The Hawker Tempest II Restoration Project at KF Aerospace

The Hawker Tempest II Restoration Project at KF Aerospace Follow the KF team on one of their biggest challenges yet, restoring a 1944 Hawker Tempest MKII.

MW376, now in Canada in the safe hands of KF Aerospace Ltd is undergoing it's restoration journey to airworthy flight. This page has been made available for the enjoyment of all enthusiasts who are interested in the progress of this project, have already contributed (thank you) and would like share in and know more about this projects

01/17/2026

Mosquito engine run this afternoon at the KF Centre for Excellence. Chilly, but those Merlin engines are so great to listen to. Big thanks to all the maintenance team for their hard work.

Happy New Year!We are excited to share that a Mosquito engine-run will take place this week, Friday, January 16th 2026 a...
01/12/2026

Happy New Year!
We are excited to share that a Mosquito engine-run will take place this week, Friday, January 16th 2026 at 1:00 PM here at the KF Aerospace Centre For Excellence, Kelowna, BC, Canada. We expect to film the event and post on this page as soon as we can afterwards.

KF Aerospace Hawker Tempest Mk IIEngine Air Intake – Carburettor HeatAnother project for the Tempest is the completion o...
08/20/2025

KF Aerospace Hawker Tempest Mk II
Engine Air Intake – Carburettor Heat

Another project for the Tempest is the completion of the carburettor heat system. Carburettor heat is required to prevent icing which can occur in multiple situations and can have a significant negative effect on the performance of the engine.

The installation of the Hawker Tempest plenum on the Pratt & Whitney R2800 engine requires modification and fabrication of a new mechanism to operate the cold and warm air intakes. With the carburettor heat in the off position, the engine draws air from either side of the plenum (see image). With the carburettor heat turned on, the cold air side intakes close and the single rear intake draws heated air from within the engine compartment. The carburettor heat is an on/off system operated manually by the pilot.

A manually operated lever in the cockpit will allow the pilot to operate the plenum mechanism via a ‘pull-push’ cable. A manual mechanism is simpler, more reliable and provides the pilot with a confident mechanical operation that the required position has been selected.

A temperature sensor located on the top of the plenum provides a reading in the cockpit from which the pilot can decide to shift the lever and operate the plenum air intake flaps.

A spare slot previously used for a supercharger will be used to locate the plenum flap or “carb heat” operating lever. A variety of parts have been custom fabricated (see image) which are yet to be completed and installed. Some parts seen on the photos are for location purposes only.

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