Hawker Siddeley Hawk Aircraft

Hawk T.1, visiting Duxford

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Kingston

First Flight:

21 August 1974

Hawk T.1:

176 - Hawker Siddeley

Hawk 50:

89 - British Aerospace

Hawk 60:

145 - British Aerospace

Hawk 100:

183 - British Aerospace

Hawk 200:

65 - British Aerospace

T-45 Goshawk:

204 - McDonnell Douglas, USA

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1

Type:

Two-seat advanced trainer

Wing:

All-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane. Wing is swept and tapers

Fuselage:

All-metal stressed-skin fuselage

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with all-moving tailplane attached to fuselage

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Each unit has a single wheel. Nose wheel retracts forwards into fuselage. Main wheels retract inward into wing

Power Plant:

One 5,200 lb thrust Rolls-Royce / Turbomeca Adour Mk 151 turbofan mounted in fuselage

Accommodation:

Tandem seats for two crew in enclosed cockpit

Armament:

Hardpoints on fuselage centre-line and under each wing for loads of up to 1,000 lb

Span:

30 ft 10 in

Length:

36 ft 8 in

Height:

13 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

180 sq ft

Empty:

7,450 lb

Loaded:

16,260 lb

Max Speed:

647 mph

Climb:

6 min 20 sec to 30,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

50,000 ft

Max Range:

1,500 miles

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