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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
The Tornado failed with its engine, but that's pretty much beside the point, since there was little need to develop either engine or aircraft, but without Spitfire the need for a Hurricane successor would have been much more pronounced.
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This little is just a small thing called time. Development of either aircraft or engine takes years. This time cannot be shortened.
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It doesn't matter if the a/c in question would have been the Tornado or Typhoon, or some airframe and engine combo that did not see flight, all that does matter is that Hawker would most likely have filled the gap by 1941/42.
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But the problem is that they tried to! Hawker worked hard to turn Tornado/Typhoon into something useable but failed. That means there were no chances for a good aircraft from Hawker.