Pilots Notes Tempest v (Sabre IIA)

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PILOT'S NO

FOR

T E M P E S



NOTE S T 0 U S E

TH I S ublication is divided into

Descrip t ive, Handling, Opera

Ernergencies, and Il lustrations.

only a brief description of th e c

which the pilot should be acqua





AIR PUBLIC

P

T1I:IfPEST Y PILOT'S

L I S T O F CO -VTEN

P . I R T I - - D E S C R I P T I V

I N T K O D U C T I O N . . . . . .



P A R T I-continued

C O C K P I T E Q U I P M E N T

Seat harness. . . .

Cockpit hood . . . . . .Win d sc re e n . . . . . . Cockpit l ighting . . . . Cockpit heating . . . .

O P E R A T I O N A I . C O N T R O L SG u n s . . . . . . Reflector gun sight . . . .



P A R T I V - E M E R G E N C I E

Undercarriage emergency operation . Hood jettisoning . . . . . . .Ditching . . .. . . . . . .Forced landing . . . . . . .Tyre bursting . . . . . . . . Emergency equipment . . . . . .

P A R T V - I L L U S T R A T I O



AIR PUB

P A R T I

I N T R O D U C T I O N

I . The Tempest V is a single seat f ighter f it ted with a S abre I I A engi

four blade 35" hydromatic propel l



P A R T I - D E S C R I P T I



P A R T I - D E S C R I P T I V

(iii) Priming System: Cylinde r prim ing f

m is tu re of 70% fuel an d 30°/, eng ina tank of 5 p in ts capacity mo unted oof the main tank in the fuselage.

3. O il system.-Oil is supp lied fro m

16 gallons of oil w ith 2 gallons air spac

aft of th e fuselage fuel tank. T h e sythe rm osta tic valve wh ich is Open aatures above 50" C. and an oil coo



PiZRT I - D B S C K I P T I V

- i I R C R A F T C O N T R O L S

8. Flying controls and locking devices.(i) T h e con t ro l co lum n is ,o f t l i t spade

incorpora tes the brake lever , anci gun

c u nt ro ls . T h e ru d d e r b a r is i it te d

ru dd er pedals an d 1s ad jus ted for reach

xvheel centra l on the rudder har .( ii ) T h e lock ing dev ices a re s to ne d i r i n I>

s ide nf t h e c o ck p it a n d ~o n ip r i s c h in e



PART I - D E S C R I P T I

S h c bi ioh in th e cc ri tr e s lio ii ld bc

resc rve sc t o f green l igh ts in to opcop erL lie l ic an ti-d azz le scrcen . ' I'hc

on t l i : . ins t rument pane l i s in tc r loc

s \ v i t c l ~ e s so t l iat thc ir idicator niu

befor t th e ig ni t io n s \ \ - i tc l ies ca n l ie

( ii ) l 'h e mccl ianical \ - isual indic ator

1%-iiich rotr i idr througti the ulipcr s\ \ i ic i i t iic cc>rrespc~iic l ing \ -heel is

12 . Und e rca r r i age wa rn ing light.----.I r



P A K T I - D E S C R I P T I F

. in indicator is f i t ted on the top l

ins t rument panel .

15. W heel brakes.-The contro l lever brakes is fi t ted on the control col

parking catch is prov ided. Differe

hrakes is provided by a relay

the rudder bar . T h e tr ip le pressure

instrument panel sholvs the air precylinder and at each brake.



P A R T I - D E S C R I P T I

21. Fue l tan k pressurising.-The cockthe right-hand shelf and is turned an

22. Prim ing pump%-Two 40 C.C. p

mounted one above the other on th

panel . T h e upp er pu m p pr imes t

with fluid drawn from the special

pump pr imes the carbure t tor wi th

sup ply . T h e pu m p handles are releand should be screwed down after

23. Ignition switches.-The m ain swit



P A R T I - D E S C R I P T

T h e harness should be adjus ted so

is immediately below the parachuN o harness release is as yet p roreason th e str ap s are* loosened, cSee that they do not sl ip off threlease will be introduced by Mo

28. Cockp it hood.-The w indin g gear

the cockpi t. T h e spr ing- loaded kn

crank m ust be pul led inboard and



P A R T I - D E S C R I P T

3 I . Cockpi t heating .-The supp ly of wis controlled by a lever (64) on th e s

t h e le ver is m ov ed d o w nw a rd s f r o mventi lators are provided , o ne on

in s t r u m e n t p a n e l.

