BAe Tempest

BAe Tempest

The BAe Tempest is a British fighter aircraft developed and build by aviation company British Aerospace (BAe) entering service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in early 1988. It was very much the predecessor to the Eurofighter Typhoon curently being flown by the RAF but the Tempest used a lot of technology developed for the Tornado with the rear fuselage and fin being from the Tornado; and the Blue Vixen radar developed for the Sea Harrier FRS.2.

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OTL British Aerospace EAP.

Variants

BAe Tempest FGR.1: Single seat fighter variant.

BAe Tempest FGR.1A: Single seat fighter variant, added Active Skyflash (Skyflash Mk.2) and AIM-120 capability.

BAe Tempest FGR.1B: Single seat fighter variant with improved A2G capabilities.

BAe Tempest T.2: Two-seat trainer, combat capable

BAe Tempest FGR.3: entered into service in 1994, last version of the BAe Tempest.

BAe Tempest T.4: Two-seat version of the BAe Tempest FGR.3, combat capable.