Hawker Sea Fury | |
|---|---|
| Pays | UK |
| Période | Seconde guerre mondiale |
| Type | Chasseur |
| Description | Album de 23 photos walk-around du chasseur «Hawker Sea Fury» |
Galerie photo sur un Hawker Sea Fury, Le Sea Fury était un chasseur britannique développé pour la Royal Navy par le constructeur Hawker-Siddeley durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il fut le dernier appareil à hélice de la Royal Navy, l’un des plus rapides monomoteurs à pistons jamais construit, et le dernier chasseur à hélice à abattre un avion à réaction. Le Hawker Fury fut le successeur du Hawker Typhoon et du Hawker Tempest. Le Fury fut conçu en 1942 par le célèbre Sidney Camm en réponse à un appel d’offres émis par la Royal Air Force visant à remplacer le Tempest II. Conçu comme « un Tempest en plus léger », il utilisait comme son aîné une aile semi-elliptique rivetée au centre du fuselage. Le fuselage lui-même était similaire à celui du Tempest, mais totalement monocoque et avec un cockpit surélevé afin de fournir une meilleure visibilité au pilote.
Source: Hawker Sea Fury sur Wikipedia
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The Hawker Sea Fury was a British carrier-borne fighter-bomber developed during World War II, though it entered service shortly after the war ended. It was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy and is considered one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.
Key Specifications (Sea Fury FB.11)
| Feature | Detail (FB.11 Variant) |
|---|---|
| Role | Carrier-based Fighter-Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft Limited |
| Crew | 1 Pilot (Trainer T.20 variant had 2) |
| Max Takeoff Weight | Approx. 5,670 kg (12,500 lb) |
| Wingspan | 11.7 m (38 ft 4¾ in) – Wings Folded for carrier storage |
| Powerplant | 1 × Bristol Centaurus 18-cylinder radial engine, ~2,480 hp |
| Maximum Speed | Approx. 740 km/h (460 mph) at 5,500 m (18,000 ft) |
| Main Armament | 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons (wing-mounted) |
| External Ordnance | Up to 908 kg (2,000 lb) of bombs or 16 × 3 inch rockets |
Operational History Highlights
The Sea Fury had a distinguished, albeit short, front-line career, most notably:
- Korean War: It was heavily used by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for ground attack and interdiction sorties.
- Jet Kill: On August 9, 1952, a Sea Fury FB.11, flown by Lieutenant Peter Carmichael, famously shot down a Soviet-built MiG-15 jet fighter, a rare event for a propeller aircraft in the jet age.
- Final Piston Fighter: It was the last piston-engined fighter to serve in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm before being replaced by early jet fighters like the Hawker Sea Hawk.
Air Racing: Heavily modified Sea Furies remain extremely popular and successful participants in modern air races, such as the Reno Air Races, often setting speed records for piston-powered aircraft.
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