Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury
Darling, Kev
Crowood Aviation Series
First Edition
The Typhoon was designed by Hawkers as a replacement for their own successful but soon outclassed Hurricane. The key to the success of the new type - its hugely powerful 24-cylinder engine - however proved to be a mixed blessing, as it could not be persuaded to work reliably at altitude. But in the ground-attack role, to which the Typhoon was hastily transferred, the aircraft made its name and played an important part supporting Allied troops in the liberation of Europe. The Tempest was a development of the Typhoon, using a new and more modern wing section that increased the top speed of the aircraft and which, when combined with the Bristol Centaurus radial engine in the Tempest II variant, made for a most effective fighter.
The final development of the line was the Fury, which took the essential elements of the Tempest II and wrapped them in a smaller, lighter and more agile package. The RAF, in fact, never ordered a Fury, but in Naval form as the Sea Fury it was the mainstay of the Fleet Air Arm during the Korean War and after.
This well-researched and readable book tells the full story of these important aircraft.
Hardcover with dust jacket, large format
192 Seiten / pages
many photos
excellent condition
Wiltshire, England - 2003 - The Crowood Press
Art.Nr. 23760
