RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Museum - Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Bill Maloney 3/5/2010 |
Hawker Hurricanes at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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Another Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH | A Hawker Hurricane Mk IV at the Vintage Wings of Canada Aviation Museum in Gatnineau, Quebec, Canada |
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada | A Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario |
Length: 32 feet, 3 inches
Wingspan: 40 feet
Height: 13 feet, 1 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 5,658 Max Takeoff - 7,200lbs
Max Speed: 340mph at 18,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 238mph
Range: 460 miles
Service Ceiling: 35,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 117 gallons
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin XX V-12 1,185 hp
Armament:
Twelve .303 Browning maching guns
Two 250lb underwing bombs
First Flight : November 6, 1935
Cost: $50,000
This particular Hawker Hurricane is a very highly detailed fiberglas replica.
Here is some period Hawker Hurricane Youtube video with some gun camera footage at the end. This more current Youtube Hawker Hurricane video shows a museum Hurricane starting, doing a 6 minute run up, then taking off from a grass strip and doing a low level flyby. One more Hawker Hurricane Youtube video shows a Hurricane taxxiing, taking off and doing flybys at the Geneseo air show in New York state. Notice how quickly the gear comes up.
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