Hawker Hurricane - Wikipedia
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Hawker Hurricane - Specifications - Technical Data / Description
The Hawker Hurricane is a single-engine single-seat fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Hawker Aircraft Ltd., later Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft Ltd.. The Hawker Sea Hurricane is a carrier-based fighter variant. The Hawker Hurricane was also built under license in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry Co Ltd. max.
Heritage - Hawker Hurricane - BAE Systems
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seater monoplane fighter aircraft designed by Chief Designer Sydney Camm at Hawker Aircraft in the early 1930’s. It saw exemplary service in World War II and accounted for over 60% of the air victories in the Battle of Britain.
Hawker Hurricane variants - Wikipedia
The Merlin XX engine on the Sea Hurricane generated 1,460 hp at 6,250 ft (1,900 m) and 1,435 hp at 11,000 ft (3,400 m). Top speed was 322 mph (518 km/h) at 13,500 ft (4,100 m) and 342 mph (550 km/h) at 22,000 ft (6,700 m).
Hurricane | Design, Performance & History | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · The Hurricane emerged from efforts by Sydney Camm, Hawker’s chief designer, to develop a high-performance monoplane fighter and from a March 1935 Air Ministry requirement calling for an unprecedented heavy armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) machine guns.
Hawker Hurricane
The Production pages detail the history of every Hurricane built. Production is listed in serial number order and identifies the mark, factory, engine, history, and fate. The data can be downloaded either as a text file, as a compressed .zip file, or browsed on-line.
Hawker Hurricane - World History Encyclopedia
2024年4月3日 · Most Hurricanes were fitted with a Rolls-Royce XX Merlin engine capable of 1,280 hp (954 kW). The maximum speed at 22,000 ft (6,705 m) was around 340 mph (550 km/h). The plane could operate effectively up to a ceiling of 36,500 ft (11,125 m).
Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC - National Air and Space Museum
The Hawker design staff wanted to increase engine power without interrupting production, so they selected a new, more powerful version of the Merlin. The new Merlin XX engine was only slightly larger than earlier versions, yet it generated 1,280 horsepower and a maximum speed in the Hurricane of 550 kph (342 mph).
Hawker Hurricane – Specifications, Facts, Drawings, Blueprints
2013年4月8日 · It was powered by the new 990 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin ‘C’ engine – itself not yet fully certified – and in the following March began its first service trials at Martlesham Heath.
Hawker Hurricane - Classic Warbirds
The Hurricane Mk I, powered by either the Rolls-Royce Merlin II or III engine, had a top speed of 316 mph, a range of 525 miles with a service ceiling of 33,200 ft. Armament consisted of eight 0.303-in machine-guns.