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Hawker Duiker
The Hawker Duiker was an unusual and unsuccessful aircraft.
The Duiker was a parasol wing monoplane in a period where the biplane held sway.
It was the first design at Hawker under a new chief designer, Captain Thomson, in 1922.
Much of the equipment and parts were proprietary and made by another aircraft company, Vickers, which shared the airfield at Brooklands with Hawker.
Only one aircraft was made.
Specifications
Crew
2
Length
31 ft 5 in (9.58 m)
Wingspan
48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
Height
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Wing area
390 sq ft (36 m2)
Empty weight
3,956 lb (1,794 kg)
Gross weight
4,700 lb (2,132 kg) (design loaded weight: 4,940 lb (2,240 kg))
Fuel capacity
94.5 imp gal (113.5 US gal; 430 L)
Powerplant
1 × Bristol Jupiter IV 9-cylinder radial engine, 389 hp (290 kW)
Propellers
2-bladed wooden
Performance
Maximum speed
125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed
99 mph (159 km/h, 86 kn)
Range
340 mi (550 km, 300 nmi) at 95 miles per hour (83 kn; 153 km/h)
Endurance
3 hr 45 min
Rate of climb
14,500 ft/min (74 m/s).
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