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Hawker Hunter F.1

50.7k ChaMikey  7.4 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Dipper's Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut

Yeeeeeees *sips tea* The elegant British Hawker Hunter! oh yeesss, the marvel of british subsonic engineering of the korean war, distinguishable by its sleek and aerodynamic appearance, and the sound it makes as it passes by or as most people like to call it ; The blue note, yeeeeess. Sorry for the weekly absence as I was hoarding builds so I can upload consistently, then again when I run out of builds I would most likely take another absence, which would be contrary to my original intensions, hmmh.

Aaaaaaaanyways, I sincerely hope you like and enjoy this piece of marvel, Especially you warthunder pilots who have the Hunter, this would feel very much alike, yeees. Cheerio!

Controls :

- AG buttons do nothing :c
- Brake activates Airbrake on the lower rear fuselage
- Vtol down for flaps
- adjust minor trim and fly at low altitude to reach maximum speed (below 5000ft)

brief history from yours truly, sir wiki! :

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine and the swept wing, and was the first jet-powered aircraft produced by Hawker to be procured by the RAF. On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record for jet-powered aircraft, achieving a speed of 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h; 632.29 kn).

The single-seat Hunter was introduced to service in 1954 as a manoeuvrable day interceptor aircraft, quickly succeeding first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. The all-weather/night fighter role was filled by the Gloster Javelin. Successively improved variants of the type were produced, adopting increasingly more capable engine models and expanding its fuel capacity amongst other modifications being implemented. Hunters were also used by two RAF display teams: the "Black Arrows", who on one occasion looped a record-breaking 24 Hunters in formation, and later the "Blue Diamonds", who flew 16 aircraft. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with a total of 21 overseas air forces.

During the 1960s, following the introduction of the supersonic English Electric Lightning in the interceptor role, the Hunter transitioned to being operated as a fighter-bomber and for aerial reconnaissance missions, using dedicated variants for these purposes. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the RAF and the Royal Navy until the early 1990s. Sixty years after its original introduction it was still in active service, being operated by the Lebanese Air Force until 2014.

The Hunter saw combat service in a range of conflicts with several operators, including the Suez Crisis, the Aden Emergency, the Sino-Indian War, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Rhodesian Bush War, the Second Congo War, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War, and the 2007 Lebanon conflict. Overall, 1,972 Hunters were manufactured by Hawker Aircraft and its successor, Hawker Siddeley, as well as being produced under licence overseas. In British service, the Hunter was replaced in its principal roles by the Lightning, the Hawker Siddeley Harrier and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Length 45.8ft (14.0m)
  • Height 12.6ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 7,868lbs (3,568kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,120lbs (5,951kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.113
  • Wing Loading 27.3lbs/ft2 (133.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 479.8ft2 (44.6m2)
  • Drag Points 6105

Parts

  • Number of Parts 163
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 625
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @ChaMikey I was hoping more like 500 or something :c theres quite alot of people here including ones without accounts.

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    @ChaMikey Well the downloads are good

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    @phanps thanks man! Im really proud of how it came to be, but not that many people notices it :c I appreciate the upvotes but the 200 downloads are killing me xD

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    Oh how much i love this

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    XD @ChaMikey

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    @Luuk2909 what hacks idk whatcha talkin about :v hides hunter designer in shed

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    what hacks? XD @ChaMikey

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    Squire?

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    It's time to watch more Squire.

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    @AudioDud3 I agree!

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    I always get killed by this but get killed in this (Rip me)

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    @ChaMikey no problem!

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    @EternalDarkness danks boi :D

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    @BogdanX thanks for the feedback as always dude :)

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    @Liquidfox @BogdanX that was incredibly fast my good sirs, much appreciated!

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