O P E R A T I O N A L C O N T R O L S

32. Guns.-Th- gu ns are f ired electro-pp u s h b u t t o n o n t h e c o n tr o l c o lu m n h a

t u rn e d c lockw ise f r om S A F E t o F I



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35. Management of the fuel system

( i)It 'itkont dvop t anks :

( ( 1 ) 1Vhe11 a l l tankc are ful l , the a i rcr

oii Liny com bin atio n of tan ks, h u t i t i



P A R T 1 1 - H A N D L I N G I N

NOTE .-Another im po rtan t reaso

should be saved as a re

having a deep sump, wil lin yaw and at s teep ap

fear. of air locking. This

shal low wing tanks whi

are very susceptible to y

(ii) With drop tanks:( U )M axim um diving speed mustI .A.S. u p to 15,000 feet. Above th



P A R T 1 1- HA ND LI NG I N S T R U

i f ) After the s ta rboard tank has been used

thc, c irop tanks and th en tu rn O N all th

tanks. T h e main tanks s l iould then be usemanner, i .e . the interspar and Rose tanks

first.

(g) At heights above ro ,ooo feet when us

the p re s su r i s ing \ a l \ e shou ld he tu rned

37. Preliminaries

( i ) On entering the cockpit check



PART I I - HAiVßLIAhJGI h 7 S

(a) Set the cut -out lever to S T A R T

( 6 ) Open the thro t t l e gent ly to the s(C) I 'rime th e car bu ret to r u nt i l the f

l ig h t g o e s o u t . T h e n sc re n. d o w n th

( d ) 1,oad th e cartridg e atarre r. Tl i

car t r idge should be uscd .

. . \ t air tempcratures above +j C,, . T , belon. - jL C

(0 l ~ i t c h0% ht . igni t ion.



P A R T II -H LZ ND LING IN S

? j o ~ ~ . - I f he engine fails to start

have heen fired, switch ofT

out and recornrnence at s

of the engineaon stat ting

strokes of tlle priming p

the engine fails to start, t

primed n-ith oil.

( i~.)F i ~ e If the cngine catches fire thc

be carried out:



P A R T 1 1 - H A N D L I N G I N S

(iii) Check hydraulic system by loweri

ensure tha t se lec to r i s re tu rned t

After warming 'upK O T E . - T ~ ~ollowing comprehens

carried out after repair, in

daily), or at t he pilot 's d

must be tied dow n. Nor

reduced in accordance wiand th e tail need not be t i

not exceed 2,800.



P A R T 1 1 - H A N D L I N G I N S T R

42. Take-off

( i) Full throttle may be used for take-off , redu ction in take-off r un if m ore t ha

boost is used.

( ii ) T h e take-off ru n is reduced by approxi

by u sing b etween zoo and 30" of f lap

using flap for take-off there is a greswing to the r ight .



P A R T 1 1 - H A N D L I T G I - Y

Di rec t i ona l t r i m changes w i t h va r

t h r o t t l e s e t t i n g , a n d f u l l u s e s h

rud de r t r i mm i ng t ab t o avo id fly in

t ah , however , i s ve ry s ens i t i ve and

used gen t l y . Fo re and a ft t r i m i

i n d i r ec t i ona l t r i m: l e f t yaw p ro

t h e nose t o d ro p , and r i gh t yaw fo r

( iv) Fly ing u t reduced spr,t,d.-Reduce I .A .S . and lo lver f laps 20". Se t

con t ro l to ;. I j o r . p . m . a n d fly a t a



P A R T 1 1 - H A N D L I N G I N S T R

(ii) If a dive is to be co ntin ue d below 10,

rat io before comm encing the dive. T

not be fully closed.

( i i i ) In the dive the aircraft tends to beco

no retr imm ing is necessary. T h e eleva

are very sensitive and should therefore

diving.



ai ,nii t 420 n.p.11. I . . ? .S . for a fa i i - ly

öi:d 450 ri i .p.h. I..\.S. or m ore fo r

1 - o I l .

I.'ll',.i> nici>rrr~rr.rc..s rc not per ini t t e t i .

