Hawker Zee Fury | |
|---|---|
| Betaalt | Uk |
| Période | Wereldoorlog |
| Type | jager |
| Beschrijving | Album 23 walk-around foto's van de "Hawker Sea Fury" jager |
Fotogalerij op een Hawker Sea Fury, The Overzeese 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 was de opvolger van de Hawker Typhoon en de Hawker Tempest. De Fury werd in 1942 ontworpen door de beroemde Sidney Camm als reactie op een aanbesteding van de Royal Air Force om de Tempest II te vervangen. Ontworpen als "een lichtere Tempest", gebruikte het, net als zijn voorganger, een semi-elliptische vleugel die aan het midden van de romp was vastgeklonken. De romp zelf was vergelijkbaar met die van de Tempest, maar volledig monocoque en met een verhoogde cockpit om de piloot beter zicht te bieden.
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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 |
| Fabrikant | Hawker Aircraft Limited |
| Bemanning | 1 Pilot (Trainer T.20 variant had 2) |
| Max Takeoff Weight | Approx. 5,670 kg (12,500 lb) |
| Spanwijdte | 11.7 m (38 ft 4¾ in) – Wings Folded for carrier storage |
| Krachtbron | 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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