Typhoon

[Dooder]

Can anyone tell me where I can see an original Typhoon in the UK ?

[simon]

Sorry for the delay, at the moment and off the top of my head, no, but if you buy this month's Flypast magazine they're running a list of the UK's current Warbirds and their approximate whereabouts.

[PMN1]

Isn't the only surviving original one at the RAF museum at Hendon?

[GregP]

Hey guys.

Correct me if I'm wrong since I have few references available right now, but wasn't the Tornado essentially the same airframe as the Typhoon except for engine selection?

I recall the Tornado was called the "R Type" and had a Rolls-Royce Vulture with just over 1700hp while the Typhoon was called "N Type" and had the Napier Sabre engine with about 2200hp. Maybe I have the "R Type" and "N Type" backwards ... can't recall for sure.

I also recall the Tempest was originally called the "Typhoon II" and was a progressive development of the Typhoon. Basically it had a thinner wing but retained the Sabre engine.

Isn't that the case? What's say, Simon?

[robert]

PNM1 is right; the only surviving Typhoon in the world is in the RAF Museum at Hendon. When the RAF Museum was set up, it searched for a Typhoon, and discovered that there were none left in Britain. The only one in existence was one that had been sent to the USA for trials, and was then passed on to the Smithsonian. The two museums worked out a trade, with a Hurricane Mk.II going to the Smithsonian in exchange for the Typhoon.

http://www.rafmuseum.com/hawker-typhoon-1b.htm