Hawker Hotspur Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
14 June 1938 |
Hotspur: |
1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker Hotspur |
Type: |
Turret fighter to specification F.9/35 based on Henley design |
Wing: |
Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing of two spar metal construction with stressed metal skin. Fabric covered ailerons |
Fuselage: |
Rectangular structure of steel and aluminium alloy tubing, faired to an oval section, and covered forward with metal panels and aft with fabric over light wooden formers |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane type. All metal framework with fabric covering. Single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable type. Gear hinged to front spar and retract inwards and slightly backwards. Non retractable tail wheel |
Power Plant: |
One 1,025 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine in the nose driving a three blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Enclosed cockpit for pilot above wing with turret for gunner aft |
Armament: |
None fitted but provision for single forward firing Vickers in nose with four Browning machine guns in turret |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
40 ft 6 in |
Length: |
32 ft 10.5 in |
Height: |
13 ft 10 in |
Wing Area: |
261.6 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
5,800 lb |
Loaded: |
7,650 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
316 mph |
Climb: |
10.5 min to 15,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
28,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/1961.htm http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/HAWKER%20HOTSPUR.htm |