Hawker Danecock Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

H.G. Hawker Engineering Co Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

15 December 1925

Danecock:

3 - H.G.Hawker Engineering

L.B II Dankok:

12 - Danish Royal Navy Dockyard

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Danecock

Type:

Single seat interceptor for Danish Government based on Woodcock

Wing:

Single bay, slightly staggered and swept wings of unequal span. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage faired to oval section and mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane and fin with balanced rudder and unbalanced elevator

Landing Gear:

Fixed cross axle type with oleo leg attached to lower wing and radius rod attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 385 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14 cylinder 2 row radial engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wing

Armament:

Two Madsen machine guns on side of nose

Span:

32 ft 7 in

Length:

26 ft 1 in

Height:

10 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

340 sq ft

Empty:

2,128 lb

Loaded:

3,045 lb

Max Speed:

145 mph at sea level

Climb:

8 min 15 sec to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

22,800 ft

Endurance:

2.5 hours

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