What Makes This Plane Great - Hawker Tempest (read description)

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW I'VE DONE A MORE UPDATED VIDEO ON THE TEMPEST:
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Welcome to my captivating mini-video on the legendary Tempest, an iconic symbol of British aviation history and a powerful force during World War II.
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[@keithmclean4283]

A good reference about flying the Tempest is Pierre Closterman's "The Big Show" published soon after WW2.

[@globaleye8]

Well said, I read this book over 50 years ago and still have a copy somewhere. An inspiring first hand account of flying the Tempest at war.

[@jimzeleny7213]

Pierre commented on "how we pilots laughed for months about the allied propaganda version of the very successful 1945 New Year's day raids by the Luftwaffe."

[@keithmclean4283]

@@jimzeleny7213 Johnny Johnson's book was similar. It was a bit of a mess.

[@nigeh5326]

@@keithmclean4283read Johnnie’s books as well as Dilip Sarkar MBE books on Johnnie Johnson. He was a great character and like a lot of aces a naturally gifted shot.

[@geoffholme]

What about that fabulous engine, the Napier Sabre H24 It certainly helped the Tempest reach those speeds. I hold this plane in high esteem. My Uncle Phil [Vivien Phillips DSO] was being moved from Stalagluft 3 where he was a dig supervisor in the great escape tunnels, on what was called the long march. A Tempest attacked the column and Phil had it away on his toes with the camp forger and escaped across Germany into France where he got to the British Forces.

[@andrewparrott7260]

Wow, what an awesome inspiring story. 👏 👏

[@hazchemel]

thanks .... talk about living on your wits lol.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Engine was an over engineered piece of unreliable crap !!!

[@andrewparrott7260]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 wow, tell us what you really think! 🤔

[@tim7052]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 Your comment just proves you as a complete moron and a troll!!

[@tempestmkiv]

Another attribute was the exceptionally clean airframe. One Tempest pilot account that I read stated that the FW190's favourite escape maneuver was to go into a vertical dive to escape it's opponent but that was a huge mistake with the Tempest because it would accelerate in the dive so quickly it could overtake the 190 if the power wasn't pulled back!

[@johnsim3722]

In Primary 7 in the early '80s our teacher had all the boys in class making model aircraft out of balsa wood. I made the Hawker Tempest. Mr Maxwell was the best teacher by far in the entire primary school.

[@slowery43]

Wow that is so not even a little bit interesting, you really think others came here to find out about you and Mr Maxwell? Get over yourself

[@gammonsandwich1756]

@@slowery43 I found it a pleasant little memory of a beloved teacher. Maybe you should tale the stick out of your backside and relax.

[@bryanparkhurst17]

I just found this channel, this was a very good brief overview of the Tempest. What I like the most about you at this point is that unlike a lot of your contemporaries you actually know how to pronounce the name of the airplanes that you are talking about. Thank you for using the letters individually for identifying an airplane as opposed to grouping them as a phonetic sound.

[@darthvegan]

One thing you failed to mention about what makes this plane great, is the super sexy airframe design! Tempest is one of my favorite WWII warbirds.

[@slowery43]

no one came here to find out about you and your fav planes this isn't aobut you

[@redblack8414]

@@slowery43 Grrrrrr...

[@nigeh5326]

The aircraft with R B on the side are those flown by Roland Beaumont a WW2 ace who was also a test and development pilot right up until the Tornado. He also test flew many other aircraft including the Canberra, Lightning and TSR2.

[@jeremyrichards8327]

The Tempest was born out of the problems they had with the Typhoon due to compressibility caused by the thick wing section thought to be correct at that time. The former consequently had a thinner wing with semi elliptical planform which transformed the way it flew.

[@SpitfireCGI]

A very good brief summary of the Hawker Tempest especially about the V1's

[@MarsFKA]

1:05 Depicting Roland Beamont - then a wing Commander, hence his initials on the Tempest - tipping a V1. He finished the V1 campaign with a score of 32.

[@howardsix9708]

I used to live in the tower at Cosford, !!!!!!!!!!......... and saw the air museum grow over the years........excellent upload..........h6

[@Drjohnlaurence]

Not only great, but the GREATEST fighter of WWII, as is clear in Pierre Clostermann's book, "The Big Show". Forget the Mustang, give me a Tempest any day! It was developed in to the Sea Fury, the greatest prop-driven fighter of all.

[@ronaldfitzsimmons9902]

Good and informative Video well done to everyone involved.

[@robertcovell2787]

Good video. Hawker made some great airplanes. I always liked the Hurricane. I have a large radio controlled model of a Hurricane, very impressive flyer.

[@darko4608]

Great video - such an elegant design

[@Raven270969]

Keep going buddy, you're doing a great job

[@Mike-kc8rl]

A beautiful design from the famous Hawker stable, and came from the Typhoon but with a laminar flow wing . The Napier Sabre H24 engine was also the most powerful piston engine at the time ,rated at 2350 bhp, gave the Tempest V/V1 a top speed of 435 mph in level flight. The Tempest would gain altitude and dive in on the V1s and would easily reach speeds of 500 + mph . The Sabre engines were extremely complex, but in war, you went for the best performance, whatever the cost! The Tempest ll came along with the Bristol Centaurus 18 cylinder sleeve valve that had 2580 bhp giving even greater speed. The Navy took it on as Sea Fury! These and the Spitfire MK 24s were the pinnacle of piston engine development and had gone as far as a propeller driven Airframe could go?

[@NVRAMboi]

Your speech is fine, sir. Nice presentation. The RAF Tempest vaguely reminds me of the USAAF P-47, but I suspect that's only because of (side view) fuselage thickness in proportion to her bubble canopy. Great looking fighter.

[@windfall35]

I really enjoyed Pierre Clostermann's book on the tempest and more recently had the chance to read the experiences of C.J. Sheddan in "Tempest Pilot" (co-authored with Norman Franks). The author presents as quite a character himself but if you look beyond some of his more interesting personal quirks, he offers a great perspective on flying both the Typhoon and the Tempest...It wasn't for the faint of heart and those that did had interesting reactions when they had the chance to go back and fly the Spitfire....

[@douglasstreet7304]

First off, LONG LIVE THE R.A.F. There are still many of us YANKS who adore you folks.

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Thanks for your comment Douglas. I think both our country’s made great efforts during a very very difficult time. Greetings from Cornwall.

[@douglasstreet7304]

@@exb.r.buckeyeman845 I sure as heck hope we don't have to experience that together again, getting hairy in this world.

[@andrewwaller5913]

Two Tempests should fly this year, one in the UK, shown in silver in the video,and one in Canada. No Tempest has flown for over 70 years.

[@raymond7880]

The Tempest had a powerful engine and critically a laminar flow wing which necessitated re-designed lower profile 20mm cannon.

[@classicreviews96180]

Not only would I love to know how you found this video but I just wanna let everyone know I have revisited this video and done a new one, and the link is in the description.

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

To me, this fighter is a mix of Hurricane and Spitfire, with the cockpit placed on top of the fuselage for great vision, massive engine, and Hurricane type sturdy wings, but that's just me. I made an Airfix model of it many, many moons ago in the late 50's and 60's, along with the Spitfire , Hurricane and other models plus German aircraft to hang from my ceiling on thing cotton. Also German tanks, such as of course the Tiger I and Panther etc.as I was well into this modelling hobby......😀 No complaints about your speech/commentary mate and your did just fine....and subscribed so that I can watch other videos at my leisure.....😃

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Google lists the Tempest's top speed at 432...the Vought F-4U Corsair at 446 mph.

[@russellnixon9981]

Yes it was very fast but it was a real handful to get on and off the ground , one pilot describing it as a as having the temperament of a tougher bread with the hander ling of a cart hours.

[@richhughes7450]

Love this plane and the Typhoon. Looks like a Hurricane on steroids.

[@marioneto2662]

É quase um caça completo. Excelente poder de fogo, manobrabilidade e velocidade, bom no mergulho, boa taxa de subida, excelente visibilidade do cockpit. Desvantagem: é um avião enorme.

[@keithallver2450]

0:25 I thought the fastest piston-engined fighter of WW2 was the P-47M Thunderbolt

[@gammonsandwich1756]

Apparently not. "Tiffy" is nicer looking too.

[@allgood6760]

Awesome.. thank you 👍🇳🇿✈️

[@paul_mumford]

A great video.

[@tonykeith76]

The guys from JG 26 were pissed because even with the use of the MW-50 in their FW 190 Dora, they couldn't catch a Tempest at low altitude... ( The JG 26 War Diary. Volume Two 1943-1945 )

[@どうそじん]

タイフーンとテンペストはネイピア セイバーと言う難物エンジンのせいで機体は残っているのに飛行しているのは1機もいないと言う状況です。テンペストMkⅡがセントーラス エンジンでレストアされているようですが、このアゴの張った機体も飛行しているのを見てみたいです。

[@boston7704]

“Armed reconnaissance “. I love it - if you see it shoot it. If it shoots back it’s the enemy.

[@tempestfury8324]

^------ You've certainly got my vote! 😃👍

[@harrybalsak916]

It certainly carved a niche for itself in history.

[@slowery43]

thank you Cpt Obvious

[@harrybalsak916]

@@slowery43 Get back in your high chair at the card table with the rest of the children little girl and let the adults talk, ok?

[@raypurchase801]

Read "The Big Show" by Pierre Clostermann.

