Hawker Tornado
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The Hawker Tornado was a British World War II-era single-seat fighter prototype developed as a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor but ultimately cancelled in favor of more successful designs like the Hawker Typhoon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military aircraft
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fighter aircraft prototype ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| airForceBranch | RAF Fighter Command (intended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal construction ⓘ |
| category | cancelled military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cockpitType | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| configuration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | pilot ⓘ |
| designer | Sydney Camm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high speed at low and medium altitudes
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interception of enemy bombers ⓘ |
| developedFor | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-cooled V-24 piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 6 October 1939 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 1930s–early 1940s ⓘ |
| intendedArmament |
Hispano 20 mm cannon
NERFINISHED
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machine guns ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 prototypes ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls-Royce Vulture engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programOutcome | superseded by Hawker Typhoon ⓘ |
| programType | Air Ministry specification response ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| prototypeDesignation |
P5219
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P5224 ⓘ R7936 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
preference for Hawker Typhoon development
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problems with Rolls-Royce Vulture engine ⓘ |
| relatedAircraft |
Hawker Tempest
NERFINISHED
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Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
high-altitude interceptor
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high-speed interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceEntryStatus | never entered operational service ⓘ |
| status | cancelled project ⓘ |
| successor | Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| wingPosition | mid-low wing ⓘ |
| wingType | straight wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Vulture