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| The Hardy was a two-seat general-purpose biplane developed from the Hart. Production aircraft were built by Gloster Aircraft. The first 37 were powered by 391kW Rolls-Royce Kestrel IB engines, the remaining ten by more powerful Kestrel Xs. These served with the RAF, latterly as a communications type, until 1941.
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Rolls-Royce Kestrel IB, 395kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2270 kg | 5005 lb |
| Empty weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.35 m | 37 ft 3 in |
| Length | 9.02 m | 30 ft 7 in |
| Height | 3.23 m | 11 ft 7 in |
| Wing area | 32.33 m2 | 348.00 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 259 km/h | 161 mph |
| Ceiling | 5180 m | 17000 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns |
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| philippe.cantinaux@skynet.be, e-mail, 17.12.2008 02:04 The 'K4316' on one of you pictures had a very strange ultimate fate. It was offered by 41 SAAF Sqn ( ?) to the aviation of the 'Public Force' (the colonial army /police) of Belgian Congo where it served from 5 /14 /41 to 5 /26 /41 keeping its RAF serial. It was lost at the landing at Gambala. Both crews were unhurt but the plane wasn't repaired.
Only 2 (bad) pictures or this plane are known. It was the only real combat plane that served with this force before the independance in 1960.
Philippe Cantinaux
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