Hawker Danecock
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| Hawker Danecock | |
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| One of the three original Danecocks | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Hawker |
| Designed by | Sydney Camm |
| Maiden flight | 18 December 1925 |
| Primary user | Denmark |
| Produced | 1925-1926 |
| Number built | 15 |
| Variants | Hawker Woodcock |
The Hawker Danecock biplane was developed from the Hawker Woodcock for the Danish air force and naval service.
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[edit] Design and development
In 1925 the Danish Government notified Hawker that they would order three aircraft similar to the Woodcock, but with certain improvements. This resulted in Sydney Camm making minor changes to the wings and cockpit area. Compared to the Woodcock II, the Danecock had unequal span wings, a slightly lengthened fuselage, a 385hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV engine and an armament of two 7.7 mm Madsen machine guns. The first aircraft was flown on 18 December 1925 by George Bulman with all three aircraft delivered in February 1926.
[edit] Operational Service
After receiving the Hawker-built aircraft, Denmark obtained a licence to produce more Danecocks. This version, named the Dankok, was built in 1927 at the Danish Royal Naval Dockyard. A total of 12 more were manufactured. One aircraft (a Hawker-build) broke the Scandinavian altitude record, reaching 28,208 ft (8598 m). The Danecock/Dankok served until the mid-1930s when they were replaced by Hawker Nimrods. An example of the Dankok still exists in the Copenhagen Museum.
[edit] Specification
- Power Plant - Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV (385 hp)
- Span - 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m)
- Length - 26' 1¼" (7.95 m)
- Height - 10 ft 1 in (3.05 m)
- Wing Area - 340 sq ft (31.59 sq-m)
- Wt Empty - 2128 lb (965.2 kg)
- Wt Loaded - 3045 lb (1381.2 kg)
- Max Speed - 145 mph (233 km/h) at sea level
- Service Ceiling - 22800 ft (6949 m)
- Armament - two 7.7 mm Madsen machine guns
[edit] Operators
Denmark
- Danish Army Air Service
- Danish Naval Air Service (Orlogsvaerftet)
[edit] References
- Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft Since 1920. London: Putnam & Co., 1961. ISBN 1-85310-270-9.
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