Talk:BAE Hawk
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[edit] How fast
The article says The Hawk 60 is the current export version...... and is capable of Mach 1.2 -- but the box on the right lists a max speed of 633mph. Which should be amended? Moriori 21:50, Jul 16, 2004 (UTC)
- OK, no answer. I'll amend the box to Mach 1.2. Moriori 01:18, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)
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- Sorry to be late but I added an external link to a BAE SYS page. And there is "Max.Level Speed 545kt/0.82M". Also, the engine Adour Mk 861 seems non-afterburning (see [1], please) and I thought an aircraft with non-afterburning turbofan engine can hardly achieve supersonic (I mean, F/A-22 can). I don't know why User:DJ Clayworth wrote that but I guess this aircraft can't achieve supersonic. --Marsian 02:58, 2004 Jul 21 (UTC)
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- Hi Marsian. Because these figures can sometimes be confusing, I e-mailed BAE and asked for a definitive figure. They replied The maximum level speed of Hawk at altitude is 555 knots or Mach 0.84. However, the aircraft is capable of achieving a maximum of Mach 1.2.,so I have amended the article accordingly. Cheers. Moriori 22:22, Jul 29, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Speed
The Hawk is NOT capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Mach 1.2 is the dive limit, the maximum never-exceed speed for the airframe. It IS capable of exceeding the speed of sound in a fairly shallow dive, so the airframe is Area ruled to minimize transonic drag. That's a plus for training, because it introduces pilots to transonic handling without the cost of operating a true supersonic trainer, and it's a useful capability in the light attack role as well. ArgentLA 11 Jan 2005
This article does not conform to Wikipedia standards. It sounds like an advertisement and suffers from hyperbole; the capability of the aircraft is a bit exaggerated.
- The above comment does not conform to Wikipedia standards. It is unsigned, placed under the wrong topic, and it sounds like an advertisement for the Alpha Jet. -- BillCJ 15:27, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hawk 60 and 60A
What is the difference between the 60 and the 60As?
Initially I thought the 60As were the ones that are Sidewonder capable. However, I have come across photos of Zimbabwe's Hawks, dated 1982 with Sidewinders next (not mounted) to them. I also know that in 85 Zimbabwe scrambled 2 Hawks to chase what turned out to be a UFO. Back then Zimbabwe only had Hawk 60. It there suggests to me that the 60s were air defence capable.
Anybody with information?
Thanks.
- World Air Power Journal Vol 22 says "In 1990 a follow-up order was placed for a further five Hawk T Mk 60As to the later export build standard". The design had probably had a lot of minor mods in the ten-years between deliveries.
[edit] T-45 origins
The article had unsourced statments of the T-45 being based on the Hawk Mk.50. I have changed this to Mk.60. I have three sources from two different publishers, plus [2], which state that it was developed from the Mk.60. I have added a [verification needed] tag for the time being. - BillCJ 18:24, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
No contest. Removing tag. - BillCJ 16:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
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