Hawker Sea Fury Aircraft
Sea Fury, Duxford 1997. Copyright: Chris Young | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
38 ft 4.75 in |
Length: |
34 ft 8 in |
Height: |
15 ft 10.5 in |
Wing Area: |
280 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
8,997 lb |
Normal Loaded: |
12,350 lb |
Performance | |
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 |
Web Sites | |
http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Hawker_Sea_Fury http://www.stringbag.flyer.co.uk/rnhf/tf956.htm http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/artifacts/aircraft/HawkerSeaFuryFB11.shtml |