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Britain's Hawker Hurricane Mk IV fighter1,2,3
Design
The Hurricane Mk IV was designed to attack armor.1 The wings were modified to carry 40 mm cannons in pods.1
It had more armor than the Hurricane IID that it was designed to replace.1
Had 76.2 mm rockets under the wing.2,3
Usage
The Hurricane Mk IV was used by Britain and the Soviet Union.1
| Hawker Hurricane Mk IV1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Crew | |
| Engine (Type) | Rolls-Royce Merlin 241 |
| OR | Rolls-Royce Merlin 271 |
| Cylinders | |
| Cooling | |
| HP | 1,6201 |
| Propeller blades | 31 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 40'1 12.19 m1 |
| Length | 32' 3"1 9.83 m1 |
| Height | 13' 3"1 4.04 m1 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 6,150 lb1 2,790 kg1 |
| Loaded | 8,463 lb1 3,838 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | |
| Speed @ 13,500' / 4,115 m |
314 mph1 505 kph1 |
| Cruising speed @ 2,000' / 610 m |
176 mph1 283 kph1 |
| Climb to 2,000' / 610 m |
2.75 minutes1 |
| Service ceiling | 32,100'1 9,784 m1 |
| Range | 495 miles1 797 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Wings | 2: 0.303" MG1 |
| Under wings | 2: 40 mm1 |
| OR | 3: 3" / 60 lb rockets1 3: 7.62 cm / 27 kg rockets1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, General Editor Chris Bishop, 1998
