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Hawker Hoopoe
The Hawker Hoopoe was a British prototype naval fighter aircraft designed and built in 1927 by Hawker Aircraft.
Service trials found the aircraft to be unsatisfactory, and it was superseded by the same company’s Nimrod design.
Only one built.
Specifications
Crew
1
Length
24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Wingspan
33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Wing area
288.5 sq ft (26.80 m2)
Empty weight
2,785 lb (1,263 kg)
Gross weight
3,910 lb (1,774 kg)
Fuel capacity
55 imp gal (66 US gal; 250 L)
Powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Panther III 14-cylinder radial engine, 560 hp (420 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed
196.5 mph (316.2 km/h, 170.8 kn) at 12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Service ceiling
23,600 ft (7,200 m)
Time to altitude
6 min 40 s to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Armament
Guns
2 x 0.303 in (7.7mm) machine guns.
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