Hawker P.1127 Aircraft

P.1127, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

21 October 1960

P.1127:

6 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker P.1127

Type:

Experimental vertical take off aircraft built as private venture

Wing:

Cantilever, shoulder mounted wing. Wing is swept with anhedral. All metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal semi monocoque fuselage

Tail Unit:

Tailplane on top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Nose wheel retacts forward into fuselage. Main unit with twin wheels retracts rearwards into fuselage. Outriggers at wing tips retract rearwards

Power Plant:

One Bristol Pegasus vectored thrust turbofan. Power range from 10,500 lb to 13,500 lb

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Span:

24 ft 4 in

Length:

49 ft

Height:

10 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

Empty:

8,900 lb

Loaded:

11,800 lb

Max Speed:

720 mph

Rate of Climb:

Greater than 20,000 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

Over 50,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

P.1127:

XP831 - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display XP980 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display XP984 - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Display

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