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288 FLIGHT International, 20 August 1964 Military Aircraft Facts, Figures —AND 167 "FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL" SCALE DRAWINGS IN the following eight pages will be found illustrations of 167 types of military aircraft currently in use or under construction. Every aircraft has been drawn to the same scale of 22.5ft to 1in by "Flight International" artist John Marsden. Merely selecting the types to be portrayed, and deciding which example of each should be chosen, was a lengthy task, especially as it was desired to represent the maximum number of nationalities. Each time a particular aircraft was matched with a country it tended to generate a chain reaction affecting as many as 20 other types; the nationality of one aircraft, the Neptune, was changed 11 times before the final decision was taken to draw it as it appears in the service of No 10 (IY1.R.) Squadron, RAAF. Leading particulars of these aircraft are given below and on pages 289-295. Manufacturers' names are generally given in the form in which they exist today. The gross weights quoted are the maximum allowable; speeds and Mach numbers are generally the maximum attainable on the level at the optimum altitude. Data paragraphs are arranged as nearly as possible in the same order as the drawings; the five aircraft categories begin on the following pages: fighters, below; reconnaissance and ASW, 290; strike, 291; trainers and utility, 292; transports, 294. FIGHTERS Hawker Siddeley P.1154 Hawker Black- burn Division, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England; STOL (VTOL at reduced weights) strike, with daylight interception capability; BS.100 vectored-thrust turbofan with plenum- chamber burning, of about 35,OOOlb thrust; maximum Mach number, over 2; in service 1968-69. Hawker Siddeley P.I 127 Hawker Black- burn Division, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England; V/STOL strike, with potential for other roles; BS Pegasus 5 vectored-thrust turbofan of at least 15,5001b thrust; span, 24ft 3in; length, 43ft 6in; max Mach number, well over 1; deliveries in 1964 to joint UK/US/ German evaluation squadron. Hawker Siddeley Gnat F.I Originally pro- duced by Folland Aircraft, Hamble, Hants, England; day fighter and ground attack (op- tional camera nose for reconnaissance); BS Orpheus turbojet of 4,5201b thrust; span, 22ft 2in; length, 29ft 9in; gross weight, 6,650/ 8,8851b (depending on role); max Mach number, 0.98; in service, 1958. English Electric Lightning F.3 British Air- craft Corporation (Preston Division), Warton, Lanes, England; all-weather intercepter; two R-R Avon 300-series turbojets with reheat, of 16,3601b thrust each; span, 34ft lOin; length, 56ft; max Mach number, over 2; in service 1964 (Mk 1, 1959). Supermarine Scimitar F.I Originally pro- duced by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Supermarine Works, South Marston, Wilts, Hawker Siddeley P.I 127 (above) and Sea Vixen (below), two of the 25 [types of military aircraft of Hawker Siddeley design pictured on the following pages. The Vixens are FAVV./s, photographed by this journal over Somerset England; carrier-based day strike fighter (optional camera nose for reconnaissance); two R-R Avon 200-series turbojets of 11,2501b thrust each; span, 37ft 2in; length, excluding FR probe, 55ft 4in; gross weight, 40,0001b; max Mach number, 0.97; in service 1957. Hawker Siddeley Hunter FR.10 Hawker Blackburn Division, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England; day ground attack, recon- naissance and fighter; R-R Avon 207 turbojet of 10,1501b thrust; span, 33ft 8in; length, 46ft l|in; gross weight, 24,0001b; max Mach number, 0.98; in service 1960 (Mk 1, 1954). Hawker Siddeley Javelin FAW.8 Originally produced by Gloster Aircraft, Hucclecote. Gloucester, England; all-weather intercepter: two BS Sapphire 204 turbojets with reheat, of 12,3001b thrust each; span, 52ft; length, 56ft 9in; gross weight, 38,0001b; max Mach number, 0.95; in service 1959 (Mk 1, 1955). Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen FAW.2 de Havilland Division, Hatfield, Herts, England, all-weather, carrier-based interception and strike; two R-R Avon 208 turbojets of 10,050 lb thrust each; span, 50ft; length, 53ft 7in: max Mach number, about 0.98; in service 1964 (Mk 1, 1958). Hawker Siddeley Sea Hawk 101 Designed by Hawker Aircraft and further developed and produced by Armstrong Whitworth Air- craft, Baginton, Coventry, England; day, carrier-based strike fighter; R-R Nene 103 turbojet of 5,4001b thrust; span, 39ft; length, 40ft 4in; gross weight, 16,2001b; max Mach number, 0.83; in service 1958 (Mk 1, 1953). Hawker Siddeley Meteor 8 Originally pro- duced by Gloster Aircraft, Hucclecote, Glos. England; day fighter and ground attack (also reconnaissance, night fighter and trainer ver- sions); two R-R Derwent 8 turbojets of 3.600 lb thrust each; span, 37ft 2in; length, 43ft 6in; gross weight, 17,3501b; max Mach number, 0.82; in service 1950 (Mk 1, 1944). Hawker Siddeley Sea Venom S3 de Havil- land Division, Hatfield, Herts, England; carrier-based all-weather fighter and day sur- face attack; BS Ghost 105 turbojet of 5,3001b thrust; span, 42ft lOin; length, 36ft 8in; gross weight, 15,8001b; max Mach number, 0.84; m service 1956. Continued on page 289
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