Hawker Yugoslav Fury
Zmaj / Ikarus (Hawker Aircraft design) · Yugoslavia · first flew 1932 · fighter
The Yugoslav Fury was a license-built version of the Hawker Fury biplane fighter, produced by the Yugoslav manufacturers Zmaj and Ikarus for the Royal Yugoslav Air Force in the 1930s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.15 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- License-built Hawker Fury biplane for Royal Yugoslav Air Force
- Single-bay biplane with vee-type interplane struts
- Hispano-Suiza or Kestrel inline engine in elongated nose
Classic single-bay biplane fighter form with a long liquid-cooled inline engine, spatted fixed undercarriage, and open cockpit — essentially identical to the RAF Fury, distinguished by Yugoslav roundels and occasional Hispano-Suiza cowling profile.
Specifications
- The Hawker Yugoslav Fury has a length of 8.15 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.14 m (30 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 333 km/h (207 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Yugoslavia ordered Furies in the early 1930s, with aircraft assembled and later manufactured locally. Yugoslav Furies differed from the RAF version in engine fit, with some powered by Hispano-Suiza engines rather than the Rolls-Royce Kestrel.
Variants
Yugoslav aircraft were built in several batches with differing engines; some sources distinguish between Kestrel-engined and Hispano-Suiza-engined examples as separate marks.
Where you'll see it
The Yugoslav Fury equipped several fighter regiments of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force and was still in service at the time of the Axis invasion in April 1941, seeing brief but active combat.
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