Hawker Sea Fury Aircraft

Sea Fury, Duxford 1997. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft, Ltd

First Flight:

1 September 1944

F.2/43 Fury:

4 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston and Langley

N.7/43 Naval Fury:

3 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston and Langley

Sea Fury F.X:

50 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury FB.11:

616 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury two seat Trainer:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury T.20:

60 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury F.50:

22 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Iragi Fury:

55 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Iragi Fury Trainer:

5 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury 60:

93 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury T.61:

5 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Egyptian Sea Fury:

12 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Langley

Sea Fury FB.51:

23 - Fokker, Netherlands

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Sea Fury FB.11

Type:

Single seat naval fighter or photographic reconnaissance monoplane

Wing:

All metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. Outer planes fold upwards

Fuselage:

All metal structure

Tail Unit:

All metal cantilever structure. Pre stretched metal covering over all surfaces

Landing Gear:

Retractable tail wheel type

Power Plant:

One 2,470 hp Bristol Centaurus 18 eighteen cylinder two row radial sleeve valve air cooled engine driving a five blade constant speed metal airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilots cockpit over wing wing one piece blown canopy

Armament:

Four 20 mm British Hispano Mk.5 cannon mounted two in each wing. Racks below wings for two 500 lb bombs, or twelve 3 in or 5 in rocket projectiles

Span:

38 ft 4.75 in

Length:

34 ft 8 in

Height:

15 ft 10.5 in

Wing Area:

280 sq ft

Empty:

8,997 lb

Normal Loaded:

12,350 lb

Max Speed:

450 mph at 20,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

4,320 ft per minute

Service Ceiling:

35,800 ft

Range:

1,040 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Sea Fury FB.11:

G-BUCM - The Fighter Collection, Duxford Aerodrome - Restoration WJ231 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display

Fury ISS:

G-CBEL - Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth - Airworthy

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