Hawker Hurricane MK1
The Hawker Hurricane saw service with the British Expeditionary Force in the dark years of 1938 and 1939. A very different machine to the one that was to fight the Battle of Britain, early Hurricanes sported fabric wings and a two-blade wooden propeller. Following the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, many improvements were made to the Hawker design from lessons learned in combat with the new German Messerschmitts.
Not the least of these was the fitting of a 3-blade variable pitch, constant speed propeller. This would come from Rotol or DeHavilland, depending on supplies available at the time of manufacture.
Improvements were made to the Merlin power plant and greater protection for the pilot came in the form of armoured windscreens and heavy armour plating behind the seat.
Wings were now skinned in metal and improved radio equipment was installed in the fuselage.
The rugged design had proved itself over and over in the Battle for France and it could take enormous punishment. This was due mainly to the fabric covering of the fuselage which was retained and allowed high velocity cannon shells to pass through without inflicting damage to critical components. The eight Browning machine guns, built under license by BSA, stayed as the standard armament of the Hurricane Mk1.
Lacking the “cleaner” look of the cockpit of its counterpart, the Spitfire, the Hurricane’s “office” appeared cluttered and had no floor so that the complex framework was exposed. A legacy of the bi-plane heritage of Hawker’s design. Curiously, it never changed, even in later versions.
The Hawker Hurricane was to prove more than competent in destroying enemy bombers but lacked the performance and agility of the German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. That said, and contrary to popular belief, it was the Hurricane that was responsible for the lion’s share of “kills” in the Battle of Britain.
Innovative features
Exterior features
Interior features
Multiple Authentic Liveries
Technical requirements
- Windows XP SP3 , Vista , 7, 8, 10
- FSX Accel pack/Steam ( please note some functionality will not work in sp2 )
- Prepar3d V2.x V3.x V4.3 (compatible)
- Prepar3d V4.4+ (dedicated)
- Ram : Minimum 2 + GB RAM (free) Hard drive : 7.4gb ( P3d ) 6.94gb (FSX)
- Simulator compatibility information
Screenshots
Screenshots. ( Prepar3d V4.5 )
Liveries ( Prepar3d V4.5 )
Interior ( Prepar3d V4.5 )
INSTALLERS – PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY
This simulation has been designed for FSX Acceleration pack, FSXSE, P3DV3, P3DV4.4 and P3DV4.5+
It is important to select the correct installer when buying.
There are basically three ways to buy the Aeroplane Heaven Hurricane MK1:
If you wish to run the non-PBR Hurricane in P3d V4.4+ then you will either need to buy the bundle or the FSX version and install into your P3d V4.4+ folder
For FSX and P3DV3 Non-PBR
If you are running FSX and/or P3D up to and including V3, this is the package you buy.
- FSX ( All versions )
- Prepar3d V 2.x 3.x
- Prepar3d V 4.3 ( non PBR - compatibility info)
For P3DV4.4 and P3DV4.5+
If you are running P3DV4.4 and above, this is the package you buy Please note PBR only.
- Prepar3d V 4.4 ( PBR )
- Prepar3d V 4.5 ( PBR )
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Hurricane Bundle
If you are running ALL, that is FSX, P3DV3, 4 and 4.4 +, then this bundle package is the one you need to buy.
- FSX ( All versions - read note on SP2 functions)
- Prepar3d V 2.x 3.x 4.3 ( non PBR )
- Prepar3d V 4.4 , 4.5 ( PBR )