Fighters1925 fighter aircraft prototype by Hawker
Hawker Heron
The Hawker Heron was the first fighter aircraft designed at Hawker Aircraft with a basically metal structure. Sydney Camm was the chief designer that introduced what became the typical structure for all Hawker aircraft until the introduction of the jet-powered Hawker P.1040. This structure consisted of metal tubes (steel or aluminium) with their ends swaged so that they could be connected to each other by means of "fishplates" and bolts (sometimes with ferrules to protect the tubes).
Summary from Wikipedia licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Hawker Aircraft
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 136 kt
- Max speed
- 156 kt
- Service ceiling
- 23,200 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,126 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,120 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 72 US gal
- Powerplant
- Bristol Jupiter VI
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 22.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 31.8 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.