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About the aircraft Hawker Sea Fury |
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| Introduced: October 1945 |
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Manufacturer: Hawker
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Weight:Empty: 12,500 lbs ( 5,670 kg)
Gross: 21,000 lbs ( 9,525 kg) |
Dimensions:
Span: 38 ft 4 ½ in (11.71 m)
Length: 34 ft 8 in (10.56 m)
Height 15 ft 10 ½ in (4.82 m)
Wing Area: 280 sq ft ( 26.01 sq m)
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| Role: Fighter-bomber |
| Crew: One pilot |
Engine: One 2,480 hp Bristol Centaurus
18 radial engine |
Performance:
Max Speed: 460 mph (740 km/h)
Cruising Speed: 270 mph (435 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,970 m)
Range: 1,250 mi (2,012 km)
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Armament:
Four 20mm cannon plus provisions for 12 x 60 lb (27 kg) rockets or
two 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
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| Camouflage: See drawing |
Primary users:
Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Pakistan Air Force
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| Source: |
| /www.rcaf.com/aircraft/fighters/seafury |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Fury |
| More Information: |
| /www.rcaf.com/aircraft/fighters/seafury |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Fury |
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| Photo from Canada's Air Force |
| The Sea Fury was a single-seat carrier-borne fighter-bomber with a maximum speed of 460 m.p.h., range of 700 miles (or 1,040 miles with two 90-gallon drop tanks), and with four fixed 20mm guns in its wings and provisions for 12 60lb rocket projectiles or two 1,000lb bombs below the wings. |
| Variants |
Sea Fury F 10
Single-seat fighter version for the Royal Navy.
Sea Fury FB 11
Single-seat fighter-bomber for the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Canadian Navy.
Sea Fury T 20
Two-seat training version for the Royal Navy.
Sea Fury F 50
Single-seat fighter version for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Sea Fury FB 51
Single-seat fighter-bomber version for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Sea Fury FB 60
Single-seat fighter-bomber version for the Pakistan Air Force.
Sea Fury T 61
Two-seat training version for the Pakistan Air Force.
Fury I
Single-seat land-based fighter version for the Iraqi Air Force. Unofficially known as the Baghdad Fury, 55 built.
Fury Trainer
Two-seat training version for the Iraqi Air Force, five built. |
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