| Hawker Fury |
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| Country:
UK |
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Type: fighter |
| Manufacturer:
Hawker |
| Service:
1931 - 1941 |
| First
Flight: 25 March 1931 |
| Production:
275 |
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The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was originally named the Hornet and was the counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
The Fury I entered squadron service with the RAF in May 1931, re-equipping No. 43 Squadron. The Fury II entered service in 1936-1937. Furies remained in front line service with the RAF until 1939, replaced with, amongst other designs, Gloster Gladiators and Hawker Hurricanes, but continued to be used for training purposes.
A total of 262 Furies were produced, of which 22 served in Persia, 3 in Portugal, at least 30 in South Africa, 3 in Spain, at least 30 in Yugoslavia and the remainder in the United Kingdom.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Fury Mk II) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
- Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
- Wing area: 250 ft (23.2 m)
- Empty weight: 2,734 lb (1,240 kg)
- Loaded weight: 3,609 lb (1,637 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 1 x Rolls-Royce Kestrel IV V12 engine, 640 hp (477 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 223 mph at 16,500 ft (360 km/h at 5,030 m)
- Range: 270 mi (435 km)
- Service ceiling 29,500 ft (8,990 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
- Wing loading: 14.4 lb/ft (21.5 kg/m)
- Power/mass: 0.177 hp/lb (0.291kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 2 x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers Mk IV machine-guns
- Provision for light bomb racks under the wings
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