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The '''Hawker Hurricane''' is a British single-seat fighter [[aircraft]]. | The '''Hawker Hurricane''' is a British single-seat fighter [[aircraft]]. | ||
It was used during the second world war, and although inferior to such planes as the ME-109, it could with its eight guns easily deal with the slower HE-111 bombers, the JU-87 dive bombers, and the so-called ME-110 "fighters. In the Battle of Britain, the ideal strategy was for the Hurricanes to go after these heavier planes, while the more nimble spitfires mixed with the ME-109's. The Hurricane was Britain's first fighter capable of speeds in excess of 300 mph. | |||
== Operation == | |||
=== Start-up === | |||
# Switch on both magnetos (press {, which = shift + [, and also }, which is shift + ]) | |||
# Increase throttle to one-third (press page-up 33 times) | |||
# Pump the primer 5-6 times, and neither more nor less than 5-6 times. | |||
# Press and hold ignition until the engine catches. | |||
=== Take off === | |||
==== For those of you with joysticks and rudder pedals ==== | |||
# Release parking brake | |||
# Full throttle | |||
# When the tail lifts off, stabilize the plane's yaw with the rudder pedals. Pull down on the stick and take off | |||
==== Everybody else ==== | |||
Same as above, '''BUT KEEP THE TAIL GLUED TO THE GROUND'''! | |||
==Related content== | ==Related content== | ||
===Comparable aircraft=== | ===Comparable aircraft=== | ||
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* [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | * [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | ||
* [[Supermarine Spitfire]] | * [[Supermarine Spitfire]] | ||
==== Everybody else ==== | |||
{{Hawker}} | {{Hawker}} | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 25 May 2015
Type | Single piston |
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Author(s) | Vivian Meazza |
FDM | YASim |
--aircraft= | hurricaneIIb |
Status | Early production |
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft. It was used during the second world war, and although inferior to such planes as the ME-109, it could with its eight guns easily deal with the slower HE-111 bombers, the JU-87 dive bombers, and the so-called ME-110 "fighters. In the Battle of Britain, the ideal strategy was for the Hurricanes to go after these heavier planes, while the more nimble spitfires mixed with the ME-109's. The Hurricane was Britain's first fighter capable of speeds in excess of 300 mph.
Operation
Start-up
- Switch on both magnetos (press {, which = shift + [, and also }, which is shift + ])
- Increase throttle to one-third (press page-up 33 times)
- Pump the primer 5-6 times, and neither more nor less than 5-6 times.
- Press and hold ignition until the engine catches.
Take off
For those of you with joysticks and rudder pedals
- Release parking brake
- Full throttle
- When the tail lifts off, stabilize the plane's yaw with the rudder pedals. Pull down on the stick and take off
Everybody else
Same as above, BUT KEEP THE TAIL GLUED TO THE GROUND!
Related content
Comparable aircraft
Everybody else
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