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The so-called 'N type' fighter (developed in parallel with the Tornado) was powered by a 2,180 HP Napier Sabre engine. This powerful engine gave the Typhoon exceptional low-altitude performance, but it had a lot of teething troubles. Another problem was the conservative wing design, with a thickness of 18%, which was resulted in serious compressibility problems. A bad high-altitude performance and problems with the tail structure (finally traced back to a failure of the elevator balance weight causing flutter) sealed its failure as an all-round fighter. The Typhoon then earned fame as ground attack aircraft.
Detailed history of Typhoon and Tempest
| General characteristics Typhoon Mk. IB | |||
| Primary function | Fighter-bomber | ||
| Power plant | One 24cylinder Napier Sabre IIA water-cooled in-line engine | ||
| Thrust | 2,180 HP | 1,626 kW | |
| Wingspan | 41.6 ft | 12.67 m | |
| Length | 32 ft | 9.73 m | |
| Height | 15.3 ft | 4.66 m | |
| Wingarea | 278 sq ft | 25.8 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 8,800 lb | 3,992 kg |
| max. | 13,250 lb | 6,010 kg | |
| Speed | 404 mph | 650 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 3,000 ft/min | 914 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 35,200 ft | 10,730 m | |
| Range | loaded | 510 mi | 821km |
| max. | 950 mi | 1,530 km | |
| Armament | 4x 20mm cannon; 8x rockets or 2x 454 kg bomb | ||
| Crew | One | ||
| First flight | 24.2.1940 | ||
| Date deployed | May 1941 | ||
| Number built | 3,332 | ||
Jirka Wagner
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