Typhoon with Tempest tailplane

[rank amateur]

Over the years both in books and on sites I have read that in order to definately resolve its tailproblems, the Hawker Typhoon was issues with a larger (Tempest) Tailplain. I have never seen a pic or a detailed drawing of these late production Typhoons.

I wonder if anyone else has.

 

[Wurger]

Using of the Tempest tailplain doesn't mean that it was the entire one attached to the Typhoon. In fact the change was a little bit large stabilizer and elevator only. The difference is really noticed barely. It can be noticed if you have a close up look at the leading edge of the stabilizer at its root. The early one started a little bit behind the fuselage panel line with the reinforcing plates of the join of the fuselage and tail section. Because the late one had a large chord , the leading edge started almost at the panel line on the fuselage As a result the reinforcing plates and the Sky S-type band were overlaped by the stabilizer . Here two enlarged shots of the early tail and three of the late one. Can you see?

 

[rank amateur]

Many thanx. One really needs to look very closely. I had no idea since I've never seen examples.

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure. Here one more shot of the enlarged , late tailplane and its diagram ...

 

[rank amateur]

Now this is really showing what I mean. You wouldn't happen to have a sideview?

 

[Wurger]

The early ..

The late one...

 

[rank amateur]

Marvelous. It is still very hard to see bit these drawings sure help. Thanx!

 

[Wurger]

Maybe the diagram I made by merging both of the drwaings could be more useful...

 

[rank amateur]

So it is exactly the same tail vertically speaking. I had figured this to be larger. Obviously I was wrong. Thanx, very helpfull.

 

[Wurger]

Just as I had mentioned that. The only part that was changed were the enlarged stabilizers and elevators. These had the enlarged chord. The fin and rudder remained of the same dimensions.