Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Hawker Hurricane
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1944
Quantity
14,487
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1935
- Service Entry Year1937
- Crew1
- Primary Rolefighter aircraft
- Generationfirst generation monoplane fighter
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelRolls‑Royce Merlin
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance10MOD.10
- Top Speed540 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.44 Mach
- Cruise Speed460 km/h
- Stall Speed150 km/h
- Service Ceiling10,972.8 m
- Ferry Range1,600 km
- Combat Radius600 km
- Rate of Climb14.122 m/s
- G-Limit7
- Takeoff Run300 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length9.96 m
- Wingspan12.19 m
- Height3.81 m
- Wing Area23.923
- Empty Weight5.8 kg
- Loaded Weight7.3 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight8.5 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload1 kg
- Internal Gun4 × Hispano Mk II cannon
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth8MOD.8
- Radarnone (early marks)
- AESA RadarNo
- Stealth / Low ObservableNo
- IRSTNo
- Electronic Warfare SuiteNo
- Helmet-Mounted SightNo
- Tactical DatalinkNo
- Targeting PodNo
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built14,487
- Operators30
- Variants10
▲Service History2MOD.2
- Retirement Year1960
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1944Production ended
89
years in service
7
years in production
14,487
units produced
25
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Operator Countries26country
AustraliaACTIVE
BelgiumACTIVE
CanadaACTIVE
Czech RepublicACTIVE
EgyptACTIVE
FinlandACTIVE
FranceACTIVE
GermanyACTIVE
GreeceACTIVE
IndiaACTIVE
IranACTIVE
IrelandACTIVE
ItalyACTIVE
JapanACTIVE
Kingdom of the NetherlandsACTIVE
LatviaACTIVE
New ZealandACTIVE
NorwayACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
PortugalACTIVE
RomaniaACTIVE
SerbiaACTIVE
South AfricaACTIVE
TurkeyACTIVE
United KingdomACTIVE
RussiaRETIRED 06 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
149AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS5INTERWAR PERIOD · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS428UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS15PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
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