jewelry I found a little looking around, the Hurricane in all its glory, some photos of 111 ° Sq., The first to have it. With its thin nose, his wooden propeller fixed pitch and without the fin tail wheel, to me, is the most beautiful of all.Speak, as not of Jurricane we have discussed and discussed quite often on the bus on the way to school, or simply because it is, sitting quietly at home. And from these photos that accompanyabandoned his post.
you going to find those pictures some curious, from a two-seater trainer Iranian a biplane version of Hurricane , designed to ferry flights , the prototype ... Can you guess which is which? In his day
posted an article about him in Sandglass Patrol's website to reproduce here below (but I always will recommend that you take a peek through the web, maybe encontréis this and other articles or videos ...)
Hawker Hurricane Hurricane's Channel
The Hurricane was the first British fighter "Modern & rdquo ;, but lacked a metallic coating that would help to withstand the flight, as later machines such as the Supermarine Spitfire.
The original design was created as a private venture, and offered many advantages over the biplane fighters, common until then, in 1934 wrote a specification for a fighter on it. The first prototype flewin November 1935 and revealed to be a mix of features "modern" (such as being a low-wing monoplane cantilever retractable landing gear or enclosed cab) and a structure whose concept was already obsolete ( structure of light alloy tubing covered with fabric, as if a Fokker of the First World War they were ...). This latter feature facilitates the rapid construction and repair, but limited the development potential of this device.
The Hurricane MkI went into service in December 1937 with an armament of eight machine guns of 7.69mm Colt-Browning and a Rolls Royce Merlinof 1030HP, with a wooden propeller, and two bladed fixed pitch, lack of armor and self-sealing tanks, which would be added later.
The MkI was a vital weapon in the British rearmament of the 30's. In this first phase of 600 units ordered to quickly equip units RAF fighter when triggered For 2GM on September 1, 1939, production had grown rapidly and had already to 497 operating units in 18 squadrons based in the British Isles.
After the German invasion of France, the RAF lost 200 Hurricanes. But for fourndo began fighting on home soil, the Battle of Britain, Fighter Command had already been re-equipped. At the height of the battle, the 32 squadrons of Hurricane (compared with 18 Spitfire, but fame in the Battle of Britain will go to the hunting of Supermarine, the work was done by the noble Hurricane) played a role in containing the hitherto invincible Luftwaffe. In August of 1940 had left the production lines of 2300 copies. Continued development and other versions were made, succeeding even as ground attack aircraft.
Prototype flight
During the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane MKI flew the Merlin II or III and a helix, or DH Rotolo, metal three-blade constant speed. The 3164 British production of equipment was completed by 140 Mk.X (Mk.I Canadian manufacturing) and the few produced by Belgium and Yugoslavia prior to their respective renditions. Originally the Mk.I had a two-bladed propeller, which was replaced, as already seen, by a more modern, had no self-sealing tanks or armor. In 1939 it was equipped with the new propeller, metallic coating on the wings &; Ndash, instead of fabric, "self-sealing tanks, armor ... During the Battle of Britain shot down ... more than 1500 enemy aircraft confirmed!, and in 1940 was equipped to participate in the war in the desert ... The Mk.II
adopted the Merlin XX 1280HP with a two-speed compressor, and better protection. The new engine was longer, so they needed to redesign its bench, which was reinforced, and was also reinforced landing gear. 6656 were built in the UK, in several variants, such as the Mk.II 7.69 with 8 machine guns, the Mk.IIB with twelve machine guns and racksto carry bombs or droppable fuel tanks, the Mk.IIC, based on the B but with four 20mm Hispano cannons and Mk.I, equipped with two 40mm Vickers cannon kickback was such that ostensibly braking device-, two 7.69 machine guns and extra armor for his role as anti-tank aircraft. Canadian production totaled 937 Hurricane Mk.X, XI and XII (equivalent to I, II and III but with Merlin engines built under license by Packard).
The Mk.III was the British designation Mk.II equipped with the Merlin engine built under license by the Packard. It was never made under this designation. CH
TMLXC The Mk.IV (at the beginning it was known as Mk.II), which was built 2575 with Merlin 24 or 27 and a wing 1620HP "universal" mounting admitting any combination of weapons (the A, B, C or D), 159kg of extra armor, with respect to the Mk.II and ability to load not only bombs, but also rockets Head 76mm 27kg explosive. Maximum speed: 502km / h. Range: 790Km.
Mk.V: equipped with the Merlin 27 or 32 with augmented takeoff power. Had the same weapons that Mk.IV. Only two were built.
The lack of aircraft for the Royal Navy embarked hizor to develop a version navalized the Hurricane (Hurricane Sea) and also occurred in the Spitfire or the Gloster Gladiator, making 825 in Sea Hurricanes Hurricane Mk.I and II ...
Types (click on image to enlarge)
naval version
catapult launch SeaHurricane in
Mk.II: navalized version of the Hurricane II, Hook of landing and naval radio, but not prepared for launches from catapult.
Mk.XIIA Canadian naval Mk conversion, XII. Hooked
Hurricane II: Hurricane II ground and fitted with hooks of landing for aircraft used in training dummies
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