Hawker P.1072 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

16 November 1950

P.1072:

1 - Hawker Aircraft (converted from P.1040)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker P.1072

Type:

Experimental rocket powered fighter using converted P.1040 airframe

Wing:

Cantilever, unswept, mid-wing monoplane. All metal structure with stressed heavy gauge skin

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

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type, nose wheel retracts forwards, main wheels inwards

Power Plant:

One 5,000 lb thrust Rolls-Royce Nene R.N.2 turbojet engine in centre fuselage. One 2,000 lb thrust Armstrong Siddeley Snarler ASSn.1 liquid fueled rocket in tail

Accommodation:

Pilot in pressurised cockpit well forward in nose of fuselage

Span:

36 ft 6 in

Length:

37 ft 7 in

Height:

8 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

256 sq ft

Empty:

11,050 lb

Loaded:

14,050 lb

Max Speed:

505 knots at sea level

Climb:

10.5 min to 35,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

44,500 ft

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