Hawker Hawfinch Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
March 1927 |
Hawfinch: |
1 - H.G.Hawker Engineering |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker Hawfinch |
Type: |
Experimental single seat interceptor fighter |
Wing: |
Two bay biplane with unswept, unequal span, staggered wings of metal structure and fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wing only |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower wing of metal structure |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane and fin with unbalanced rudder and 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 450 hp Bristol Jupiter VII engine in nose driving a two blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wing |
Armament: |
Two forward firing Vickers machine guns |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
33 ft 6 in |
Length: |
23 ft 8 in |
Height: |
9 ft 4 in |
Wing Area: |
294 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,925 lb |
Loaded: |
2,910 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
171 mph at 9,850 ft |
Climb: |
7 min 40 sec to 10,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
24,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |