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Hawker Sea Hawktlr2, F8.3, 5, fGA.4, 6, 50, 100, rGA/RR.l01

Front cover photo:With its wings folded in butterflyfashion a Sea Hawk FGA Mk.6,WV908/ 188-A(ex-'64 1 -LM'), sits onan apron at RNASYeovilton. In 1982 itjoined the Royal Nayy Historic Flightand afler restoration it displayedNo.806 Sguadron colours withwell-known'Ace of Diamonds' insigniaon fuselage sides.

Photo Bob Turner

Rear cover photo:An ex-FAA Sea Hawk FGA Mk.6,IN184,relubished for sa.le to the Indian Navy.It still retains the overall black livery ofthe former user, the Aimork ServicesLtd., which flew the aircraft under ttsoriginal Royal Navy identity XE394.The photo was taken at RAF Sharjah,Sharjah Emirate, in 1963.

Photo Ray Deacon

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe publishers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of:Chris Charland, Ray Deacon,Jagan PVS. Mohan - Bharat Rakshak, Erlc Quenardel, ErwinJ.W. StamA word of thanks is also extended to:Keith Dexter, Stan Dudek, Lee Howard, E.G. Hayward, Roger T. Jackson, Dianne James & Midland Air Museumstaff, Mick Jennings, Leo Julien, S.C.P Kreuger, Philippe Mesureux, Nadezda Niktova-Thiel, Bruce Robertson,Andy Robinson & IWM Duxford Conservation Department staff , Mark Russell, Scotland Museum ol Ftight staff ,

Jerry R. Shore, Bob Turner, SiegfriedWache, SimonWatson, RayWilliams, BrianWood andDaniel Dryden - British Academy Aracena.The appropriately credited photographs are used with the permission of The Trustees of the Imperial WarMuseum, London.

CONTRIBUTORS AND SOURCESRay Deacon, Philippe Mesureux, Nadezda Niklova-Thiel. Eric Quenardel, Bruce Robertson, Miiosz Rusiecki.ErwinJ.\M Stam, SUN via Stan Dudek, N.F.l,. Terlouw - Airview, Bob Turner, SiegfriedWache - AGL.

FAA MuseumYeovilton, FAA Museum Records and Research Centre, IWM Duxford, IWM - Department of Photographs, Aircraft Museum - Southend Airport, Flambards Village Theme Park - Cornwall Aero Park Helston,Internationales Luftfahrtmuseum Manfried Pflumm - Villingen-Schwenningen, Midland Air Museum, MilitaireLuchtvaart Museum Soesterberg, Newark Air Museum, RAF Museum Hendon, Scotland Museum of Flight - EaslFortune, The A,J. Jackson Collection, Itl'IM Archives Prague, RCAF Winter Experimental Establishment Flightfiles. MARK I archive

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Hawker Sea Hawk publicationAuthors of the text - Michal Ovcacik, Karel SusaPhotos (unless otheffise stated) - Michal Ovcacik, Bruce Robertson, Karel Susa, MARI( IarchivePIans and drawings - Michal Ovcacik, Karel Susa, MARK I archiveCamouflage drawings - DDAir Computergraphics, Stan Dudek and MARK I archiveLitho - Art-D, Graficky atelier Cerny Ltd., Prague 10, Czech RepublicPrinted by TRICO Ltd.. Prague 7, Czech Republic

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Eowker Seq 8qwk, historie a popis verz

Kcnstrukldii liroy Howker Ainrolt Ltd. se zodali zabivot projekty norych proudovych lelouuriprokticky soulasnE se vzliken poulitelnfch proudovych n:otoru. Tim byl no kooci iijno i944bezesporu notor Fl.4l Nene iirroy Rolls-Royce. V t6 dobE byl q,voj ve iinal Hqwler zsrnEiEnzejndno no stroje Tenpest o Seo Fury, piilenJ vyroba prmfho z nich jii v tovrirn{ch hsldchbdlelo no pln6 obnitky. I pies tuto rytiZenost wnikl projekl P.I035 zcloienii no stihqcin letoutruFury (dle specilikociF.2/43) s proudov{m motorem zobudovonfm v trupu zo piloien. Ndwh bylv prosinci 1944 drile uproven tak, Ze vslupy vzduchu k atotoru byly piemistEny z pHdE letounuke koienim kifdel o ddlend rystupni trysky vyrislovoly po stroncich zs odtokovou hronou kiidls.V t6to podobd byl prcjekt {innefho !6{konsirukt6ro S. Conno pieznodeny no P.1040 nobfdnut vriroru 1945 Mhistry oi Aircroll Production (Mbistentvo leleck6 ryroby - MAP). Ve stejni dobduvqiovolo Adroirulitu o nrihrudd plstolych Ielounu Seo Fury o o budoucim ndsiupci prcudovdholeiounu Attocker. Ukonleni vrilky viok vedlo ke zruleni celd iudy projekti vdebl P.i040. Krri-Iovsk6 Ielectvc (F.AF) jil vyuiivolo proudov6 Meteory o Vonpiry, u herych existovaly piedpokla-dy dolifho ryvop, o o novfch typech zotilr neuvqZovolo. Projekt P.10,10 byl proto pieprccovdn ncletoun se liporyni kiidly o roketov{ra pohonem (P.1047), old nakcnec se objevilv roce 1948 jokozku3ebni stroj bez rqketovdbo notoru pod oznolenim P.1052. Pietrvdvollcf ztijen Royol Ncvy(Krdlovsk6 nrimoinictvo) vedl v lednu 1946 k objedndvce upiesndnd o llyii mdsfce pozddli speclli-koci N.7/46. 0bpdndvko zohrnovolq dosqvodni soukrouid vyvijeny stroj, jeden zkuiebnf Ietoun o

