Hawker Hind Aircraft
Hind, Latvian Air Force. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
37 ft 3 in |
Length: |
29 ft 7 in |
Height: |
10 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
348 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
3,251 sq ft |
Loaded: |
5,298 sq ft |
Performance | |
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 |
Web Sites | |
http://www.rcaf.com/aircraft/bombers/hind/index.php?name=Hind http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/hind.html http://users.cyberone.com.au/clardo/audax___hind.html |