Hawker P.1081 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

19 June 1950

P.1081:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd (converted P.1052)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker P.1081

Type:

Single seat experimental aircraft based on improved P.1052

Wing:

All metal, swept, mid wing cantilever monoplane

Fuselage:

All metal structure. Nose and centre portions are of semi-monocoque construction reinforced by a box section and four longerons; the rear section is a pure monocoque

Tail Unit:

All metal cantilever structure. Tailplane, of one piece multi spar construction, passes through fin above fuselage. Fin and tailplane are swept

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle. Nose wheel retracts forwards into front fuselage. Main wheels retract into wings and fuselage

Power Plant:

One 5,000 lb Rolls-Royce Nene R.N.2 turbojet engine in centre fuselage with tailpipe ending at rear of fuselage

Accommodation:

Pilot in pressurised cockpit well forward in nose of fuselage

Span:

31 ft 6 in

Length:

37 ft 4 in

Height:

13 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

258 sq ft

Empty:

11,200 lb

Loaded:

14,480 lb

Max Speed:

604 mph at sea level

Climb:

9 min 12 sec to 35,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

45,600 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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