HAWKER HECTOR

The Hector was developed as a two-seat army cooperation biplane based around a Hind-type fuselage, tail unit and landing gear and married to unswept biplane wings. A total of 178 were built for the RAF, entering service in 1937. These were stationed in the UK. Only a handful of Hectors were ever flown in anger, raiding German positions in occupied France in May 1940. Power was provided by a 600kW Napier Dagger IIIMS 24-cylinder H-type air-cooled and supercharged engine, giving a maximum speed of 301 km/h.

Specifications

Wingspan: 11.26 m

Length: 9.09 m

Height: 3.17 m

Wing area: 32.14 m

Weight, Empty: 1537 kg

Weight, Gross: 2227 kg

Cruising Speed: Unknown

Max Speed: 301 km/h

Service Ceiling: 7315 m

Power Plant:    one Napier Dagger III MS "H", 600kW

Armament: 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 2 x 51kg bombs