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Sea Hurricane IIC

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Hurricat (Sea Hurricane IA) fighter early1941 - 10/1941 few late 1941 without arresting gear, Rolls-Royce Merlin III (1030 h.p.), 8 x 7.7 MG
Sea Hurricane IB fighter - bomber 7/1941 - 2/1942 circa 300 9/1944 arresting gear
Hooked Hurricane II fighter - bomber late 1941 25 Rolls-Royce Merlin 20 (1280 h. p.), lengthened hull
Sea Hurricane IC fighter-bomber 2/1942 - summer 1943 circa 250 - 450 lengthened wings, 4 x 20 guns
Sea Hurricane IIC fighter-bomber 5/1942 - summer 1943 81 catapulting gear absent
Sea Hurricane XIIA fighter-bomber 1943 - 1944 50 Rolls-Royce Merlin 29 (1300 h. p.), 12 x 7.7 MG

 

Modification

Sea Hurricane IIC

Wing span, m

12.19

Length, m

9.83

Height, m

3.99

Wings area, m2

23.92

Empty mass, kg

2600

Full flying-off mass, kg

3500

Engine 1 Rolls-Royce Merlin 20
Power, h. p. 1280
Maximal speed, km/h 530
Cruise speed, km/h 476
Flying range, km 740
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 9500
Complement 1
Armament 4 x 20 Hispano guns, 454 kg bombs (2 õ 227-kg)

Sea Hurricane IA

 

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