Hawker Woodcock Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
1923 |
Woodcock I: |
3 - H.G.Hawker Engineering |
Woodcock II: |
63 - H.G.Hawker Engineering |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Hawker Woodcock II |
Type: |
Single seat night interceptor |
Wing: |
Single bay, staggered, swept wings of equal span. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage faired to oval section and mounted on lower wing |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane and fin with balanced rudder and unbalanced elevator |
Landing Gear: |
Fixed cross axle type. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 380 hp Bristol Jupiter IV air cooled engine |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wing |
Armament: |
Two Vickers guns on side of nose |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
32 ft 6 in |
Length: |
26 ft 2 in |
Height: |
9 ft 11 in |
Wing Area: |
346 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
2,014 lb |
Loaded: |
2,979 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
143 mph |
Climb: |
8 min 25 sec to 10,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
20,550 ft |
Endurance: |
2.5 hours |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |