{"product_id":"arxa02110","title":"Airfix 1\/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War - A02110","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild one of the finest piston-engined fighters of the post-war era with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAirfix 1\/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped from the Hawker Typhoon, the Tempest featured a thinner laminar-flow wing, improved aerodynamics and the powerful Napier Sabre engine. 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