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Offline Furball

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« on: August 08, 2002, 06:04:00 AM »
U G L Y! :)
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Offline Wmaker

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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2002, 08:39:06 AM »
Tempest V, serial number NV 768
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Offline whgates3

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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2002, 08:58:35 AM »
ugly? - its not even in the top 25 ugliest A/C:

http://cloud.prohosting.com/hud607/uncommon/aircraft/ugly/index.html

look just fine to me - spinner is a bit weird.
obviously a ripoff of the 190

Offline Furball

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« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2002, 04:16:46 PM »
congratulations, tempest is correct, further info can be found here : http://user.tninet.se/~ytm843e/tempest.htm
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Offline udet

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« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2002, 06:41:44 PM »
dude, is that a turboprop?

Offline CaptainA

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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2002, 07:12:18 PM »
tempest is not a turboprop, it had a piston engine a 2180 hp naipier sabre :)

Offline Pei

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« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2002, 08:43:32 PM »
2580hp IIRC, certainly in the 2500hp range.

Offline Furball

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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2002, 07:22:32 AM »

Napier Sabre

The tempest in the picture named what the.bmp is a tempest fitted with an annular radiator and a ducted spinner



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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2002, 08:43:18 AM »
No this is a Turbo-prop Engine
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