Hawker Hurricane

영국군의 주력기종으로 활약한 단좌 전투기 호커 허리케인9Hawker Hurricane)이다.
스핏화이어와 함께 영국의 하늘을 지켜낸 전투기이다.
Hawker Hurricane 단 800 대로  3500 대가 넘는 루프트바페 전투기와 폭격기들의 공격을 막아 낸 영국 항공전의 주역이다.
4문의 히스파노 수이자 20mm 기관포를 장착하여 강한화력을 지녔다.

Hawker Hurricane Specifications(제원)

The Hawker Hurricane was the first fighter monoplane to join the Royal Air Force and the first combat aircraft adopted by that arm capable of exceeding 300 m.p.h. in level flight. The Hurricane shouldered the lion's share of Britain's defense during the " Battle of Britain".
Specifications:
Hawker Hurricane II B
Dimensions:
Wing span: 40 ft. 0 in. (12.19 m)
Length: 32 ft. 3 in. (9.82 m)
Height: 8 ft. 9 in. (2.66 m)
Weights:
Empty: 5,658 lb (2,566 kg)
Operational: 8,470 lb. (3,841 kg) with two 500-lb. bombs.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 340 m.p.h. (547 km/h) @ 21,000 ft. (6,400 m) clean
320 m.p.h. (514 km/h) @ 19,700 ft. (6,004 m) with two 250-lb. bombs
307 m.p.h. (494 km/h) @ 19,500 ft. (5,943 m) with two 500-lb. bombs
Service Ceiling: 40,000 ft. (12,192 m); clean
33,000 ft. (10,058 m); with 500-lb. bomb load.
Range: 460 miles (740 km) at 178 mph (286 km/h) normal fuel.
920 miles (1,480 km) with two 44 gallon auxiliary tanks.
Powerplant:
One Rolls-Royce Merlin XX twelve-cylinder 60 deg. Vee liquid-cooled engine
rated at 1,280 h.p. (954 kw) @ take-off and
1,850 h.p. (1,379 kw) @ 21,000 ft. (6,400 m).
Armament:
Twelve 0.303-in. browning machine-guns and two 250-lb. or 500-lb. bombs or eight rocket projectile

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