United Kingdom's Hawker Hurricane fighter1
Hawker Hurricane fighter, prototype:
Hawker Hurricane fighter, 1936:
Hawker Hurricane fighter, 1937:
Hawker Hurricane fighter:
Hawker Hurricane fighter:
Design
The Hurricane's frame was fabric covered.1
Variants
- Hurricane Mk I:
- Hurricane Mk II:
- Hurricane Mk IIA: Had Merlin XX engine which improved the speed by 20 mph / 32 kph.1
- Hurricane Mk IIB: Had 12: 7.7 mm Browning MGs.1 It also had racks for 2: 500 lb / 227 kg bombs.1
- Hurricane Mk IIC: Was equipped with 20 mm cannons and tested by No. 151 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.1
- Hurricane Mk IID: Had 2: 40 mm "S" cannons under the wing.1 No. 6 Squadron flew the Mk IIDs and were known as the "Flying Can Openers."1
- Hurricane Mk III: Was to have a Packard Merlin engine but wasn't produced.1
- Hurricane Mk IV: Had 76.2 mm rockets under the wing.1
Usage
United Kingdom
Five RAF squadrons were equipped with the Mk IICs and were used in raids in north western Europe.1
Hurricanes were in service with No. 6 Squadron until 1946.1
Canada
The Mk XII was built by Canada.1 It was a Mk II with different armament and a Packard Merlin engine.1
Other Countries
Egypt, India, Ireland, Soviet Union, and Turkey used the Hurricane.1
| Hawker Hurricane MkIIC1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter1 Fighter-bomber1 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Engine (Type) | Rolls-Royce Merlin XX piston1 |
| Cylinders | |
| Cooling | Liquid1 |
| HP | 1,2801 |
| Propeller blades | 31 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 40'1 12.19 m1 |
| Length | 32'1 9.75 m1 |
| Height | 13' 1"1 3.99 m1 |
| Wing area | 257 ft2 1 23.92 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 5,788 lb1 2,631 kg1 |
| Loaded | 8,083 lb1 3,674 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 335 mph1 541 kph1 |
| Climb to 20,000' / 6,100 m |
9.1 minutes1 |
| Service ceiling | 35,600'1 10,850 m1 |
| Range | 460 miles1 740 km1 |
| Range with 2: 53 gallon / 200 liter drop tanks |
920 miles1 1,480 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Wings | 4: 20 mm Hispano or Oerlikon1 |
| Bombs - wing racks | 2: 250 lb1 2: 113 kg1 |
| OR | 2: 500 lb1 2: 227 kg1 |
| Production |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
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