Editing Hawker Tempest (section)

=== Drawing board designs ===
In 1943, Camm initiated work on a new design for fighter equipped with the at that point unbuilt [[Rolls-Royce Eagle (1944)|Rolls-Royce R.46]] engine. The project designated as the ''P.1027'' was essentially a slightly enlarged Tempest with the R.46 engine, which Hawker expected to develop around 4,000&nbsp;hp (2,980&nbsp;kW). This engine would have driven a pair of four-bladed [[contra-rotating]] propellers. The radiator was relocated into a ventral bath set underneath the rear fuselage and wing centre section: the wingspan was {{convert|41|ft|m|abbr=on}} and the length was {{convert|37|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=buttler30/>

However, work upon the P.1027 design was soon dropped in favour of concentrating upon a further developed design, the ''P.1030,'' in September It featured wing leading edge radiators and had larger overall dimensions of {{convert|42|ft|m|abbr=on}} wingspan and {{convert|39|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} length. The top speed was calculated as  {{convert|509|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at 20,000 ft, with a rate of climb of 6,400&nbsp;ft/min (1,951&nbsp;m/min). Service ceiling was projected to be more than {{convert|42,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=buttler30>Buttler 2004, p. 30.</ref> Work on both was ultimately dropped when Camm decided to focus design efforts upon the more promising jet engine designs he was working on instead.