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The Hartbees was another development of the Hart produced to a South African Air Force requirement for a two-seat general-purpose aircraft. Sixty-five were built under licence at the Aircraft and Artillery Depot at Roberts Heights, joining four Hawker-built aircraft. These remained in service throughout World War II, ending their time as trainers.
| ENGINE | 1 x Rolls-Royce Kestrel VFP, 453kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2171 kg | 4786 lb |
| Empty weight | 1429 kg | 3150 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.35 m | 37 ft 3 in |
| Length | 9.02 m | 30 ft 7 in |
| Height | 3.17 m | 10 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 32.33 m2 | 348.00 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 283 km/h | 176 mph |
| Ceiling | 6705 m | 22000 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns |
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| Ken Horton, kennmark(@)hotmail.com, 29.07.2009 Came across the type while reading 'The Right of the Line' John Terraine ISBN 1-85326-683-3. These aircraft were used in support of the very successful East African campaign about which I know too little. It seems there is no end to the number of Hawker Hart variants, which were produced. | | Denis McLaren, dlmac(@)eject.co.za, 18.02.2007 In 1940 while living in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, I remember seeing many silver bi-planes arriving at the local aerodrome. Could these have been SAAF Hawker Hartbees aircraft on their way up North? |
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