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Hawker Harrier I
The Hawker Harrier was an experimental biplane torpedo bomber aircraft built by Hawker Aircraft to a specification issued in the 1920s for the RAF.
One built.
Specifications
Crew
Two
Length
29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Wingspan
46 ft 3 in (14.10 m)
Height
13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Wing area
496.8 sq ft (46.15 m2)
Empty weight
3,278 lb (1,487 kg)
Gross weight
5,656 lb (2,566 kg)
Fuel capacity
191 imp gal (229 US gal; 870 L)
Powerplant
1 × Bristol Jupiter VIII nine-cylinder geared radial engine, 583 hp (435 kW)
Propellers
2-bladed Watts wooden propeller, 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed
135 mph (217 km/h, 117 kn) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
Service ceiling
20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Time to altitude
18 min 30 s
Armament
Guns
1 × forward firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers gun
&
1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on Scarff ring in rear cockpit
Bombs
4× 250 lb (110 kg) GP bombs
Or
8× 112 lb (51 kg) bombs
Or
1× Type VIII 2,844 lb (1,290 kg) torpedo.
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