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Sopwith Camel
Strengths
+ 2хVickers Mk.I 7.69 mm, 500 rounds per barrels
+ the pilot’s seat, fuel tanks, machine guns and engine were all very compactly installed
+In total, about 5490 Camels were built
Improvement
- It has a larger and heavier engine compared to the Sopwith Pup
-Better Gun
-A series of minor improvements to the plane’s construction -
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Sopwith Snipe
Strengths
+ Faster Than the Fokkers
+ Excellent climb and manoeuverability
+ Stronger structure and superior view from the cockpit
Improvement
- It didn't have the hump from the hump back
- Better rate of climb compared to the camel
- Faster, 200 H.P. Bently Rotary engines -
Hawker Fury
Strengths
+First operational fighter aircraft to be able to exceed 200 mph
+Powered by a 525hp Rolls Royce Kestrel IIS V-12 supercharged
+2 x .303 Vickers MkII machine guns
Improvement
-Higher range than the other planes
-Climb rate of almost 2,400 ft/min
-The engine was water-cooled engine preventing it from overheating. -
Hawker Hurricane
Strengths
+ Top speed of 340 Mph
+ Popular, more than 14000 were built
+ Great overall plane therefore it accounted for 60% of the RAF's air victories in the battle
Improvement
- Better Rolls-Royce engine with 1000+ horse power
- 4 Guns instead of 2
- Faster rate of climb -
Hawker Typhoon
Strengths
+ Top speed of over 400MPH
+ It had RP-3 ground attack rockets
+ Top height of 10000 + meters
Improvement
- Contained not only guns and bombs but also rockets
- Double the horsepower of the Hurricane
- the Typhoon became one of the Second World War's most successful ground-attack aircraft as unlike the hurricane, it was designed to attack ground units such as tanks. -
Hawker Hunter
Strengths
+ A topspeed of 700+ MPH
+ Had a variety of weapons from 2× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets to 4× 30 mm ADEN revolver cannons
+ It could go upto 15000 meters above sea level
Improvement
- It had a turbojet engine which was much faster than the Typhoon
- It had 2× 230 US gallons drop tanks for extended range/loitering time unlike the Hawker Typhoon
- It's rate of climb is 6 times faster than the Hawker Typhoon -
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Strengths
+ It has a Rolls-Royce Pegasus 103 turbofan engine
+ It have good manoeuvrability allows it to effectively engage other aircraft at short ranges.
+ It takes the Harrier 2 minutes and 23 seconds to get to 40000 feet which is around 12000 meters
Improvement
- It has Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System
- One of the first planes to have verticle take off and landing
- Some of the Hawker Harriers were two seats instead of one
