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Post by: hazed- on October 20, 2002, 04:40:46 PM

now this one is NICE :) id like to have this in AH :)

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Post by: Karnak on October 20, 2002, 05:09:26 PM

Hawker Tempest Mk II

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Post by: Imp on October 20, 2002, 05:43:11 PM

Is that a radial engine on it????????????????

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Post by: Staga on October 20, 2002, 05:54:48 PM

http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/125/achievements/ricardo/page43.htm

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Post by: hazed- on October 20, 2002, 06:02:36 PM

Tempest Mk.II with bristol Centaurus radial engine. :)
kinda beautiful huh? :D

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Post by: Nashwan on October 20, 2002, 06:32:08 PM

If AH ever adds the end of war uberplanes like the P-51H, I'd like to see the Tempest II added.
Speed at sea level:

390mph on standard fuel

412mph on 100/150 octane fuel (standard late war fuel)

426mph on 100/150 + MW 50 injection

http://pub131.ezboard.com/fallboutwarfarefrm42.showMessage?topicID=17.topic

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Post by: Staga on October 20, 2002, 07:00:41 PM

I don't care about the plane itself but engine it has is wonderful piece of machinery.
Cylinder had a sleeve inside it which was both rotating and moving up/down and thus opening exhaust/inhaust ports in cylinder.
Engine could stand more rpm than ordinary engine with valves but it needed good oil, lots of "TLC" (tender, loving care") and it had to be warm before start.
In France Tempests/Typhoons, powered by Napier Sabre with similar sleeve valves, had problems after cold nights 'cause sleeves were stuck because lubricate oil was too stiff when it was cold.
Solution: Mechanics did start engines once or twice in night...

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Post by: Bonden on October 20, 2002, 08:51:51 PM

Sea Fury

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Post by: SELECTOR on October 21, 2002, 04:58:52 AM

sea fury....best piston plane ever built...:)

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Post by: Mark Luper on October 21, 2002, 08:15:03 AM

That's interesting Staga, never knew there were sleeve valved radials.

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Post by: Staga on October 21, 2002, 09:16:25 AM

I had a pic of gearings using Centaurus' sleevevalves; they looked like they were taken from a swiss clock.

(http://www.kolumbus.fi/staga/centaurus_large.jpg)

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Post by: Staga on October 21, 2002, 09:20:39 AM

hmm maybe it was Bristol Hercules....

(http://www.kolumbus.fi/staga/hercules.jpg)