Hawker Sea Fury

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The Hawker Sea Fury is a British single-seat, carrier-capable fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1940s, renowned as one of the fastest piston-engined fighters ever built and used notably during the Korean War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-capable fighter aircraft
piston-engined fighter aircraft
single-seat fighter aircraft
aircraftCategory naval fighter
propeller-driven fighter
armament bombs
four 20 mm cannon
rockets
construction all-metal airframe
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
currentUse warbird and airshow aircraft
designedFor carrier operations
designer Sydney Camm
developedFrom Hawker Tempest design lineage
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine
enteredService 1947
era late piston-engined fighter era
firstFlight 1945
introduced late 1940s
launchCapability catapult-assisted takeoff
manufacturer Hawker Aircraft
notableEvent engaged MiG-15 jet fighters during the Korean War
notableFor being one of the fastest piston-engined fighters ever built
operator Iraqi Air Force
Pakistani Air Force
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Royal Netherlands Navy
powerplant Bristol Centaurus radial engine
primaryUser Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
propulsion single-engine, propeller-driven
recoveryCapability arrestor hook landing
role fighter
fighter-bomber
serviceEntryContext post-Second World War era
status retired from front-line military service
successorRole superseded by early jet fighters in front-line service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
topSpeed approximately 460 knots
approximately 740 km/h
undercarriage retractable tailwheel landing gear
usedFor fleet air defence
ground-attack missions
usedInConflict Korean War
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane


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