Hawker Hind Aircraft

Hind, Latvian Air Force. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

12 September 1934

G.7/34 Hind:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Hind I:

507 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Hind Trainer:

20 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Swiss Hind:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Yugoslav Hind:

3 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Portuguese Hind:

4 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Afghan Hind:

8 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Persian Hind:

35 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Latvian Hind:

3 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Hind I

Type:

Single engined high performance day bomber

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 V water cooled engine rated at 600 hp

Accommodation:

Pilots cockpit behind cut out in trailing edge of top plane, with gunners cockpit behind

Armament:

Two Vickers guns, firing through airscrew, in troughs in sides of nose cowling, with mount for Lewis gun over back cockpit. Racks for two 250 lb bombs

Span:

37 ft 3 in

Length:

29 ft 7 in

Height:

10 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

348 sq ft

Empty:

3,251 sq ft

Loaded:

5,298 sq ft

Max Speed:

187 mph at 13,120 ft

Service Ceiling:

26,400 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Afghan Hind:

K5414 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome - Airworthy Unmarked - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display

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