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Sopwith Camel:Introduction
The Sopwith Camel was the most famous British Fighter Aeroplane in World War One.It was Camel because of its hump shaped thing covering the machine guns.It shot down more planes than any other Allied Fighter Plane.The Sopwith Aviation Company created this plane to replace the Sopwith Pup.It was a biplane with two synchronised vickers macine guns. It was very maneuverable but hard to handle. Its top speed was 115mph and it had a ceiling of 21,000 feet. -
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Kingston Aviation History
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Hawker Fury:First Flight and Introduction
25th March 1931 is the date of the Hawker Fury's First Flight.The Hawker Fury was a fighter biplane first flown in 1931. The plane was renamed from the Hornet to the Fury as the Air Ministry wanted a namne that 'reflected ferocity'. It carried two Vickers Mk.4 machine guns. It had a top speed of 223mph, and improvement on the 115mph of the Camel. it also had a service ceiling of 29,000 feet, an improvement on the 21,000 feet of the Camel. -
The Hawker Hurricane (Prototype)First Flight
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Hawker Hurricane:Intrduction and Mechanism
They say that Hawker Hurricane was the best plane in the battle of Britain.It carried 4 Hispano Mk.II cannons and up to 2 25lb or 500lb bombs.It had a top speed of 340mph, a huge improvement on the 223mph of the Fury. Its guns were encased in the wing so did not need to be synchronised. It was also made of better materials in the form of light metal. -
Supermarine Spitfire:First Flight
The date 5th March 1936 is the day that the Supermarine Spitfire first went to the air. -
Hawker Hunter:First Flight
20th July 1951 is the day the Hawker Hunter first flew. -
Hawker Hunter:Mechanism and Usefulness
The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with 21 other air forces; In 1953 the prototype broke the world air speed record which was achieving 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h). -
Hawker Siddeley Harrier:First Flight
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Hawker Siddeley Harrier:Info
The Harrier is typically used as a ground attack aircraft, though its manoeuvrability also allows it to effectively engage other aircraft at short ranges.[37] The Harrier is powered by a single Pegasus turbofan engine mounted in the fuselage. The engine is fitted with two intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated: two for the bypass flow and two for the jet exhaust. Several smaller reaction nozzles are also fitted, in the nose, tail and wingtips, for the purpose of ba
