| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| First flight on. | 1936 |
| Retired on. | The 2 aircraft that were built for the Persian Air Force lived out the second world war and entered the Cold War. They had been scrapped by the time of the Ayatollah Khomani's Islamic revolution. Some civil warbirds remaine. |
| Major contractor(s) | Hawker Aircraft Ltd and Canadian Car and Foundry. |
| Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | No. |
| Flight ceiling | 36,000 ft (10,970 m) |
| Top speed. | 340 mph (547 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) |
| VTOL. | No. |
| Range | 600 mi (965 km) |
| Crew | 1 |
| Nationality(s). | British\Canadian |
| Class. | Fighter |
| Rate of climb | 2,780 ft/min (14.1 m/s) |
| Links | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane |
Hawker Hurricane - The Pilots View
Hawker Hurricane - The Pilots View.
Wartime colour photo of Hurricane IIC BE500 flown by Sqn Ldr Denis Smallwood of 87 Sqn in overall RDM2 ("Special Night") scheme and used on intruder operations 1941-1942.
