Hawker Tornado
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Hawker Aircraft
Limited |
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| Production | 4 (3 prototypes and 1 production)
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| First Flight | 6 October 1939 |
Introduction | - |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 10.01 m |
Empty Weight | 3800 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.78 m |
Loaded Weight | 4318 kg |
| Height | 4.47 m |
Max takeoff weight | 4839 kg |
| Wing area | 26.3 m² |
Wing loading | 184 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns (Provision for) | 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano
Mk II guns* |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x ? |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | - |
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(*) 2nd Prototype or 12 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning MG (1st Prototype)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce Vulture II
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Type & Displacement | X-24 liquid-cooled, 42.47 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1760
hp (*) |
Power/Weight Ratio | 407.6 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 636 L internal
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(*) or 1x 1980 hp Rolls-Royce Vulture V,
or 1x 2210 hp Bristol Centaurus CE 4S, (**) with loaded weight (interceptor)
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 644 km/h at 4572 m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10600 m |
| Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
Range | 965 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | avionslegendaires.net | ||
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