Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Mark
IV, F.Mk.IV |
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| Type | Ground-Attack
/ Tank Destroyer a/c |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Hawker Aircraft |
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| Production | 524 built between December 1942
and March 1944. Total: 14487 (UK and Canada) between 1937–1944
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| First Flight | March 14, 1943 |
Introduction | May 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 9.81 m |
Empty Weight | 2790 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.19 m |
Loaded Weight | 3493 kg |
| Height | 4.001 m |
Max takeoff weight | 3856 kg |
| Wing area | 23.97 m² |
Wing loading | 161.1 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 2 x 40 mm (1.57 in) Vickers S guns
* |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 15 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Browning MG ** |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Other Armament | 2 × 110 bombs or 8 x "60
pounder" RP-3 rockets (both in place of the Vickers S guns) |
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(*) optional in underwing gondolas, (**) wings mounted
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled piston, 27 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1460
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 417.98hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 441 L + 288
kg in 2 drop tanks under wings
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(*) with loaded weight
Some sources say that the new design also mounted the improved Merlin
24 or 27 engines of 1620 hp but this is disputed.
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 457 km/h at 4115 m |
Cruise Speed | 283 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10211, 11000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 14.1 m/s |
Range | 970 km, 1480 km with drop tanks |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
RP-3-equipped Hurricanes were limited to 330 km/h ) top speed due to the
rockets' drag.
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | airpages.ru | - |
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