Hawker Hurricane - Specifications (Hurricane Mk.IIC)

Specifications (Hurricane Mk.IIC)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.84 m)
  • Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 1½ in (4.0 m)
  • Wing area: 257.5 ft² (23.92 m²)
  • Empty weight: 5,745 lb (2,605 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 7,670 lb (3,480 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 8,710 lb (3,950 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 340 mph (547 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
  • Range: 600 mi (965 km)
  • Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,970 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,780 ft/min (14.1 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 29.8 lb/ft² (121.9 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)

Armament

  • Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk II cannons
  • Bombs: 2 × 250 or 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs

Read more about this topic:  Hawker Hurricane