AIR ARMAMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1930, Page 3

AIR ARMAMENTS

BRITAIN’S FIGHTING PLANES. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. J LONDON, November 23. “The Hawker-Fury interceptor-fight-er plane is the most remarkable aircraft put into service, and is the answer to the Hawker-Hart day-bomb-which, in the recent manoeuvres, demonstrated the danger to which London is exposed in war tiifte,” says “Aeroitautieals.” “The HawkerHart, at a height of fifteen thousand feet, has a top speed of 153 miles per hour, or barely ten miles an hour less than the fastest fighter-raiders, which might not be found until they had passed over the coast. They would then be over London in twenty minutes; leaving no time for its defenders to go up and find the invaders; whereas the Hawer-Fury has a top speed well exceeding two hundred miles per hour at fifteen thousand feet, to which height it climbs in eight minutes. Tt could reach a likely height to intercept raiders at least in twenty miles from London, when its speed and powers of manoeuvres would enable it to bring down, or head-off, the assailants. It is expected that two hundred and fifty Hawker-Furies and Hawker Harts will be ordered to complete the requirements of the Home Squadrons within fifteen months. Then six Squadrons will be equipped with Hawker-Furies, and four squadrons with the Hawker-Harts, a number also going to the Fleet air arm in Home waters, and replacing the slowest types. These changes assure that Britain will be equipped with fighters capable of dealing with any possible attack, while her bombers and scouts will be equal to those of other nations.'”