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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
carrier-capable fighter aircraft
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piston-engined fighter aircraft → single-seat fighter aircraft → |
| aircraftCategory |
naval fighter
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propeller-driven fighter → |
| armament |
bombs
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four 20 mm cannon → rockets → |
| construction |
all-metal airframe
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| crew |
1
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| currentUse |
warbird and airshow aircraft
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| designedFor |
carrier operations
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| designer |
Sydney Camm
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| developedFrom |
Hawker Tempest design lineage
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| engineType |
air-cooled radial piston engine
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| enteredService |
1947
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| era |
late piston-engined fighter era
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| firstFlight |
1945
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| introduced |
late 1940s
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| launchCapability |
catapult-assisted takeoff
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| manufacturer |
Hawker Aircraft
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| notableEvent |
engaged MiG-15 jet fighters during the Korean War
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| notableFor |
being one of the fastest piston-engined fighters ever built
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| operator |
Iraqi Air Force
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Pakistani Air Force → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Canadian Navy → Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm → Royal Netherlands Navy → |
| powerplant |
Bristol Centaurus radial engine
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| primaryUser |
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
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| propulsion |
single-engine, propeller-driven
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| recoveryCapability |
arrestor hook landing
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| role |
fighter
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fighter-bomber → |
| serviceEntryContext |
post-Second World War era
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| status |
retired from front-line military service
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| successorRole |
superseded by early jet fighters in front-line service
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| tailConfiguration |
conventional tail
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| topSpeed |
approximately 460 knots
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approximately 740 km/h → |
| undercarriage |
retractable tailwheel landing gear
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| usedFor |
fleet air defence
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ground-attack missions → |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
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| wingConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hawker Aircraft
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Sydney Camm → Sydney Camm → |
designed |
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Hawker Aircraft
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Hawker Siddeley → |
notableProduct |
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Sydney Camm
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notableWork |
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Supermarine Seafire
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successor |