Hawker Hardy Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
7 September 1934 |
Hardy I: |
47 - Gloster Aircraft Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker Hardy I |
Type: |
Two seat general purpose biplane for use in Near East and India |
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 X twelve cylinder Vee water cooled supercharged engine, rated at 585 hp at sea level |
Accommodation: |
Pilots cockpit behind cut out in trailing edge of top plane, with gunners cockpit behind |
Armament: |
Two machine guns, one firing forward through the airscrew and one on a mounting in the rear cockpit |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
37 ft 3 in |
Length: |
29 ft 7 in |
Height: |
10 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
348 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
3,162 lb |
Loaded: |
4,971 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
164 mph at sea level |
Service Ceiling: |
17,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/hawker%20hardy.htm |