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Hawker Typhoon - $8.95An interceptor that failed, the Hawker Typhoon was nearly canceledbefore it blossomed in the finest close support aircraft of World War II.With its pugnacious snub nose, four long-barreled cannon and whiningSabre engine, the big fighter-bomber wreaked havoc on its foes.Ranging far and wide over the battlefields of northwest Europe,swarms of Typhoons made an indelible mark on the history of warfare.Comes in Camo & BW plus two sizes

Hawker Typhoon

An interceptor that failed, the Hawker Typhoon was nearly canceled before it blossomed in the finest close support aircraft of World War II. With itspugnacious snub nose, four long-barre led cannon and whining Sabre engine, the big fighter-bomber wreaked havoc on its foes. Ranging far and wide overthe battlefields of northwest Europe, swarms of Typhoons made an indelible mark on the history of warfare.

Thanks to Bob Martin for his Typhoon models

Just a heads up: the Typhoon sheets state that the bubble-canopied models had 4-bladed props. Though it was a popular and desirable idea, only a fractionof late late-model Tiffys ever actually got them (somewhere in the 25-30% range).Also, for some reason or other the last page of the regular version (wing center sections) is all screwy with scaling and comes out way too big. It's easy to

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fix when printing, but I know some people are unfamiliar with how to do so. Thanks for keeping all the great stuff coming! I look forward to seeing whatcomes next :) -ElliotWhat People Say:

Hey Chip, the emails you post on the model pages always seem to make me smile, so I thought I'd contribute one of my own.I just finished the new Tiffy and I'll be darned if it's not just one of the greatest kits ever to come from FG! The graphics are phenomenal (the navigation lightdetail was a really nice touch), the 'chin' looks perfect, and, above all, the whole kit has been designed with the builder in mind. From the narrowing of theupper cowling to the join at the bottom of the rudder that ensures a clean curve, not to mention the slits at the wingtips that give them their perfect form, thismodel falls together brilliantly. Perhaps the best part is the way the otherwise-tricky wings come together: the way the tabs are laid out makes it impossibleto mess up! And don't even get me started on the chin...Overall, though a tad bit more complex than some of FG's other offerings, this has to be by far one of your best looking and easiest to build kits yet. I can'twait to see what else you've got up your sleeve!Thanking (and congratulating) you for another great model, Elliot :)

Hawker Typhoon

Designed as an interceptor, the Hawker Typhoon was plagued by numerous problems, which almost led to its cancellation. It was to emerge however, asthe RAF's most important close support aircraft of the war. The Typhoon's origins date to a 1938 Air Ministry request for a heavily-armed single-seat fighteran craft capable of 400 mph. Hawker's chiefdesigner Hurricane enter production and in 1937 hadstarted work on a new design anticipating the AirMinistry requirement.The new fighter was to be armed with four 20-mmcannon and would be tested with two engines: theVulture. The air-cooled Bristol Centaurus wasoverlooked due to the official distrust of this type ofpowerplant, a decision that would later be regretted.Named Tornado the Vulture-powered versionshowed much promise but Rolls-Royce's decision toabandon the project to concentrate on Merlinproduction left the way clear for the Sabre-powerdtyphoon.With Hawker factories running to capacity productionwas initiated by Gloster factory at Hucclecote andthe first production example flew from here on 27May 1941. Trials carried out shortly afterwards wereto prove to be extremely disappointing. The Napier engine was extremely unreliable, often failing in flight and requiring major overhaul every 25 hours.Performance and climb rate were also well below expectations especially at altitude where most of the dogfights were likely to occur. Problems in productionof the intended cannon armament resulted in many of the first production Typhoons being fitted with an eight-machine gun wing as the Mk IA beforeproduction finally centered on the cannon armed Mk IB. No 56 Squadron received its first Typhoons in September 1941 with No 266 Squadron following onin February; however, by now an even more serious problem had been identified. Elevator flutter at low speeds was leading to structural failure of the tailassembly and many Typhoons were lost during the first half of 1942. The two operational squadrons were achieving little success in the interception role andthere was a growing feeling within the Air Ministry that the Typhoon should be cancelled.



