::Hawker Hurricane 11.1935

Hawker Hurricane 1935 - England

Hawker Hurricane was introduced in 11.1935, Brookfields by Sydney Camm and was created to take on the German Heinkel He 111 and Dornier Do 17 bombers. These were the aircrafts that would cause the most damage if allowed to get through. There are several variants of the Hurricane, one of the most important being the Sea Hurricane. The Hurricane was a major asset in the Battle of Britain, where there were 32 Hurricane Squadrons, in comparison to 19 Spitfire Squadrons. This meant that the 620 Hurricane, Spitfire and several Gloster Gladiator fighters went up against 3500 German bombers and fighters. The duo forced the Luttwaffe to use the BF-109 Messerschmitt to protect the poor performing BF110 twin engine escort fighter.

The Hawker Hurricane was designed by integrating the experience of a fighter biplane, translated into modern formula. It could adapt easily into any role it was tasked, making it one of the most versatile single-seat fighter aircrafts to result from World War II.

Hawker Hurricane II B

Structure:

Tubular metal construction with fabric covering, soon replaced with metal skinnings for the wings

Two blade, fixed pitch wooden propeller

Wing Span: 12.19 m

Length: 9.82 m

Height: 2.66 m

Weight in operation: 3841 kg with 2x 500 lb. Bombs

Engine:

1x Rolls-Royce Merlin XX twelve-cylinder 60 deg. V liquid-cooled engine
rated at 1,280 h.p. (954 kw) at take-off
1,850 h.p. (1,379 kw) at 21,000 ft. (6,400 m).

Flight parameters:

Clean: 547 km/h at 6400m

2x 250lb Payload: 514 km/h at 6004m

2x 500lb Payload: 494 km/h at 5943m

 Range:

740 km at 286 km/h on normal fuel
1480 km with 2x 44 gallon auxiliary tanks

Armament:

12x 0.303-in. browning machine-guns
2x 250-lb. or 500-lb. bombs

8x rocket projectile

Function:

fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack