Hawker Hart - Specifications (Hart (Kestrel IB Powered Day Bomber))

Specifications (Hart (Kestrel IB Powered Day Bomber))

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.36 m)
• Height: 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
• Wing area: 349.5 ft² (32.5 m²)
• Airfoil: RAF 28
• Empty weight: 2,530 lb (1,150 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 4,596 lb (2,089 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Kestrel IB water-cooled V12 engine, 510 hp (380 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 161 kn (185 mph, 298 km/h) at 13,000 ft
• Stall speed: 39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h)
• Range: 374 nmi (430 mi, 692 km)
• Service ceiling: 22,800 ft (6,950 m)
• Wing loading: 13.2 lb/ft² (64.3 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.182 kW/kg)
  
• Climb to 10,000 ft 8 minutes, 30 seconds

Armament

• Guns: 1 × synchronised forward firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun, 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun on Scarff ring in rear cockpit.
• Bombs: Up to 500 lb (227 kg) bombs under wings.