Hawker Aircraft
From Graces Guide
There is a separate entry for the Hawker company history and for Sydney Camm; their main designer. See Hawker Siddeley for post 1960 aircraft.
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| Model | Date | No. Made* | Detail |
| Woodcock | 1924-1926 | 64 | Fighter. Single seater biplane. Powered by one 380 hp Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine. |
| Duiker | 1923 July | 1 | Prototype. Reconnaissance aircraft to Air Ministry specification 7/22 |
| Cygnet | 1924 | 2 | |
| Hedgehog | 1924 February | 1 | Prototype. Fleet reconnaissance biplane to Air Ministry specification 37/22 |
| Horsley | 1925 March | 124 | Bomber; Torpedo bomber. Two-seater biplane. Powered by one 670 hp Condor IIIA engine. Mk1 was wooden construction and the Mk2 was mixed. Later the Mk2 was all metal. |
| Heron | 1925 c. June | 1 | Experimental single seat interceptor built as a private venture |
| Hornbill | 1925 July | 1 | Experimental single seat interceptor to specification 4/24 |
| Danecock | 1925 December 15th | 15 | Single seat interceptor for Danish Government based on Woodcock. |
| Harrier | 1927 Early | 1 | Prototype experimental bomber to specification 23/25 |
| Hawfinch | 1927 March | 1 | Prototype. Experimental single seat interceptor fighter |
| Hart | 1928 June | 1,042 | Light day bomber. Two-seater biplane. Considered one of the classic planes. Powered by one 525 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel IB engine. |
| F.20/27 | 1928 August | 1 | Prototype interceptor fighter to Air Ministry specification F.20/27 |
| Hoopoe | 1928 c. October | 1 | Experimental single seat naval interceptor fighter as a private venture |
| Tomtit | 1928 November | 36 | Two seat elementary trainer. Single bay biplane with staggered, swept, equal span wings. Construction is all metal with fabric covering. Powered by Armstrong Siddeley Motors Mongoose engine. |
| Hornet | 1929 March | 1 | Experimental interceptor fighter as private venture. Single bay biplane with staggered, unswept, unequal span wings. Construction is all metal with fabric covering |
| Osprey | 1929 before June 1st | 127 | Fleet spotter; Reconnaissance interceptor. Two-crew biplane. Powered by one 630 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral II MS engine. Effectively a naval version of the Hart. Produced 35 Mk1; 14 Mk2; 52 Mk3 and 26 Mk4 models |
| Nimrod | 1930 Early | 87 | Naval Fighter. Single-seater biplane. Developed from the Fury via the Hoopoe. Powered by one 477 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral IIS or 606 hp Kestral VFP engine |
| Fury | 1931 March 25th | 278 | Fighter. Single-seater biplane. Outstanding design and performance and led to the design of the Demon, Audax, Hardy, Hind and Hector. Powered by one 525 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral IIS or 640 hp Kestral VI engine. First operational fighter to exceed 200 mph.
Manufactured by Hawker, Armstrong Whitworth, Gloster and Vickers. |
| Audax | 1931 December 29th | 618 | Army co-operation. Two-seater biplane based on the Hart. Powered by one 530 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral IB engine. Another adaptation of the Hart |
| Dantorp | 1932 | 2 | Torpedo bomber. Export version of Horsley. One 800 hp Armstrong Siddeley Motors leopard IIIA engine. |
| Demon | 1933 February 10th | 298 | Fighter. Two-seater biplane. Based on the Hart. Powered by one 485 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral IIS or 584 hp Kestral VDR engine. |
| P.V.3 | 1934 June 15th | 1 | Prototype experimental single seat day and night fighter to meet specification F.7/30 |
| Hardy | 1934 September 7th | 47 | General purpose (Tropical). Two-crew biplane. Powered by one 530 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral IB or 581 hp Kestral X engine. Another variation on the Hart. All were built by Gloster. 47 built. |
| Hind | 1934 September 12th | 582 | |
| P.V.4 | 1934 December 6th | 1 | Prototype. General purpose light bomber designed as private venture to meet specification G.4/31 |
| Hartbees | 1935 June 28th | 69 | Two seat ground support aircraft based on Audax for South Africa. Developed from the Hart. Powered by Kestrel engine. |
| Hurricane | 1935 November 6th |
In all, some 14,000 Hurricanes and Sea Hurricanes were produced. The majority of Hurricanes were built by Hawker (which produced them until 1944) with Gloster making most of the rest. Austin built 300. Canada Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada was responsible for production of 1400 Hurricanes, known as the Mk X. | |
| Hector | 1936 February 14th | 179 | Army co-operation. Designed to use the 805 hp Napier dagger III MS engine because of the short supply of the Kestrel type. |
| Henley | 1937 March 10th | 202 | Two seat target towing monoplane. Low wing cantilever monoplane. All metal structure with metal skins. High performance light bomber. Two-seater low-wing monoplane. Powered by 1,030 hp Rolls-Royce merlin II engine. |
| Hotspur | 1938 June 14th | 1 | Turret fighter to specification F.9/35 based on Henley design. Low wing cantilever monoplane |
| Tornado | 1939 October 6th | 4 | Experimental single seat interceptor fighter |
| Typhoon | 1940 February 24th | 3,314 | Single seat fighter and fighter bomber. Low wing cantilever monoplane. Two spar all metal structure. |
| Tempest | 1942 September 2nd | 1,298 | Single seat fighter and fighter-bomber. Low wing cantilever monoplane. All metal construction |
| Sea Fury | 1944 September 1st | 616 | Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 version. Single seat naval fighter or photographic reconnaissance monoplane. Other versions made in smaller volumes. |
| Sea Hawk | 1947 September 2nd | 655 | Single seat naval fighter. |
| P.1040 | 1948 | Jet Fighter. | |
| P.1052 | 1948 November 19th | 2 | Single seat swept wing research monoplane. Two made for research |
| P1081 | 1950 June 19th | 1 | Prototype. One made by conversion of a P.1052 |
| P.1072 | 1950 November 16th | 1 | Prototype. One made by conversion of P.1040. Experimental rocket powered fighter using converted P.1040 airframe |
| Hunter | 1951 July 20th | 1,902 | Single seat interceptor and ground attack fighter. Mid-wing cantilever monoplane with 40 degree sweep. All metal structure. |
| P.1103 | Design stage only. | - | Interceptor |
| P.1121 | Cancelled before production. | - | Fighter. |
| P.1127 | 1960 October 21st | 6 | Prototype. Experimental vertical take off aircraft built as private venture |
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- Total of all versions and all manufacturers including prototytpes that were made
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Sources of Information
- The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published in 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x
- The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft by Chaz Bowyer. Published in 1982. ISBN 1-85841-031-2
- [1] Wikipedia
- Warplanes of the World 1918-1939 by Michael J. H. Taylor. Published 1981. ISBN 0-7110-1078-1
- [2] British Aircraft Web Site
- Wikipedia