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Hawker Fury
Fighter · UK · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Hawker Fury is a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was a fast, agile aircraft, and the first interceptor in RAF service faster than 200 mph (320 km/h) in level flight. It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- UK
- Status
- Retired
- Engine
- 1× liquid-cooled V12 engine
- Thrust / Power
- 640 hp
- Length (ft)
- 26
- Wingspan (ft)
- 30
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 2734
- MTOW (lb)
- 3609
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 29500
- Range (mi)
- 270
- Max Speed (mph)
- 223
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers Mk IV machine guns with 600 rpg