What was the first fighter aircraft to go 200mph?
The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.
General characteristicsCrew: OneLength: 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)Wing area: 250 ft (23.2 m)Empty weight: 2,734 lb (1,240 kg)Loaded weight: 3,609 lb (1,637 kg)Powerplant: 1 Rolls-Royce Kestrel IV V12 engine, 640 hp (477 kW)
PerformanceMaximum speed: 223 mph at 16,500 ft (360 km/h at 5,030 m)Range: 270 mi (435 km)Service ceiling: 29,500 ft (8,990 m)Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)Wing loading: 14.4 lb/ft (21.5 kg/m)Power/mass: 0.177 hp/lb (0.291kW/kg)
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