Hurricane Mk.IIB

Frank Riera
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb
HL795, No.274 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Specifications (Hurricane Mk.IIB)

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: 331 mph (530 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) [N 11]
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: 8 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
Bombs: 2 × 250 or 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs