T.1 Hawk

HAWK T.1
- Trainer Aircraft -

Hawk Image A

Origin: (Real World)
United Kingdom

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War

Operators:
Osean Air Defense Force
Yuktobanian Air Force

Ace Squadron Pilot(s):
Gigantor / YAF (AC5)

Armament: (Special Weapons)
Gun / 1x 30mm ADEN Cannon
Standard Missiles / AIM-9M Sidewinder
QAAM / AIM-9X Sidewinder (AC5)

Ace Combat 5 Stats:
Speed: 73
Mobility: 41
Stability: 34
Defense: 42
Air-to-Air: 51
Air-to-Ground: 16

Background:
In 1964 the Royal Air Force specified a requirement (Air Staff Target (AST) 362) for a new fast jet trainer to replace the Folland Gnat. The SEPECAT Jaguar was originally intended for this role, but it was soon realised that it would be too complex an aircraft for fast jet training and only a small number of two seat versions were purchased. Accordingly, in 1968 Hawker Siddeley (HSA) began studies for a simpler aircraft, initially as special project (SP) 117. This project was funded by the company as a private venture, in anticipation of possible RAF interest. The design was conceived of as having tandem seating and a combat capability in addition to training, as it was felt the latter would improve export sales potential. Through 1969 the project was first renamed P.1182, then HS.1182. By the end of the year HSA had submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Defence based on the design concept, and in early 1970 the RAF issued Air Staff Target (AST) 397 which formalised the requirement for new trainers of this type. The RAF selected the HS.1182 for their requirement on 1 October 1971 and the prinicpal contract, for 175 aircraft, was signed in March 1972. The Hawk is a tandem seat aircraft with low mounted wings and is powered by a non-augmented turbofan engine. Its airframe is designed for 6,000 flight hours. Its design allows for short flight preparation by one person for a training flight and a four person ground crew for a weapons training flight. The Hawk has excellent maneuverability. It can reach a speed of Mach 0.88 in level flight and in a dive attain Mach 1.15, allowing trainees to experience transonic flight before advancing to a supersonic trainer. The cockpit in all Hawk aircraft includes a conventional centre stick arrangement. The Hawk entered RAF service in April 1976, replacing the Gnat and Hawker Hunter in the advanced training and weapons training roles respectively The T.1 ("Trainer Mark 1") was the original version of the Hawk used by the RAF, deliveries commencing in November 1976. The UK ordered 176 T1s.
From 1983 to 1986, some Hawks were equipped as the short-range interceptor aircraft for point defence. 88 T.1s were modified to carry two AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles in addition to the centerline gun pod carrying a single 30 mm ADEN cannon. These aircraft were designated T.1A. In the event of war, they would have worked in collaboration with Tornado F.3 aircraft, which would use their Foxhunter search radars to vector the radar-less Hawks against enemy targets. Such missions would have been flown by instructor pilots. Conversions were completed in 1986. With the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, RAF Hawks are no longer tasked with this role. The most famous RAF operator of the Hawk is the Red Arrows aerobatic team, which adopted the plane in 1979. The Finnish Air Force aerobatics team, the Midnight Hawks, also uses the aircraft. The Hawk subsequently replaced the English Electric Canberra in the target towing role. The Royal Navy acquired a dozen Hawk T.Mk 1/1As from the RAF, for use as aerial targets for the training of ships gunners and radar operators. Eighty Hawk TMk1/1A aircraft have been upgraded under the Fuselage Replacement Programme (FRP), which involves the replacement of the aft centre and rear fuselage sections, using new build sections derived from the Mk. 60.

Specifications:
Crew: 2: student, instructor
Length: 12.43 m (40 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 9.94 m (32 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 16.70 m² (179.64 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,480 kg (9,880 lb)
Useful load: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 9,100 kg (20,000 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Adour Mk.951 turbofan with FADEC, 29 kN (6,500 lbf) 29 kN
Maximum speed: .84 Mach (1,028 km/h, 638 mph) at altitude
Range: 2,520 km (1,360 NM, 1,565 mi)
Service ceiling: 13,565 m (44,500 ft)

SOURCE:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (In Game Data)
Global Security - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hawk.htm
Aircraft-technology.com
wikipedia.com

ACCREDITATION:
Original Article By: "Millie"
Article Edited By: Berserker