Airfix Hawker Typhoon 18 Series 1

Model Information Scale 1 72 Size 135mm L x 176mm W Pieces 30 Aircraft Information

Model Information Scale 1 72 Size 135mm L x 176mm W Pieces 30 Aircraft Information Designed to Air Ministry Specification the first Typhoon flew on February 24th 1940 and entered service in 1941 Powered by a 2 180 hp Napier Sabre 11A engine this single seat fighter and ground attack aircraft was capable of a maximum speed of 345 mph 555 km h at sea level Service ceiling was 32 500 feet 9 906 m with a range of 980 miles 1 577 km with drop tanks Its complement of armaments included 4 x 20mm cannons plus two 1 000 lb bombs or 8 rocket projectiles Once initial structural and engine problems had been eliminated the Typhoon Ib achieved success against V-1 flying bombs and German armour after D-Day 32 RAF units operated Typhoons and some 3 300 were built in total

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