[@Downunder_Son]

I may be demonstrating my lack of knowledge here but curious, are there not multiple pictures of Hawker Sea Furys in there? Or are they different models of the Tempest? Either way I've always loved the Tempest, would have been great to see some flight and/or combat footage 💪👌

[@classicreviews96180]

The Tempest Mk2 has the Bristol Centariaus engine.

[@Downunder_Son]

@@classicreviews96180 Appreciate the response thanks, I always picture the Mk V & VI when I think of the Tempest.

[@louisavondart9178]

A nice little video. But you said " ME 109 ". Bad boy ! It's BF109 !

[@raypurchase801]

Both titles are applicable. There's a video elsewhere on KZbin, revealing that the Messerschmitt factory itself used both designations throughout the war. The video shows original dated documents, side by side.

[@raypurchase801]

Both titles are applicable. The Messerschmitt factory itself used both designations throughout the war. There's a video elsewhere on KZbin, showing original dated factory documents.

[@MrDino1953]

@@raypurchase801- you’re Toast.

[@raypurchase801]

@@MrDino1953 I considered calling myself Colin Robinson, but Ray bloody Purchase won.

[@-XArchLinuxEnjoyerX-]

Nice succint video! Do you plan on making more for more planes? Sticking to WW2 only or earlier/later eras if you do?

[@classicreviews96180]

I mainly like the WW2 planes, i'll be doing plane videos and CD reviews.

[@Jazzaconda]

Great Channel mate! liked & subbed

[@keithmclean4283]

Good photos by the way.....lots of previously unseen stuff.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Super cool and great aircraft kinda like Britain's Thunderbolt.

[@atilllathehun1212]

A shame the Hawker P1030 'Super Tempest' was never built.

[@scottmurphy650]

Not a particularly attractive aircraft, but it definitely got the job done. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Guess the hawker typhoons rocket made a huge impact - Anyhow has read a lots of german tank crews feeling about this and they hated it

[@MohammadSadeqBozorgnejad-mv7rr]

Years have passed since these planes were built, but nothing has been written about their capabilities.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Is that a Typhoon and a Tempest ? See the different wingtips and guns?

[@somebloke13]

I thought the same 👍👍

[@keithmclean4283]

Tricky. I understand the Tempest had short barrelled Mk5 Hispano cannon embedded in the wing while the Typhoon had 4 of the longer type that protrude from the wing. Nothing visible of either in the photo. But given the paint job maybe the plane is one of those Mk5 Tempests converted for target towing post war so..... no guns.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@keithmclean4283 At 1:11 it seems pretty clear. Different wingtips and guns… maybe I’m missing something?

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@keithmclean4283 at 1:11

[@keithmclean4283]

@@guaporeturns9472 You are right. I have never noticed the difference in wing-tips before.

[@michaelcampin1464]

Do you mean an ME163 not 162

[@classicreviews96180]

He 162

[@stulynn2005]

It was good looking and a total bad ass airplane Mean looking and beautiful at the same time

[@ezrabrooks12]

Good Video/Info. SHAME THAT IT DID'NT COME EARLIER IN THE WAR!!!!! IT WOULD'VE HAVE KNOCKED THE HELL OUT OF THE GERMANS!!!!!!!

[@lardyify]

Tempest 2 looks like a Fury.

[@andrewwaller5913]

Hawker Fury was developed from the Tempest series.

[@larry4789]

"Tiffy with the bugs removed"

[@teriday954]

Early teething troubles on the typhoon included tails falling off and pilots being gassed by exhaust fumes resulting in stapled on tails and pilots wearing oxygen masks even at low altitude. Otherwise very successful.

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

Typhoon is not the Tempest though, the thick wing gave it some other problems.

[@timhancock6626]

The tail problem in the Typhoon was caused by anti flutter weights becoming detached and causing terminal vibrations. It didn't take that long to rectify, but the failures were spectacular and obviously fatal. Far more Typhoons and pilots were lost to anti aircraft fire as they operated at low level and there was no height for a bailout. Any day the Typhoons could not fly due to low cloud was a bad day for the allied armour.

[@bongerworld]

I think the fastest was the Tempest Mark 2 which had a radial engine.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

N O T H I N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gar6446]

Not bad for a single piston plane .

[@slowery43]

it had more than a single piston

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

It was not great at all. They suffered from unreliable engines and here is the best bit.....Too heavy to glide and land.

[@raypurchase801]

Wrong. The Typhoon had numerous serious problems at the start, including with the engines. The Tempest didn't share those problems and was greatly improved.

[@craigmoloney4486]

I think it was Adolf Galland who said the Tempest was the ME262s most dangerous opponent And Roland "Bee" Beaumont who was C.O. of a Tempest squadron said 'they can have their Spitfires- !

[@just_one_opinion]

RA RA GRIFFINDOR!