Hawker Tempest
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The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used in its Mk.V form by the Royal Air Force in the later stages of the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typho
A Tempest V, NV696, during a test flight, November 1944
Painting of two Tempest aircraft attacking a V-1 flying bomb in the sky above an Oasthouse.
Tempest I prototype HM599 with later bubble canopy; when first flown, it had the "car-door" canopy and small tail unit.
First prototype Tempest Mk. II LA602, again with the small tail unit.
Bristol Centaurus
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The Centaurus was the final development of the Bristol Engine Company's series of sleeve-valve radial aircraft engines. The Centaurus was an 18-cylinder, two-row design that eventually delivered over
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…were both terminated. This measure turned out to be prudent, as engine development was not trouble-free on some of the variants of the Tempest. The Bristol Centaurus radial engine was now also considered for equipping the Typhoon and Camm was forewarned in October 1941 to expect a request for a Centaurus to be fitted…
Bristol Centaurus on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Sectioned cylinder showing sleeve valve
Bristol Centaurus powered Fairey Spearfish
A Centaurus with cylinders removed exposing the sleeve valves.