Hawker P.1052 Aircraft

P1052, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

19 November 1948

P.1052:

2 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker P.1052

Type:

Single seat swept wing research monoplane

Wing:

All metal 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

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. Air intakes in wing leading edge roots, bifurcated tail pipe with exits in wing trailing edge root fairings, one each side of fuselage

Accommodation:

Pilot in pressurised cockpit well forward in nose of fuselage

Span:

31 ft 6 in

Length:

40 ft 3 in

Height:

10 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

258 sq ft

Empty:

9,450 lb

Loaded:

13,488 lb

Service Ceiling:

45,500 ft

Preserved in British Museums

P.1052:

VX272 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Stored

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