Hawker Danecock Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
32 ft 7 in |
Length: |
26 ft 1 in |
Height: |
10 ft 1 in |
Wing Area: |
340 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
2,128 lb |
Loaded: |
3,045 lb |
Performance | |
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 |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |