Hawker Heroes Welcome to Hawker Heroes - a compilation of four of the finest aircraft ever to be designed by the legendary Sir Sydney Camm and the Hawker design team. Included in this compilation are the Hawker Fury, the legendary Hawker Hurricane, the Typhoon and Tempest. Each of these aircraft played a major role in aviation history and the history of 20th Century warfare. Assembled together for the first time in this package, these stalwarts of the skies are the ultimate simulation homage to these remarkable aircraft and the heroes that flew them. “I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin . Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.” – Sir Winston Churchill, June 1940 Missions: Hawker Heroes has two missions included with this package, both utilising the Hawker Fury. These missions can be accessed from the missions menu on the FSX start screen. Just select Missions and change the category to Hawker Heroes. You can then fly these missions. Note: before flying this mission we recommend you switch on the Mission captioning feature in FSX by selecting Settings then General and in the Missions area ticking Show captioning and selecting Compass/Pointer. For all aircraft variants to be visible in the FSX aircraft menu, please ensure that the box marked “show all variants” is ticked. Each aircraft can be accessed from the FSX aircraft menu. “As the speedo needle was winding up towards the 450 mph mark, I pulled her up into a loop and rolled off the top. We did ever-increasing tight turns until she blacked me out. We slow-rolled and barrel-rolled as I thrashed her about the sky for a full half hour.” - Squadron Leader Des Scott 486 (NZ) Typhoon Squadron Hawker Fury Mk1 The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. The Fury was the RAF’s first operational fighter aircraft to be able to exceed 200 mph (322 km/h) in level flight. It had highly sensitive controls which gave it superb aerobatic performance. It was designed partly for the fast interception of bombers and to that end it had a climb rate of almost 2,400 ft/min. - K1938, 43 Sqn RAF, c.1932 - K2065, ‘B’ Flight, 1 Sqn RAF, c.1932 - K3731, 43 sqn RAF, c.1934 - K3736, 5th FTS, c.1938 - K217, 43 Sqn SAAF, c.1942 Hawker Hurricane Mk. IID The Hurricane IID went into action at the Battle of Bir Hakim in North Africa on 6 June 1942. The Mark IID proved devastatingly effective, though its increased weight and the drag of the underwing cannon did impose a performance penalty, Designed by Sydney Camm in the mid-1930s and flown by the RAF in the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane achieved the highest number of RAF victories in this vital aerial conflict. The construction of the Hawker Hurricane, using tubular metal alloy and fabric covering the fuselage, made it relatively easy to repair and resistant to damage in battle. Although its speed could not match that of its contemporary fighters, the Hurricane’s turning ability, stable gun platform and versatility meant it saw action in most major theatres of war during WWII, including Europe, Russia, North Africa and Burma. JV-Z, BP188, 6 Sqn RAF, c.1942 G, KW871, 20 Sqn RAF, c.1944 BN795, ‘Our John’, c.1944 KX248, ‘White 21’, 25th ZIAP, c.1944 Hawker Typhoon Whilst the Hurricane was rolling off the production line, Sir Sydney Camm and the Hawker Company were already planning the replacement aircraft, the Hawker Typhoon. The Typhoon, powered by Napier Sabre engine, became one of the most formidable ground attack aircraft of World War 2. By the end of the war the RAF were operating 18 Typhoon squadrons equipped with deadly rockets. Pressed into service on D-Day to turn back the tide of armour on the Normandy beaches the Typhoon (RAF nickname “Tiffy”) was instrumental in the liberation of Europe DJ-S, c. 1943 PR-A c.1944 D-Day (with rockets) Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the conflict. Some of the assets of the Tempest V were its high cruising speed (nearly 400 mph using 1,420 hp), good acceleration, excellent climbing and diving speeds, especially at low to medium altitudes R-B, JN751, 150 Wing, RAF, c.1944. SD-Y, EJ555, 501 Sqn RAuxAF, c.1944. SA-E, EJ627, 486 Sqn RNZAF, c.1944. J5-H, SN330, 3 Sqn RAF, c.1948. W2-X, EJ705, 80 Sqn RAF, c.1945. US-T, SN254, 56 Sqn RAF, c.1945. Technical Support & Troubleshooting Keep posted to www.firstclass-simulations.com for the latest info on Hawker Heroes including any updates that may be released. If your problem has not been addressed, or if you want to send any comments on Hawker Heroes, send an e-mail to [email protected] and our support team will respond as soon as possible. Credits Tempest, Fury & Hurricane: Firebug Studios Limited All Flight Dynamics & Typhoon Gauges: David Chester Typhoon model: Gary Ward Sounds: Mike Hambly Install: Richard Donaldson Documentation & Missions: Jane-Rachel Whittaker “Thanks to its 2,400 hp engine it had a considerable margin of excess power and its acceleration was phenomenal. It was pretty tricky to fly, but its performance more than made up for it...” - Pierre Clostermann, 274 Squad on (Tempest) RAF outstanding performance making the THE HISTORY aircraft the fi rst operational fi ghter ever designed to exceed 200 MPH in of the level fl ight. With a climb rate of 2400ft Hawker Fury per minute and excellent handling The Hawker Fury was the mainstay of British air defences during the early 1930’s. The aircraft took its fi rst test fl ight in 1929, although at that time the aircraft was dubbed the “Hawker Hornet”. The British Air Ministry requested that the aircraft be renamed with a title that suggested military aggression and power so the Hornet capabilities the aircraft was the marvel became the Fury with only the prototype of its day. In fact, such was the aerobatic retaining the original designation. performance of the aircraft that it was Certainly, the aircraft was something of rapidly pressed into service with air a hybrid of First World War and Second display teams. A Fury Mk1 was to win World War styles, as one might expect of a prestigious military speed prize at a an aircraft designed and entering service competition, fl ying over a triangular in the years between both confl icts. The course during an event in Zurich. The basic design was a single engine bi-plane aircraft also appeared before crowds in with superfi cial visual comparison to the Canada in 1934, being fl own out by the aircraft in use during the earlier confl ict. RAF to take part in Canadian centennial Yet, this initial impression is misleading. celebrations. A closer inspection of the fuselage reveals This was an aircraft that offered superior an uncanny resemblance to the Hawker handling prowess in the air compared Hurricane which was to follow in the to other fi ghters in service which helped later war years, albeit with the dual wing ensure success in one-to-one dogfi ght confi guration. The aircraft was designed scenarios. The exceptional speed and utilising the latest in technology, offering manoeuvrability also proved useful in the a tubular steel and aluminium fuselage role of interdicting hostile bombers. with dumb-bell wing spars. This would In May 1931 the Fury entered full service become something of a trademark for with the RAF and equipped 43 Squadron Sydney Camm and his Hawker company initially with two other squadrons in the development of later aircraft following shortly thereafter. The updated throughout the war years. Fury II entered service in 1936. The The Fury was built for speed and the aircraft remained in front line service 520hp Rolls Royce Kestrel engine offered with the RAF until 1939 being replaced primarily by the Hawker Hurricane with many of the remaining aircraft being In Combat relegated to training duties. In all 118 aircraft served with the RAF. The Spanish adopted the aircraft where Whilst the Fury was not used in anger it fl ew in combat during the Spanish by the RAF, the story does not end there. Civil War, at one point fl ying for both This successful little fi ghter was exported protagonists in the confl ict! to a number of countries. The Kestrel On the 6th April 1941 a squadron of engine so beloved in RAF fl ight was Yugoslav Fury aircraft took to the air replaced for export by a range of options, to defend their country against German including an Armstrong Siddeley engine Messerschmitt 109 and 110 aircraft. (used in a single Norwegian aircraft), Unfortunately, against superior German Hispano-Suiza engines and Pratt and odds 10 of the Furies were immediately Whitney equipped aircraft. destroyed but not before 7 German In 1933 Sydney Camm had plans to aircraft were taken down, one by a create a Fury monoplane powered by brave Yugoslav pilot physically ramming a Rolls Royce Goshawk engine that his adversary! The other squadron would offer superior performance in a in Yugoslav service was used in bombing fi ghter role.