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Hawker Osprey

 

Osprey I

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Osprey I fighter-reconnaissance 11/1932 - 1935 37 5/1939 Kestrel IIS (590 h. p.)
Osprey II 14 interchangeable wheels / floats, many served as seaplanes
Osprey III 52 minor alterations, many served as seaplanes
Osprey IV 26 Kestrel V, many served as seaplanes

 

Modification

Osprey IV

Wing span, m

11.28

Length, m

8.94

Height, m

3.17

Wings area, m2

31.50

Empty mass, kg

1545

Full flying-off mass, kg

2245

Engine 1 Rolls-Royce Kestrel V
Power, h. p. 640
Maximal speed, km/h 279
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 750
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 7165
Complement 2
Armament 1 õ 7.7 Vickers MG, 1 õ 7.7 Lewis MG, 227 kg bombs

Osprey

 

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