The turning point in the Typhoon's career came in the autumn of 1942 when feelings against the Typhoon were running at their highest. Squadron LeaderRoland Beaumont requested to transfer his unit, No 609 Squadron, to Manston to support Hurricane and Spitfire Rhubarb ground-attack missions againsttargets in the Low Countries. In the next five months the squadron destroyed over 100 locomotives and numerous other ground targets as well as 14 Focke-Wulf FW 190s in low-level combat. No 609 Sqn's efforts combined with the much-needed cure for the structural problems secured the Typhoon's future in anew role.The addition of bomb racks and rocket projectiles beneath the wing, tested in the spring of 1943 turned the Typhoon into a formidable attack aircraft. Asmore bomb- and rocket- equipped versions reached an increasing number of RAF squadrons, the attacks on targets of opportunity such as trains andconvoys, pioneered by No 609 Sqn, increased in frequency. Typhoons also made a valuable contribution to the Channel Stop operations, firing salvos ofrockets against German shipping in the English Channel. Eventuality, 26 squadrons flew the Typhoon and many of these were involved in attacking Germanradar stations and lines of communication throughout northern France in preparation for D-Day.

These are photos of Derek Robert's(the designer) Hawker Typhoon cardmodel



Following the D-Day invasion 2nd Tactical Air Force Typhoons played a vital role in the Allies breakout from the beachheads. With air superiority assured the Typhoons destroyed columns of troops, artillery, tanks and machinery at will, causing monumental damage to the Germandefenses. The 'cab rank' system of standing patrols was established as the Allies advanced, allowing specific targets to be destroyed on request, at shortnotice by army units. Rocket-equipped Typhoons of the 2nd TAF continued to wreak havoc on ground targets throughout 1945 . However, after VE-Dayhaving played such a vital role in the Allies victory, the Typhoons were rapidly withdrawn from service and reduced to scrap.

Armed Hawker Typhoon. Factory of the Hawker Typhoon

Cockpit of the Hawker Typhoon. The early Typhoons had a 'car-like' door similar to the Airacobra

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Besides being a world class designer, Fiddlersgreen's Derek Roberts is agreat builder as this Hawker Typhoon proves

View of the Hawker Typhoon's bottom- Derek's cardmodel

Specifications for the Hawker Typhoon

Length: 31 ft 11.5 inWingspan: 41 ft 7 in

Height: 15 ft 4 inWing area: 279 ft²

Empty weight: 8,840 lbLoaded weight: 11,400 lb Max TO weight: 13,250 lb

Powerplant: 3 or 4-blade deHavilland or Rotol propeller× Napier Sabre IIA, IIB

or IICliquid-cooled H-24 piston engine, 2,180, 2,200 or

2,260hp each

PerformanceMaximum speed: 412 mph withSabre IIB & 4-bladed propeller

at 19,000 ft Stall speed: 88 mphIAS with flaps upRange: 510 mi

Service ceiling: 35,200 ftRate of climb: 2,740 ft/minWing loading: 45.8 lb/ft²Power/mass: 0.20 hp/lb

ArmamentGuns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk

II cannonRockets: 8 × RP-3 unguided

air-to-ground rockets.Bombs: 2 × 500 lb or 2 × 1,000

lb bombs



A: Originally carrying 12 Browning 7.7-mm machine guns, the Typhoon wassoon to be equipped as standard with

four harder-hitting 20-mm Hispanocannon and eight 60-lb. rockets.

B: All Allied aircraft werepainted with large "invasion

stripes" just before the invasionof France in June 1944. Invasio

n Stripes were 132" wide

C: Typhoon pilots were wellprotected, with a bulletproofcanopy, a huge engine infront of them and superb

armor plate behind.

A: The Typhoon was muchimproved as a combat aircraftwhen a sliding bubble canopy

was installed.

B: The Napier Sabre was ahugely powerful engine, butinitially suffered from chronicproblems, with engine life as

low as 20 hours.

C: The Typhoon wing was asolidly built structure, allowing

the aircraft to carry largebombs and to make powerdives at almost 496 m.p.h.

D: The early tail problems ofthe Typhoon were cured by the

fitting of "fish plates" tostrengthen the structure.

Burned out and damaged Typhoons on the field. 19 were lost whenthe Luftwaffe attacked this field.



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Hawker Typhoon - $8