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First prototype Tornado; second prototype Tornado; third prototype Tornado; first prototype Typhoon as at March 1940; first prototype Typhoon, October 1940.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939Hawker Typhoon - Великобритания - 1940
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From the front P5219 looked like an enlarged Hurricane, although in fact the aircraft shared little in common with the earlier design.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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P5224 at Boscombe Down, March 1941. Of note is the rear window mounted in the fairing, absent on other Tornados.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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By October 1941 the second prototype was adorned with a 'P for prototype' marking and had the enlarged upper intake.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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A 'walk-round' of the Centaurus test-bed Tornado HG641.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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Originator of the Typhoon/Tempest series, the Vulture-engined Hawker Tornado prototype, R7936, with zero rear vision. The six-bladed contra-propeller eliminated swing on take-off. Note the access door has been removed.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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Первый опытный "Торнадо"
The Tornado prototype P5219 was the first of Hawker's quartet of F.18/37 prototypes to fly, originally having the ventral radiator shown here.
The first prototype Tornado initially flew with the large bath-type radiator mounted under the wing centre section and had a smaller rudder.Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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The first Tornado I sitting on the grass - probably at Rolls-Royce at Hucknall - as building work goes on behind it.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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Repositioning the radiator to under the chin drastically altered the appearance of the Tornado.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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R7936 was used to test both Rotol and de Havilland contra-rotating propellers. Visible just behind the serial are the metal plates added to prevent separation of the tail section due to fatigue, a modification adopted for the Typhoon fleet.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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This March 1941 portrait of the front quadrant of the second prototype Tornado shows the original shape of the intake mounted above the nose. The wheel cover doors are absent.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Tornado - Великобритания - 1939
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