Hawker Hurricane XII Aircraft Data
Photo ID 64990 by Niels Roman / VORTEX-images. Private Historic Aircraft Collection Hawker Hurricane XII, G HURI
The Canadian Car & Foundry Company Ltd of Montreal began production at their Fort William plant (now Thunder Bay, Ontario) of the Hurricane Mk.I on receipt of an Air Ministry order on 4 January 1939. Production started with the construction of 140 Mk.I aircraft. These machines were fitted with Rolls Royce-built Merlin II engines and later with the Merlin III.

In early 1940, the first Canadian-built Hurricane (a Mk.1 with Rolls Royce Merlin III) made her first flight. The first Hurricanes from Canada started to arrive in the United Kingdom in June 1940.

The Mk.XI and XII were the final Canadian Hurricane marks, powered by Packard Merlin 28 and 29 respectively. Of the Mk.XII three different variants, depending on wing armament configuration were produced:
XIIA: eight Browning machine guns.
XIIB: twelve Browning machine guns.
XIIC: four 20mm cannons.



Depending on the source, the total number of Hurricanes of all Canadian marks produced by CC&F varies from 1,204 (The Hawker Hurricane, F.K. Mason, Bourne, 1987) to 1,223 aircraft (British Military Aircraft Serials 1912-1966, B. Robertson, 1966 and British Military Aircraft Serials 1878-1987, B. Robertson, Earl Shilton, 1987). Other sources on the internet quote a numer as high as 1,451 aircraft.
  • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
  • First Flight:
  • Initial Service Date:
  • No. Built: 0
  • No. In Service: 0
  • No. of Hardpoints: 0
  • Crew: 1

Power:

Packard Merlin 29 at 1,300 hp

Weapons:

Mk.XIIA: eight Browning 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns.
Mk.XIIB: twelve Browning 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns.
Mk.XIIC: four 20mm cannon.

The introduction of a universal wing allowed the use of combinations of armament.

Dimensions:

Length: 32ft 2,25 in.
Wing Span: 40ft 0 in.
Wing Area: 258 sq.ft
Height: 12ft 11,5 in.
Empty Weight: 4,743 lbs
Max. Weight: 6,218 lbs
Internal Fuel: 577 lbs

Performance:

Max. Speed: 260 mph
Service Ceiling: 33,400 ft.
Max. Range: 525 nm

Operators:

Canada
India
Sovjet Union
United Kingdom

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