap|Tempest Mk.II}}]]
[[File:Tempest II PR536 at RAF Museum London Flickr 5316596800.jpg|thumb|Closeup head-on view of a {{nowrap|Tempest Mk.II}}]]
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947,<ref name=JAWA1947>{{cite book |title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 |editor1-last=Bridgman |editor1-first=Leonard |year=1947 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co |location=London |pages=57c–59c}}</ref> Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II,<ref name=Performance/> Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1946,<ref name=janes>Bridgman 1946, pp. 126–127.</ref> The Hawker Tempest I-IV<ref name=Mason67_16>Mason 1967, p. 16.</ref>
|prime units?=imp
|crew=1
|length ft=33
|length in=8
|length note=<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|34|ft|5|in}}</ref>
|span ft=41
|span in=0
|height ft=14
|height in=10
|height note=tail in rigging position with one propeller blade vertical){{Efn|{{cvt|16|ft|1|in}} (tail down with one propeller blade vertical)}}<ref group=v>Tempest II:{{cvt|13|ft|6|in}} (tail in rigging position with one propeller blade vertical) ; {{cvt|14|ft|6|in}} (tail down with one propeller blade vertical)</ref>
|wing area sqft=302
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=
|airfoil='''root:''' Hawker H.14/14/37.5 ; '''tip:''' Hawker H.14/10/37.5 (maximum thickness at 37.5% chord)
|empty weight lb=
|empty weight note=
|gross weight lb=11400
|gross weight note= as interceptor{{efn|{{cvt|12500|lb}} with 2x {{cvt|500|lb}} bombs; {{cvt|13500|lb}} with 2x {{cvt|1000|lb}} bombs}}<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|11800|lb}} (interceptor) ; {{cvt|12800|lb}} (fighter-bomber: 2x {{cvt|500|lb}} bombs) ; {{cvt|13800|lb}} (fighter-bomber: 2x {{cvt|1000|lb}} bombs), Tempest VI: {{cvt|12000|lb}} (interceptor)</ref>
|max takeoff weight lb=
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity={{cvt|160|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}} internal with optional {{cvt|90|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}} or {{cvt|180|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}} in two drop tanks under wings
* '''Oil tank capacity:''' {{cvt|16|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}}<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|14|impgal|USgal l}}, Tempest VI: {{cvt|22|impgal|USgal l}}</ref>
|more general=
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name= [[Napier Sabre]] IIB
|eng1 type=H-24 liquid-cooled sleeve-valve piston engine
|eng1 hp=2420
|eng1 shp=
|eng1 lbf=
|eng1 note=at +11 lb boost for 5 minutes at sea level{{#tag:ref|Sabre IIB gave 2,420 hp (1,804 kW) at +11 lb boost at sea level, 3,850 rpm.|group=nb}}{{efn|{{cvt|2010|hp}} for take-off ; {{cvt|2045|hp}} at {{cvt|13750|ft}}}}<ref group=v>Tempest II: Bristol Centaurus V {{cvt|2530|hp}} for 5 minutes at sea level, Tempest VI: Napier Sabre V {{cvt|2420|hp}} for 5 minutes at sea level</ref>

|prop blade number=4
|prop name=[[de Havilland Hydromatic]]
|prop dia ft=14
|prop dia in=
|prop dia note=constant-speed propeller<ref group=v>Tempest II: [[Rotol]] {{cvt|12|ft|9|in}} diameter 4-bladed constant-speed propeller</ref>
|max speed mph=435
|max speed note= at {{cvt|17000|ft}}{{efn|{{cvt|390|mph|kn km/h}} at sea level}}<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|440|mph|kn km/h}} at {{cvt|17000|ft}} ; {{cvt|410|mph|kn km/h}} at {{cvt|29000|ft}} ; {{cvt|400.6|mph|kn km/h}} at sea level, Tempest VI: {{cvt|450|mph|kn km/h}} at {{cvt|14500|ft}} ; {{cvt|425|mph|kn km/h}} at {{cvt|30000|ft}} ; {{cvt|395|mph|kn km/h}} at sea level</ref>
|max speed mach=
|cruise speed mph=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed mph=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed note=
|minimum control speed mph=
|minimum control speed note=
|range miles=
|range note=
|combat range miles=420
|combat range note= <ref group=v>Tempest II: with {{cvt|250|impgal|USgal l}} fuel, climb, 15 minutes combat and RTB with 20% reserve</ref>
|ferry range miles=
|ferry range note=
|endurance=
|ceiling ft=36500
|ceiling note=
|g limits=
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|climb rate ftmin=4700
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude={{cvt|20000|ft}} in 6 minutes at combat power<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|20000|ft}} in 5 minutes at combat power, Tempest VI: {{cvt|20000|ft}} in 4 minutes 45 seconds at combat power</ref>
|sink rate ftmin=
|sink rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading lb/sqft=44.7
|wing loading note=at {{cvt|13500|lb}}
|fuel consumption lb/mi=
|power/mass={{cvt|0.149|hp/lb}} at {{cvt|13500|lb}}<ref group=v>Tempest II: {{cvt|0.196|hp/lb}} at {{cvt|13300|lb}}, Tempest VI: {{cvt|0.192|hp/lb}} at {{cvt|12000|lb}}</ref>
|more performance=
|armament=
* 4 × {{cvt|20|mm|3}} [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404|Mark II Hispano]] cannon, 200 rpg.{{efn|Later models used Mark V Hispano cannon}}.
* with
** 2 × {{cvt|500|lb}} ''or'' {{cvt|1000|lb}} bombs
** 8 × {{cvt|3|in|2}} [[RP-3]] rockets (post-Second World War)
** Provision for 2 × {{cvt|45|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}} or 2 × {{cvt|90|impgal|USgal l|abbr=on}} drop tanks.
|avionics=
}}

'''Variants'''
{{reflist|group=v}}