40 . Check Ii5t fo r lznding

( i i 'I 'urri *In iiaii: t iriL, isolate n i n g tariks



P A R T 1 1 - ~ A N D L I N G I N S T

5 I . Beam approach

Indicatedheight (feet)

Action I k;pwer 20" Lower I Lowundercarriage full and radiator ,



PART I I -H , i . YD¿ I S G I -

;2. Mis land i~g

( i ) T h e a i rc ra f t n - il l c l im b away ean(! i laps do n- n , 2nd th e use o

unnecessa ry .

( i i) O p e n t h e t h r o t tl e s l o n l y t o a b

a n d c o u n t c r a c t tlic t e n d e n c y t o

ok t h e r u d d e r .

( i i i) Refore tht: und erca rr iag c is ra

n ius t be a t the %LVE SdCS



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P A R T I1

O P E R A T I N G

54. Engine data: S a b r e I I A .

( i ) Fztel-IOO oc tan e on ly.



PA RT 111-OPERATING D

SABRE IIA+10



P A R T I I I - O P E R A T I N

55. Flying limitations

T h e aircraft is de signed for th e

D i v i n g b e l o ~ r30.000 ft . .

Y ! , 25,000 t .1, , 20.000 t . .> > , 15,000 ft .

, , I0,OOO ft .Hood open . . . . .



58. Economical Flyiiig

( I) C l i n i b i r i g . U s e ~j 11'. sq.iri. hoost t h e s p ec d r e c o m m e n l e d fo r m a i i m

C h a n g e t o S r at iq n h e n t h e b o

+z Ib . sq . in .

(ii) C'i.~risitz~,a.To olit:iin ;in- rcquiredposs il i lc r .p .m . shoulc i hr us ed , provid

iiot cxcecd :j 11) . si4.iii. K.p.rn. dolv



PA RT 111-OPERATING

M ratio at 5,000 feet.

Boost - - Rlb. Isq.in. 3,150 2,900

t 3 I 100 91I- 12 91 84

+ I - 1 -0 -



P A R T I I I - O P E R A T I N G D

AIR MlLES PER GALLON

WEICHT . 0 , 0 0 0 1 b

NO BOMLIS OR DROP TANKS



P A R T I I I - O P E R A T I N



AIR PVBLICA

Pi

P A R T I V

60. Undercarriage emergency operation



P A R T I r 7 - E M E R G E N C

(V) I f the hydrau l ic sys tem appears t

wh en u n d e rca r ri ag e D O W N h as b egreen l ights do not shoxv, the pne

sh o u ld b e o p en ed an d re leased . T

th e g reen l ights. I f the l ights ha

visual \ r ing indicators : these shoul

~ i i n g n d r em a in s te ad y n h e n y a ~ v

side to s ide if th e underc arr iage is lo



04. Tyre bursting

I f a t ! r e has b l l r s t n0 s t t empt sho i iwi th t lie undercarr i iig t: lon .e r id . G r

p i lo t and l e s s damage t , ) thc a i rc raf t

he l iy l and ing .

6;. Emergency equipment

( i ) A csowbar i s i i t t ed e o t h e o u t b o a r d

h a n d h r e l b o a r d .





K E Y T 0

I. Undercarriage indic

2. Ignit ion switches





K E Y T 0 F i g e . 2 an



27. Hydraulic system pressure gauge (test) 57. Dimm

28. Rudder trimmer 58. Cylin

29. Oxygen control valve 59. Hood

30. Pilot's seat 60. Fuel

31. liding hood mechanism 61. uel

32. Provision for I.F.F. 62. Fuel

33. Supercharger lever 63. Pressu

34. Demolition switches 64. Cockp

35. Throttle lever 65. Signa

36. Hood operating handle 66.Wind

37. Propeller control lever 67. Engin

38. Ignition test switches 68. Navig39. T.R. I 143 control unit 69. Resin

40. Undercarriage assister control 70. Came41. Landing lamp switch 71. lectr

42. Beam approach switch 72.Heate43. Cut-out lever 73. Map

44. Cut-out safety catch 74. Mic.-

45. Dimm er switch (trimmer light) 75.Dumm

46. Undercarriage up-lock release pedal 76. Oil d

47. Rudd er pedal 77. Cartri

48. Undercarriage lever safety catch 78.Voltm49. Undercarriage lever 79. Heate50. Throttle friction adjuster 80. Seat

51. adiator shutter lever 81. ilot's52. Flap lever 82. Foota53. Hydraulic handpump 83. T.R.

54. Elevator trimm er 84. Press

55. Compass , , 85. RuddPm - h.--+-- ---,.-." -..--

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