Hawker P.1127 Aircraft
P.1127, Yeovilton | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
21 October 1960 |
P.1127: |
6 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker P.1127 |
Type: |
Experimental vertical take off aircraft built as private venture |
Wing: |
Cantilever, shoulder mounted wing. Wing is swept with anhedral. All metal construction |
Fuselage: |
All metal semi monocoque fuselage |
Tail Unit: |
Tailplane on top of fuselage with single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable type. Nose wheel retacts forward into fuselage. Main unit with twin wheels retracts rearwards into fuselage. Outriggers at wing tips retract rearwards |
Power Plant: |
One Bristol Pegasus vectored thrust turbofan. Power range from 10,500 lb to 13,500 lb |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
24 ft 4 in |
Length: |
49 ft |
Height: |
10 ft 3 in |
Wing Area: |
Unknown |
Weights | |
Empty: |
8,900 lb |
Loaded: |
11,800 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
720 mph |
Rate of Climb: |
Greater than 20,000 ft/min |
Service Ceiling: |
Over 50,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
P.1127: |
XP831 - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display XP980 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display XP984 - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Display |
Web Sites | |
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/flight/flight/p1127.asp |