Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk
The Hawker Sea Hawk was one of the Royal Navy’s first successful carrier jet fighters. Its engine sat in the fuselage but exhausted through two pipes at the wing roots, a solution that avoided a long hot jet pipe beneath the tail. Sea Hawks flew combat missions during the Suez Crisis and served with several foreign navies, including India’s. The compact swept-wing fighter helped Britain transition its carriers from piston aircraft to the jet age.
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Did you know?
Indian Navy Sea Hawks flew strike missions from the carrier Vikrant during the 1971 war, outlasting every other operator of the type.
Specifications
| Length | 12.1 m (40 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11.9 m (39 ft) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
| Persons on board | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 7.5 t |
| Range | 500 NM (926 km) |
| Maximum speed | 600 kt (1,111 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 44,000 ft (13,411 m) |
| Rate of climb | 5,700 ft/min (29 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,800 l |
| Engines | 1x Rolls-Royce Nene 103 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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