Collection highlight
Hawker Hurricane XII
Highlights
- A single-seater, U.K.-designed fighter aircraft developed for the RAF before the Second World War
- Among the most versatile fighter aircraft of its time, it flew over more fronts than any other British fighter aircraft
- Played a significant role in the Battle of Britain (July to October 1940)
- Developed during the 1930s, shares some of the same technology as the Spitfire (although designed separately); the Spitfire boasts a higher top-speed due to its narrower wings
- Between 1939 and 1943, Canadian Hurricane production was supervised by Elsie MacGill, world’s first female aeronautical engineer
- First flight was on November 6th, 1936
Artifact No.: 1967.0664
Manufacturer: Canadian Car and Foundry Company Ltd.
Manufacturer Location: Canada
Manufacture Date: 1942
Acquisition Date: 1964
Registration Number: 5584 (RCAF)
Current location
Second World War Exhibition, Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Provenance
Transfer from the Royal Canadian Air Force
Built in Canada by Canadian Car & Foundry Limited in 1942, this Hurricane is one of five known to have remained in Canada, and one of six Canadian-built examples known to exist. From 1942 until 1943, it served as a training aircraft in Winnipeg. Between 1943 and 1946, it was reassigned to various squadrons and stored at different locations across Canada. It was transferred to the RCAF’s historic aircraft collection at Rockcliffe airport in February 1964.
Technical information
- Wing span
- 12.2 m (40 ft)
- Length
- 9.8 m (32 ft 3 in)
- Height
- 4 m (13 ft 1 1/2 in)
- Weight, empty
- 2,259 kg (4,982 lb)
- Weight, gross
- 3,023 kg (6,665 lb)
- Cruising speed
- 332 km/h (206 mph)
- Max speed
- 531 km/h (330 mph)
- Rate of climb
- 768 m (2,520 ft) /min
- Service ceiling
- 10,970 m (36,000 ft)
- Range, with external tanks
- 782 km (486 mi)
- Power plant
- one Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin 29, 1,300 hp, Vee engine
