Just for a change, something Tempest...

[Trooper117]

As people seem a bit 262 or D9 crazy at the moment... this.

 

 

[jaygee485]

Good doco, thanks for posting. Hadn't seen it for years, very timely post.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Really looking forward to flying the Tempest.

[ShamrockOneFive]

Tempest is my most anticipated fighter. Can't wait!

[Trooper117]

Same here... I really hope the dev's can get that Sabre engine sound right... it is so distinctive, there is no other engine like it.

[Rhubard]

If anyone has read the great book of Pierre Clostermann The Big Show, or in French Le grand Cirque, the part where he describe his first flight in the Typhoon, before to get his hand on a Tempest, is simply jaws dropping. Now I can only guest what the Tempest must have been.

Here is a clip from that book about the performances of the Tempest, compared to P47, Mustang and Spitfire, saying how the Tempest could manage to get to speed to destroy a V1 bomb without having to do so from a dive. Sorry this is a French version.

Les deux premiers groupes de Tempest (Squadrons 3 et 56 de la RAF) avaient été équipés et lancés en hâte, en juin 1944 contre les bombes volantes (V-l) qui menaçaient Londres. Près de 900 V-l explosèrent en pleine mer sous leurs coups. Les Mustang et les P 47 Thunderbolt américains et les Spitfîre de la RAF ne pouvaient rattraper ces engins diaboliques qu'en piqué, ce qui diminuait leurs chances de succès. Les Tempest, eux, pouvaient croiser calmement à demi-puissance, puis, à la vue d'un V-l, accélérer, prendre position et tirer sans hâte, grâce à leur vitesse.

Clostermann, Pierre. Le Grand Cirque: Mémoires d'un pilote de chasse FFL dans la RAF (Documents (Rso)) (French Edition) . Flammarion. Kindle Edition.

 

here a goggle translation, which is not to bad;

 

The first two Tempest groups (RAF Squadrons 3 and 56) had been equipped and hastily launched in June 1944 against the flying bombs (V-1) that threatened London. Nearly 900 V-1 exploded in the open sea under their blows. American Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolt and RAF Spitfires could only make up for these devilish craft in dive, which reduced their chances of success. The Tempest, they could cross quietly at half power, then, at the sight of a V-1, accelerate, take position and shoot without haste, thanks to their speed.

Clostermann, Pierre. The Great Circus: Memoirs of a FFL Fighter Pilot in the RAF (Documents (Rso)) (French Edition). Flammarion. Kindle Edition

[Quinte]

I mean, Clostermann is probably the the reason why the Tempest is my favourite aircraft, but if you take what he says about it literally, the Tempest MkV was pretty much an F-16, though.

[RedKestrel]

I think this is the one where the old Kiwi pilot talks about ditching in the channel. And he got picked up by a destroyer, and they were going to feed him a full course meal, when an actual rescue craft showed up. So the destroyer transferred him to the rescue ship before giving him his amazing meal, and all he got on board the rescue boat was some, and I quote, "bloody bovril!". The guy is obviously STILL pissed about it like 60 years later, and for that reason alone he is my hero. Iconic.
 

[Blitzen]

As much as I will love to see  the 262 , the Tempest will prove to be a lot more useful.Wish there was a Tiffy as well...