Hawker P.1052 Aircraft
P1052, Yeovilton | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
19 November 1948 |
P.1052: |
2 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker P.1052 |
Type: |
Single seat swept wing research monoplane |
Wing: |
All metal mid wing cantilever monoplane |
Fuselage: |
All metal structure. Nose and centre portions are of semi-monocoque construction reinforced by a box section and four longerons, the rear section is a pure monocoque |
Tail Unit: |
All metal cantilever structure. Tailplane, of one piece multi spar construction, passes through fin above fuselage |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable tricycle. Nose wheel retracts forwards into front fuselage. Main wheels retract into wings and fuselage |
Power Plant: |
One 5,000 lb Rolls-Royce Nene R.N.2 turbojet engine in centre fuselage. Air intakes in wing leading edge roots, bifurcated tail pipe with exits in wing trailing edge root fairings, one each side of fuselage |
Accommodation: |
Pilot in pressurised cockpit well forward in nose of fuselage |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
31 ft 6 in |
Length: |
40 ft 3 in |
Height: |
10 ft 6 in |
Wing Area: |
258 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
9,450 lb |
Loaded: |
13,488 lb |
Performance | |
Service Ceiling: |
45,500 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
P.1052: |
VX272 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Stored |
Web Sites | |
None known |