HAWKER HUNTER
The Hawker Hunter was perhaps one of the most attractive and successful of
Britain’s post-war combat aircraft. The aircraft served in a wide variety of
air forces and enjoyed an exceptionally long career with both the Royal Air
Force and late as a trainer with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
One hundred
ground attack fighter-bomber versions of the Hunter were also supplied to the
Swiss Air Force during 1958-1960.The first versions were Mk 6 models and the
last eighty-eight were completed to Mk 9 standards with the addition of gun
blast deflectors and tail parachutes. The Swiss Hunters equipped five squadrons
and again enjoyed a long and successful career. The Swiss Air Force aerobatic
team, the "Patrouille de Suisse", also used the Hunter.
DETAILS
Manufacturer:
Hawker (England)
Designation: P.1067
Marks: Mk1,2,4,5,6,9,10,11,50,51,52,53,56,57,58,59,62,66,67,69
Role: Fighter & Ground Attack Aircraft
TOS: 1953 SOS: 19?? No: 100
Service: Swiss Air Force
SPECIFICATIONS Mk 9
Crew / Passengers:
1 pilot in ejection seat
Powerplant: One Rolls Royce Avon Mk 207 Turbojet @
10,150 lbs (4,604 kg)
thrust
Performance: Max Speed: 702 mph ( 1,130 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 52,000 ft ( 15,850 m) Range: 443 m (713 km)
Weights: Empty: 14,400 lbs ( 6,532 kg) Gross: 24,600 lbs (11,158 kg)
Dimensions: Span: 33 ft 8 in ( 10.25 m) Length: 45 ft 101/2 in
( 13.93 m)
Height: 13 ft 2 in ( 4.02 m)
Wing Area: 349 sq ft ( 32.42 sq m)
Armament: Four 30 mm Aden cannon with provisions for 6000
lbs of Tanks, Bombs, Rockets (unguided), & Missiles
Original Cost: Unknown
