Diecast Aircraft Information

MetalWings Diecast Aircraft Reference by Dauntless Aviation

Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Canopy slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Landing gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down.
Propeller is metal.
Extremely sought after by collectors.

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8650
Hurricane IIc "The Last of the Many!" PZ865,
1944

The Hawker Hurricane was the first British single-engine fighter and the first single wing aircraft
with retractable landing gear as well as an enclosed cockpit and 8 machine guns. The Hurricane
went into operational service in December 1937 with the RAF 111 Squadron. The Hurricane is
usually over looked as a major player in the BoB because of the Spitfire but 80% of the 1,792
German aircraft shot down were because of the Hurricane. There were 14,533 Hurricanes
produced in all variants.

Hurricane IIC PZ865 was completed in July 1944 as the last of 14,533 Hurricanes to be built and
was given the inscription “Last of the Many” that it wore for several years. PZ865 was retained by
the company for trial work. In 1950 PZ865 was given a civil registration of G-AMAU and in 1972
the aircraft was given to the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby where it was
refurbished and flies as 1944 HW840 / EG-S piloted by Canadian Flt J. Whalen DFC of the SEA
Command.

Specifications Hawker Hurricane IIC

Crew – 1

Dimensions
Length – 32 ft 3 in   (9.83 m)
Wingspan – 40 ft 0 in   (12.19 m)
Height – 13 ft 1.5 in   (4.0 m)

Weights
Empty – 5,745 lb   (2,605 kg)
Loaded – 7,670 lb   (3,480 kg)
Maximum Take-off – 8,710 lb   (3,950 kg)

Performance
Engine – 1 X rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp   (883 kW) @ 21,000 ft   (6,400
m)
Maximum Speed – 340 mph   (547 km/h) @ 21,000 ft   (6,400 m)
Rate Of Climb – 2,780 ft/min   (14.1 m/s)
Service Ceiling – 36,000 ft   (10,970 m)
Range – 600 mi   (965 km)

Armament
Guns – 4 X 20 mm   (.79 in) Hispano Mk II Cannons
Bombs – 2 X 250 or 500 lb   (110 or 230 kg)

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