Hawker

Hawker Hotspur

Turret fighter

  • First flight1938
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2 (pilot & gunner)
Length
10.02 m (32 ft 10.5 in)
Wingspan
12.34 m (40 ft 6 in)
Height
4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
510 km/h (316 mph, 275 kn)
Service ceiling
8,500 m (28,000 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin II V-12 inline piston engine (1,030 hp / 768 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in a Boulton-Paul turret., 1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in nose