General Aircraft Hotspur - Specifications (Hotspur Mk II)

Specifications (Hotspur Mk II)

Data from The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 8 troops
  • Length: 39 ft (11.89 m)
  • Wingspan: 45 ft 10¾ in (13.99 m)
  • Height: 10 ft (3.05 m)
  • Wing area: 272 ft² (25.3 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,661 lb (753 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 3,598 lb (1,632 kg)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
  • Landing speed: 56 mph (90 km/h))
  • Range: 83 miles from a 20,000 ft release (134 km from a 6,100 m release)
  • Wing loading: 13.23 lb/ft² (64.6 kg/m²)

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