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[Dave6T4]

Was that Sabre engine sleeve valve?

 

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tempest 11

 

[Photon440]

This is a Hawker Tempest II. I've never seen that ducted spinner shown earlier. Interesting. For this design, they copied what they found on a captured FW-190 and put a gear driven fan inside the cowling for increased cooling around an anular radiator.. I think the German design spun at 130% prop speed, I don't know what Hawker did.

 

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[Duckmanreno]

 

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The Hawker Typhoon's devastating rocket armament was effective against tanks, gun emplacements, buildings and railways. Coastal shipping was another target, including this unfortunate tug caught in the Scheldt estuary in September 1944. In this case the shell splashes from the aircraft's four 20mm cannon assist the pilot in correcting his aim before unleashing a salvo of RPs.

 

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[Photon440]

The IAI Lavi prototype.