Hawker Tempest TT Mk.V

Originally envisaged as the Hawker Typhoon Mk.II, the Tempest was developed as a series of six prototypes, each powered by a different engine. This was undertaken, so that if development problems arose with one engine, development still continued with the others.

The six prototypes built were as follows:

• One Tempest Mk.I (serial number HM599), equipped with the Napier Sabre Mk.IV engine

• One Tempest Mk.I (serial number HM599), equipped with the Napier Sabre Mk.IV engine
• Two Tempest Mk.II (serial numbers LA602 and LA607), equipped with the Bristol Centaurus Mk.IV engine (LA607 later receiving a Centaurus Mk.V)
• One Tempest Mk.III (serial number LA610), equipped with the Rolls-Royce Griffon 85 engine (originally planned for the Griffon IIB)
• One Tempest Mk.IV (serial number LA614), which was never completed but planned to be equipped with a Griffon 61 engine
• One Tempest Mk.V (serial number HM595), equipped with the Napier Sabre Mk.II engine

Hawker Tempest TT Mk.V

The Hawker Tempest TT Mk. V was a standard Tempest V converted for target towing duties. A total of 81 were converted, all but two being from Series 2 aircraft.

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