BRAND and MODEL
DE HAVILLAND DH.103 SEA HORNET
TYPE
Single-seat twin-engine naval fighter
ORIGIN
Great Britain
ENGINE
[F Mk 20]
Two 1,514 kw (2,030 hp) Rolls Royce Merlin 130 [port – right-hand rotation] and Merlin 131 [starboard – left-hand rotation] twelve-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 13.72 m (45 ft)
Length: 11.18 m (36 ft 8 in)
Width [wings folded]: 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.11 m (12 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 33.54 m² (361 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level: 643 km/h (400 mph)
Max speed at 5,715 m (18,750 ft): 741 km/h (461 mph)
Max speed at sea level with two 454 kg (1,000 lb) bombs: 528 km/h (328 mph)
Combat rate of climb in clean condition: 1,219 m/min (4,000 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 11,185 m (36,700 ft)
Range on internal fuel at 428 km/h (266 mph): 1,850 km (1,150 miles)
Range with two 910 litre (200 Imp gal) drop tanks and 15 minutes allowance for combat: 3,113 km (1,934 miles)
Empty weight: 5,307 kg (11,700 lb)
Loaded weight: 8,278 kg (18,250 lb)
PHOTO
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