[Tesla]

I know there is a lot of work being done, but I wanted to put forth these ideas before I forgot.

Since we have Spitfire Mk.I to Mk.XIV, why not have a few more Tempest variants? I am most interested in the Mk.I and the Mk.V NV/EJ with annular radiators.

Mk.I:



"As part of the power plant testing, Napier had developed a unique annular radiator for use on the Tempest, in an effort to streamline the aircraft by doing away the big scoop radiator.
The radiator development program used two modified Tempest V, serials EJ 518 (fitted with a Sabre VI) and NV 768. NV 768 was later fitted with a ducted spinner with the same diameter as the fuselage and, although test flown, the spinner was not actually planned for use on production Tempests. Neither feaure was incorporated onto Tempest production line and the aircrafts were scrapped after the war."

EJ518:



NV768:




MODELING REFERENCES:

Mk.I - Mk.V
http://airwar.ru/other/draw/temp2.zip
http://airwar.ru/other/draw/tempest.zip

Mk.II - Mk.V NV768/EJ518
http://airwar.ru/other/draw/temp3.zip
http://www.hawkertempest.se/AnnularRadiator.htm

MODELING/FM REFERENCES:

http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums ... empest.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Tempest
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/128570
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Hawker_Tempest
http://www.aviation-history.com/hawker/typhoon.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ ... 01659.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ ... 01660.html
http://www.military.cz/british/air/war/ ... istory.htm
http://www.ireference.ca/search/Hawker%20Tempest/

Happy flying :wink: