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1943
1943 - 0116.PDF
FLIGHT JANUARY 14TH, 1943 AIRCRAFT OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN FORCES HAMPDENH ANDLEY PAGE, LTD., Gt. Britain. Twin-enginedmedium bomber in service with the RAF. Although they went into service early in the war, their defensive arma-ment was at first; inadequate and the type was grounded for a time for iraproye^nentj in .-this vital respect. Since thenthey have done yeoman service luid have recently been-adapted to carry torpedoes, with telling effect. Powered .by twoBristol Pegasus XVIFI nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engines, each of 9S0 h.p., with de Havilland c.s. airscrews, the Hamp-den's top speed is 265 m.p.h. at 15,500ft., cruising speed 217 rn ph. at 15,000ft., service, ceiling 22,700ft., and maximumrange about 2,000 miles. All-metal, flush-riveted, stressed- skin construction is employed. Dimensions :—Span 69ft. 2in.,length 53ft. 7111., height 14ft. nin., wing area 668 sq. ft. HELLDIVER SS.-WRIGHT CORP., U.S.A. Two-seater dive-bomberV-^ in service with the U.S. Navy. The official designation is SB2C-1. Powered by a 1,750 h.p. Wright double-rowCyclone 14 GR-2600-B5 geared and supercharged air-cobled ratlial engine with Curtiss fully-feathering c.s. airscrew. Thiscantilever all-metal monoplane carries on the name of '' Hell- diver " originally bestowed on the "Curtiss 77" biplaneor SBC-4. No performance figures nor armament details of the new Helldiver have yet been released for publication, butthe former can be taken as showing a substantial improvement. The bomb load is carried internally, and the total disposableload exceeds 3,000 lb. It is of all-metal construction with smooth Alclad skin. Dimensions:—Span 49ft. 8in., length35ft. 2in., height 16ft. 8in., wing area 422 sq. ft. HUDSONL (K K1IK1.O AIRCRAFT CORP., U.S.A. Twin-engjpedreconnaissance bomber in service with Coastal Command of the R.A.F. Strangely enough, this aircraft, although anAmerican prqduct, is not in operational service with either the U.S. Army Air Force or the U.S. Navy. An adaptationof the civil Lockheed 14 airliner, the Hudson was ordered in emergency. Since then many hundreds have been delivered byair and have proved outstandingly successful. Two 1,200 h.p. Wright Cyclones supply the power and a normal crew of fiveis carried. The latest version, the Hudson V, has a top speed of 2cS.) m.p.h. at 15,000ft., service ceiling 22,000ft., and a cruis-ing range of over 2,000 miles. Dimensions: Span 65ft. 6in., length ,j,(ft. 3111., height nit. ioin., wing area 551 sq. ft. HURRICANEH AWKER AIRCRAFT, LTD. Single-seater fighter in ser-vice with the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm. One of our most adaptable fighters, the Hurricane saw service in Europeand later shared with the Spitfire the honour of smashing the Luftwaffe bomber squadrons in the Battle of Britain. Poweredby increasingly efficient models of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the Hurricane has been adapted as a light bomber(the IIB) for low-level attacks across the Channel, as a four- cannon fighter (the IIC), for catapulting from merchant ships,and now as the Sea Hurricane for service on carriers. One version is armed with 12 Browning machine-guns as an alter-native to four 20 mm. cannon. Top speed is 355 m.p.h. at 18,500ft., and service ceiling 35,000ft. Dimensions: Span40ft., length 3Tft., height 13ft. rin., wing area 257J sq. ft. HORSA (Glider)A IRSPEED, LTD., Gt. Britain. Heavy glider transport inservice with the British Army. A high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. The fuselage and theleading portion of the wings forward of the spar are plywood covered, but the rest of the wings, and the tail unit, arefabric covered. The tailplane is mounted up on the fin. Entry is by large doors on both sides of the fuselage, and atricycle undercarriage is fitted—the first time a glider has been so equipped—and special shock absorbers are fitted tothe oleo legs to resist the impact of landings on rough ground. No information on weights, performance or the number oftroops carried may yet be published. Dimensions: Span SSft., length 67ft., height 21ft., wing area 1,148 sq. ft.
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