Hawker P. 1121
| Hawker P. 1121 | |
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| Type: | Prototype of an air superiority fighter |
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| First flight: |
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| Number of pieces: |
1 ( mock-up ) |
The Hawker P.1121 was a prototype for a single-engine, single-seat Mach 2+ air superiority fighter for the British Royal Air Force .
Development history
In February 1955, the Air Ministry launched a tender for a new interceptor . It should fly Mach 2 and climb to 60,000 ft (18,288 m) in less than six minutes . Hawker Siddeley submitted a draft called P.1103 , which was later developed and renamed P.1121 . When the construction of the first mock-up began in 1956 , a two-seater variant was also planned under the designation P.1116 , but this was discarded. In 1957/58 the development was canceled due to a change of strategy on the part of the British government.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | 20.27 m |
| span | 11.28 m |
| height | 4.51 m |
| Wing area | |
| Wing extension | |
| Empty mass | |
| Takeoff mass | 19,730 kg (planned) |
| Marching speed | |
| Top speed | 2,394 km / h (planned) |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range | 1,930 km (planned) |
| Engines | a de Havilland Gyron , Bristol-Siddeley Olympus or Rolls-Royce Conway |
| Armament |
Web links
Commons : Hawker P.1121 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Encyclopedia of Airplanes. Technology, models, data. Weltbild Verlag GmbH, Augsburg 1994, ISBN 3-89350-055-3 , p. 213.