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New 96 inch Hawker Typhoon Verson 2 (front cowling enlarged due to tail heavy after the demo test)
Packing dimension: 175 x 43 x 56 CM (17kg)
Wingspan: 2450mm Length:1890mm
Wing area: 1354 sq.in Engine: 50-100cc petrol engine
Radio: 6 channels, 9 servos
Key features:
Fiberglass fuselage, Sheeted built up wing, Factory camo color painted & pre-applied decals. Functional split flaps. Factory preinstalled center hinged ailerons, elevator etc. Optional Air retracts
History:
The Hawker Typhoon was one of World War Two?? most potent ground attack planes. The Typhoon was one of the first planes to provide close air support.
The design of the Typhoon started in 1938 when Hawker believed that they had developed an engine that was twice as powerful as a Merlin engine that powered the legendary Hawker Hurricane. Such an engine required a new aircraft. The main specifications for this new aircraft was for a top speed of over 400 mph. It was also to be armed with twelve .303 Browning machine guns. but this problem was overcome and the first flight of the Typhoon Mk II took place on May 3rd, 1941. This plane was armed with four 20-mm cannon and a larger fin and rudder gave the aircraft greater stability. However, the first production Typhoons were armed with machine guns as a result of a shortage of cannon feed mechanisms. But 3,205 Typhoons would be built with cannon.
The Typhoon was frequently in action as the Allies drove west across Europe to Nazi Germany. Typhoon pilots were instructed to maintain a cab rank over a battle field at a height of 10,000 feet so that they could strike with due immediacy as and when they were required. The Typhoon gave very effective cover during the battle of the Hedgerows as the Allies moed out of Normandy and further into occupied France.