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Britain's Hawker Hurricane Mk II fighter1,2,3,4
Hawker Hurricane Mk II, fighter:
Variants
- Hurricane Mk IIA: Had Merlin XX engine which improved the speed by 20 mph / 32 kph.1,3 Started being delivered by the end of 1940.2,3
- Hurricane Mk IIA Series I: Had 8 MGs in standard Mk I wings.4
- Hurricane Mk IIA Series II: The fuselage was made stronger.4 Longer nose.4
- Hurricane Mk IIB: New wing.4 Could carry bombs.4 Entered service in May 1941.4
- Hurricane Mk IIC: Was tested by No. 151 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.1 Could carry bombs or fuel tanks under wings.4
- Hurricane Mk IID: No. 6 Squadron flew the Mk IIDs and were known as the "Flying Can Openers."1 Introduced in 1942.2 Used in North Africa.2,4 Also known as the "Tank Buster."4
- Hurricane Mk IIE: Became the Hurricane Mk IV.4
Usage
Britain, France, India, Eire, Portugal, South Africa, and the Soviet Union used the Hurricane Mk II.4
There were 80 RAF squadrons that had Hurricane Mk IICs.4
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union received around 2,900 Hurricane Mk IIs.4
| Hawker Hurricane Mk II4 | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA1,2,3,4 | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB1,2,3,4 | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC1,2,3,4 | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC (Trop)4 | Hawker Hurricane Mk IID1,3 | |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber4 | Fighter1,2,3 Fighter-bomber1,2,3 |
Ground attack4 | |||
| Crew | 14 | 11,2,3 | 14 | |||
| Engine (Type) | Rolls-Royce Merlin XX4 | Rolls-Royce Merlin XX2 | Rolls-Royce Merlin XX piston1,2,3 | Rolls-Royce Merlin XX4 | ||
| Cylinders | V 124 | Inline2 V 123 |
V 124 | |||
| Cooling | Liquid1 | |||||
| HP | 1,4604 | 1,2802 | 1,2801,2,3 | 1,4604 | ||
| Propeller blades | 34 | 31 | 34 | |||
| Dimensions | ||||||
| Span | 40'4 12.19 m4 |
40'1,2 12.19 m1,2 |
40'4 12.19 m4 |
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| Length | 32' 3"4 9.83 m4 |
32'1,2 9.75 m1,2 |
32' 3"4 9.83 m4 |
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| Height | 13' 3"4 4.04 m4 |
13' 1"1,2 3.99 m1,2 |
13' 3"4 4.04 m4 |
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| Wing area | 257 ft2 1, 257.5 ft2 2 23.92 m2 1,2 |
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| Weight | ||||||
| Empty | 5,467 lb4 2,480 kg4 |
5,658 lb4, 5,788 lb1, 5,800 lb2 2,566 kg4, 2,631 kg1,2 |
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| Loaded | 7,233 lb4 3,281 kg4 |
8,083 lb1, 8,100 lb2 3,674 kg1,2 |
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| Maximum load | 8,044 lb4 3,649 kg4 |
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| Performance | ||||||
| Speed | 335 mph1 541 kph1 |
301 mph4 484 kph4 |
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| Speed @ 12,500' / 3,810 m |
336 mph2,3 541 kph2,3 |
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| Speed @ 18,000 ' / 5,486 m |
328 mph4 528 kph4 |
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| Cruising speed | 177 mph4 285 kph4 |
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| Climb | 2,950'/minute4 900 m/minute4 |
2,400'/minute4 731 m/minute4 |
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| Climb to 20,000' / 6,095 m |
9.1 minutes2,3 | |||||
| Climb to 20,000' / 6,100 m |
9.1 minutes1 | |||||
| Service ceiling | 36,000'4 10,973 m4 |
35,600'1,2,3 10,850 m1,2,3 |
33,200'4 10,119 m4 |
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| Range | 465 miles4 748 km4 |
460 miles1,2 740 km1 |
426 miles4 686 km4 |
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| Range with drop tanks | 935 miles4 1,505 km4 |
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| Range with 2: 53 gallon / 200 liter drop tanks |
920 miles1 1,480 km1 |
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| Armament | 12: 7.7 mm Browning MG1,2,3 | 4: 20 mm1,3 | ||||
| Wings | 8: 0.303" MG4 | 12: 0.303" MG4 | 4: 20 mm Hispano or Oerlikon1,2,3 4: 20 mm4 |
2: 0.303" MG4 | ||
| Under wings | 2: 40 mm "S" cannons1,3 2: 40 mm4 |
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| Bombs - wing racks | 1: 500 lb4 2: 500 lb1 1: 227 kg4 2: 227 kg1 |
2: 250 lb1 2: 113 kg1 |
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| OR | 2: 250 lb4 2: 113 kg4 |
2: 500 lb1,2 2: 227 kg1,2 |
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| OR | ||||||
| Rockets | 8: 3" / 60 lb4 8: 7.62 cm / 27 kg4 |
8: 60 lb2 8: 27.2 kg2 |
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| OR | ||||||
| Drop tanks | 2: 90 gallon2 2: 409 liter2 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, General Editor Chris Bishop, 1998
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
