Hornet Mk.I

This page is about the British premium twin-engine fighter Hornet Mk.I. For the regular version, see Hornet Mk.III.

Hornet Mk.I

Hornet Mk.I

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	6.0	5.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Air Defence fighter

Purchase:4 880

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Description

The Hornet Mk.I is a premium rank IV British twin-engine fighter with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB), 6.0 (RB), and 5.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Hot Tracks".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 5 791 m756 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude11 500 m

EngineRolls-Royce Merlin 131

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight9 t

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Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,791 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	716	696	11500	26.4	27.5	19.1	19.1	500
Upgraded	804	756		24.0	25.0	34.3	25.2

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	324	370	356	287	~9	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 420	< 390	< 450	> 324

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear324 km/h

• 38 mm bulletproof glass - armoured windscreen
• 12.7 mm steel plate in front of cockpit
• 12.7 mm steel plate behind pilot
• 2 x 3mm steel box behind the cockpit
• All fuel is stored in the wings
• All critical components are in the front of the aircraft, with only tail controls in the rear

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 941

RB4 871

SB6 353

Crew training10 000

Experts320 000

Aces1 100

Research Aces1 050 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 240 / 480 %

2 × 172 / 172 / 172 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection	EFS	hispano_belt_pack HMBC mk.2 hispano_mk5_new_gun GRC mk.8 HLBC mk.2 HRC mk.9 HRC mk.8

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Hornet Mk.I is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, chin-mounted (190 rpg = 760 total)

Suspended armament

The Hornet Mk.I can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 8 x AP Mk I rockets
• 8 x AP Mk II rockets
• 8 x RP-3 rockets
• 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs + 4 x AP Mk I rockets (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs + 4 x AP Mk II rockets (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs + 4 x RP-3 rockets (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs + 4 x AP Mk I rockets (2,000 lb total)
• 2 x M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs + 4 x AP Mk II rockets (2,000 lb total)
• 2 x M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs + 4 x RP-3 rockets (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Auto control available	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Combined	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

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See also

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