Product Information
ESM / KMP Hawker Hurricane ARF Wingpsan 82 inches (2.1m) includes Landing Gear set Combo with Retracts
Landing Gear Set combo version
Part # B034
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Hawker Hurricane
Specifications
Wingspan: 82"
Length: 63"
Wing area: 965 sq.in
Flight weight: 16 lbs
Radio: 6ch & 8servos
Engine: 28 - 40cc petrol engine
front opening of the cowl: L 194mm x W 150mm
Construction: Epoxy resin fiberglass fuse and balsa built -up wing
Wing Covering Material: Covering, painted, decals applied and clear coated. The aircraft has a beautiful flat, non-glossy finish. This is superior to glossy covering materials. The covering material is a brand name covering which has a special paint adherant layer. The covering goes on clear, and is then primed and painted, then clearcoated.
This kit includes the Retractable landing gear set with oleo struts, alloy wheels. The retracts are generation 5 Air up/air down retracts, and incorporate all of the latest design improvements.
Kit with Landing gear set combo is $1,193 AUD inc GST.
History:
The hurricane was designed in response to an Air Ministry request for a design to utilize the new Rolls Royce Merlin engine. After the design was rejected as 'too conventional' by the air ministry, the design was continued as a private venture. To keep costs low, Hawker used many parts from existing aircraft, which is why the Hurricane looks so similar to the Hawker Fury; it is essentially a monoplane version. The aircraft first took to the sky in November of 1935.
Despite being obsolescent at the time of its design, the Hurricane ended up being a highly successful design with more than 14000 made, with almost 10% made in Canada (notably in Thunder Bay, where KMP is based).
Despite being considered obsolescent, the Hurricane provided the defense of England during the Battle of Britain alongside the more famous Supermarine Spitfire. Despite the enduring image of the Spitfire as the aircraft which won the battle of Britain, the Hurricane actually scored more kills: 1,593 out of the 2,739 total claimed. This was in part to its design. The Hurricane's close arrangement of 4 .303 calibre machineguns in each wing meant a closer convergence point when fired. This was useful against the heavier and more armoured German He-111 and JU-88 bombers. In combat with fighter aircraft, this was a less useful advantage, and the other aspects such as speed, climbing and diving rates and turning radius were more important, in which the Hurricane was not as capable. Still, the Hurricane was a durable and effective fighter instrumental in the defense of England.
After the Battle of Britain, the aircraft was sent to other theatres, such as North Africa, the defese of Malta and Indo-China. The RAF also trained Russian pilots on the hurricane, and thousands were sent to aid Russian forces from the German invasion.
