Hawker Typhoon IB

Frank Riera
Hawker Typhoon IB
Flight Officer A.H. Fraser, No. 439 Squadron, No. 143 Wing, RCAF
2nd Tactical Air Force, RAF, Eindhoven, Netherlands, February 1945

Specifications (Typhoon Mk Ib)

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 31 ft 11.5 in[nb 18] (9.73 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 7 in (12.67 m)
Height: 15 ft 4 in [nb 19] (4.66 m)
Wing area: 279 ft² (29.6 m²)
Empty weight: 8,840 lb (4,010 kg)
Loaded weight: 11,400 lb (5,170 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 13,250 lb [nb 20] (6,010 kg)
Powerplant: 4-blade Rotol propeller × Napier Sabre IIB liquid-
cooled H-24 piston engine, 2,200 hp (1,640 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 412 mph (663 km/h) at 19,000 ft (5,485 m)
Stall speed: 88 mph (142 km/h) IAS with flaps up
Range: 510 mi [nb 22] (821 km)
Service ceiling: 35,200 ft (10,729 m)
Rate of climb: 2,740 ft/min [nb 23] (13.59 m/s)
Wing loading: 45.8 lb/ft² (223.5 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.20 hp/lb (0.33 kW/kg)

Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon
Rockets: 8 × RP-3 unguided air-to-ground rockets.
Bombs: 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) or 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs