Hawker Demon Aircraft

Demon, Cranfield 1999. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

10 February 1933

Demon:

6 - Hawker Aircraft

Demon I:

126 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd 96 - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ldt

Turret Demon:

10 - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd

Australian Demon:

64 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Demon I

Type:

Two seat fighter biplane

Wing:

Unequal span, single bay, staggered biplane. Centre section carried above fuselage on splayed out structs. One set of N type struts on each side of fuselage. Wing structure of metal, covered with fabric. Frise type ailerons on top planes

Fuselage:

Rectangular metal structure, faired to an oval section and covered with fabric

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Metal framework, covered with fabric. Balanced rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Cross axle Vee type

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Kestrel V twelve cylinder Vee water cooled engine giving a maximum output of 560 hp

Accommodation:

Pilots cockpit below trailing edge of centre section, gunners cockpit behind

Armament:

Two fixed machine guns firing forward through the airscrew and one machine gun on a mounting in the gunners cockpit

Span:

37 ft 3 in

Length:

29 ft 7 in

Height:

10 ft 10 in

Wing Area:

348 sq ft

Empty:

3,319 lb

Loaded:

4,669 lb

Max Speed:

181.5 mph at 16,400 ft

Service Ceiling:

27,500 ft

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