Hawker Typhoon

Hawker Typhoon

Tip	Avion de vânătoare-bombardament
Țară de origine	Marea Britanie
Constructor	Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft
Proiectat de	Sydney Camm
Zbor inaugural	4 februarie 1940
Introdus	1941
Retras	1945
Beneficiar principal	Marea Britanie
Bucăți fabricate	3 317
Variante	Hawker Tornado Hawker Tempest Hawker Sea Fury

Hawker Typhoon a fost un avion de vânătoare-bombardament britanic monoloc în cel de Al Doilea Război Mondial, proiectat ca avion de interceptare de altitudine mediu-înaltă și înlocuitor direct al Hawker Hurricane. De la bun început au fost niște probleme de proiectare pe care producătorii Typhoon-ului nu a reușit niciodată să le rezolve.^[1]

În 1941 Luftwaffe a introdus în serviciu formidabilul Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Typhoon fiind singurul avion în inventarul RAF-ului capabil să-l intercepteze la joasă altitudine ^[2] stabilindu-și sie însuși rolul de avion de interceptare la joasă înălțime.

Referințe

Note

Citări

^ Thomas and Shores 1988, p. 16.
^ Thomas and Shores 1988, pp. 35–36.

Bibliografie

Air Ministry. Pilot's Notes for Typhoon Marks IA and IB; Sabre II or IIA engine (2nd edition). London: Crecy Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-85979-033-9
Bentley, Arthur L. "Typhoon (article and drawings)." Arhivat în 9 februarie 2012, la Wayback Machine. Scale Models Magazine Vol. 6 No. 74, November 1975.
Darlow, Stephen. Victory Fighters: The Veterans' Story. London: Bounty Books, 2005. ISBN 978-0-7537-1559-8.
Grey, Peter and Sebastian Cox. Air Power: Turning Points from Kittyhawk to Kosovo. London: Frank Class Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-7146-8257-8.
Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft Since 1920 (3rd revised edition). London: Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9.
Scott, Desmond. Typhoon Pilot. London: Leo Cooper, 1992. ISBN 0-43644-428-3.
Shores, Christopher and Chris Thomas. Second Tactical Air Force Volume One. Spartan to Normandy, June 1943 to June 1944. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-903223-40-7.
Shores, Christopher and Chris Thomas. Second Tactical Air Force Volume Two. Breakout to Bodenplatte, July 1944 to January 1945. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-903223-41-5.
Shores, Christopher and Chris Thomas. Second Tactical Air Force Volume Three. From the Rhine to Victory, January to May 1945. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., 2006. ISBN 1-903223-60-1.
Shores, Christopher and Chris Thomas. Second Tactical Air Force Volume Four. Squadrons, Camouflage and Markings, Weapons and Tactics. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., 2008. ISBN 1-906537-01-2
Sortehaug, Paul. The Wild Winds, The History of Number 486 RNZAF Fighter Squadron with the RAF. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press, 1998. ISBN 1-877139-09-2.
Thomas, Chris. Hawker Typhoon (Warpaint Series No. 5). Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, UK: Hall Park Books Ltd., 2000. ISBN AZ0459.
Thomas, Chris. Typhoon Wings of 2nd TAF 1943-45. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2010. ISBN 1-84603-973-7
Thomas, Chris. Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-85532-779-1.
Thomas, Chris and Christopher Shores. The Typhoon and Tempest Story. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1988. ISBN 0-85368-878-6.

Legături externe

Commons

Wikimedia Commons conține materiale multimedia legate de Hawker Typhoon

Official 137 Squadron Detail
197 Typhoon Squadron Homepage
198 Squadron Official
The Unofficial Homepage of 439 Tiger Squadron
Photo archive of Typhoons
„Flying the Typhoon”, Flight, 13 aprilie 1944

[Thomas_and_Shores_1988,_p._16.-1] Thomas and Shores 1988, p. 16.

[2] Thomas and Shores 1988, pp. 35–36.

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