Hawker P.1081

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name = P.1081
type = Fighter
manufacturer = Hawker

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first flight = 19 June 1950
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number built = 1
status = Experimental
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primary user = Royal Aircraft Establishment
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developed from = Hawker P.1052
variants with their own articles =The Hawker P.1081, also known as the "Australian Fighter" was a British jet aircraft from the mid-twentieth century.

Hawker Aircraft, a British manufacturer, submitted a proposal to meet a specification put out by the Australian government. It was for a swept-wing-and-tail fighter using a Rolls-Royce Tay engine. Work was started to modify the second prototype of the Hawker P.1052 ("VX279"). The existing Rolls-Royce Nene engine was used for the prototype aircraft. The rear fuselage of the P.1052 was completely replaced with one having a straight-through jet pipe and swept tail surfaces. The first flight of the P.1081 took place on 19 June 1950 but, in November of that year, the Australian project was discontinued. The aircraft was handed over to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE). Its swept tail increased the Mach number above that of the P.1052 into the Mach 0.9-0.95 region, providing valuable information for the axially-powered Hawker Hunter. The sole P.1081 was lost with its pilot, Squadron Leader T.S. "Wimpy" Wade, on 3 April 1951. [ [http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Trempe/2042.htm Jacques Trempe Collection] ]

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*Royal Aircraft Establishment

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crew= one
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length main= 37 ft 4 in
length alt= 11.38 m
span main= 31 ft 6 in
span alt= 9.6 m
height main= 10 ft 10 in
height alt= 3.30 m
area main=258 ft²
area alt=23.97 m²
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empty weight main= 11,200 lb
empty weight alt= 5,080 kg
loaded weight main= 14,480 lb
loaded weight alt= 6,570 kg
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engine (jet)= Rolls-Royce Nene RN2
type of jet= turbojet exhausting through tailpipe
number of jets= 1
thrust main= 5,000 lbf
thrust alt= 22.2 kN
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max speed main= 604 knots
max speed alt= 1,119 km/h
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ceiling main= 45,600 ft
ceiling alt= 13,900 m
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References

Notes

Bibliography

* Hannah, Donald. "Hawker FlyPast Reference Library". Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Key Publishing Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-946219-01-X.
* James, Derek N. "Hawker, an Aircraft Album No. 5". New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1973. ISBN 0-668-02699-5. (First published in the UK by Ian Allan in 1972)
* Mason, Francis K. "Hawker Aircraft since 1920." London: Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9

External links

* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=503 British Aircraft Directory 24 January 2007]