Hawker Hornet

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[edit] History

The Hawker Hornet was a fighter development made because of the Hawker Hart's large increase in speed over previous bombers. It was the forerunner of the Hawker Fury (biplane) which became the last biplane fighter of the RAF. The Hornet was initially designed to be powered by a Rolls-Royce F.XIA engine, but this was replaced with a XIS version. Provision was made for two Vickers machine guns Mk III. The first flight took place in 1929. Only one prototype was built

[edit] Specification

• Power Plant - Rolls-Royce F.XIS (480 hp)
• Span - 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
• Length - 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
• Height - 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
• Wing Area - 250.7 sq ft (23.29 m²)
• Wt Empty - 2409 lb (1093 kg)
• Wt Loaded - 3232 lb (1466 kg)
• Max Speed - 205 mph at 13000 ft (330 km/h at 3962 m)
• Service Ceiling - 25500 ft (7772 m)

[edit] Reference

"Hawker Aircraft since 1920" by Francis K Mason - pub by Putnam,1961