dvo novolizovond pmlotypy. Jednolo se o celokovovou konslrukci s pohonnou jednotkou urnfstd-nou ve stiedu irupu doutn{kov6ho lvoru o s pilotni kobinou unistdnou v piidi, pjit piekryt zo-bezpelovol dobry rybled do viech stmn. Koncepce d6lenych vstupri vzduchu k motoru 0 lystup-nlch trysek v koienech kiidlo unoliovolq pouiiti tenkCho kridlo s konstqntn{n pon:drem tloGl-ky k hloubce (S,5%). Konveuilf ocosnl plochy nlly stobilizdtor c vy!kov6 kon:idlo umist!ny tok,oby byly nino dosoh proudu spclin z vytokovych trysek. Podvozek pifdoviho typu se zutohovoldo piedni idsti trupu respektive do cenlropldnu.Pmi lehscbopn! protolyp byl q'rcben v noteisk6 tovrimE v Kingstonu, konednd monldi se ukutel-nilo no konci l6to IS47 v Lcngley. PojiidEci zkoG\ pmvedl zkuiebni pilol W. Hurble no piiJehldntrowstdn leti!ti, kterd vlck bylo prc zkou!L"7 prcudovych Ietodel bzy shleddno nevhodnfrn. Prolo bylprcto1p P.l0,l0 pievezen do A&AEE (Leleclry o zbmioq, zkulebni risiqv) v Bosconbe Down, kdepopru6 vzldti 2. zdii. Dslll letovd zkoullry pokruiovaly v ME (Knilovsky leteclry ristov) ve Fornbo-rcugh. Letoun byl pohdn6n notcrem Nene I o tqhu 20,02 kN o nerodl pietlokovou kobinu ani rrptielo-vscl sedodlo. Nebyl je!tE rybcven skldp6ciroi kiidly, bndicini klopkoni, prisirivociro hdkem c nenesl0!i iddlou vtzbrcj. Podvozek byl opotien pneumstic{ni brzdomi. Bdhern prurfch letu se projevilynimd vllme, kter{ byly odshandny zmdnou poneli u qrstupnfch otvoru z obd6h&or.ych n0 toj{-beln&ovd o zcbudovdnim oerodynanick6ho vieiene v nistE slyku SOP a VOP. I kdld byl P.l0{0urten piedeviin prc vlzkum, z(lastnil se v ldti mku 1949 zrivod,i Notionol Air Rsces v ELadonuVybaven noqm rootonlo Netre II o ststick6n tqhu 22,24 kN, ziskol tii ocendni V zdil byl vnicen zp6tryrcbci, kde byl zobudovdn mkelor4i mctor Sncrler li:r::y Anrstmng Siddeley. Dvo navolizovondprctotl?y se ke zkoGkdn piipojiiy v srpnu lg48 o iijnu I949. Obo pobdndly rootory Nene Il o letounyjiZ byly r"Tbcveny skldpdcimi kiidly o hydruulic\mi bzdoroi kol. Vyzbroj sesidvolo ze dlit kondnu.Privodni pdnodibf obly itflek piekrytu kobiny byl znlndn no tiidilnf, piilen) prustiedni dfl bylploch!, oby se zonezilo zkresleni pfi zomEinvdni cile. ZkoGlry v Boscornbe Down, odehnivolici se nasinu.lovqn6 Ietov6 palub!, poh:rdovoly no polu!d skutetnd letsdlovd lodi - HMS Iliustrious, kde letounVP413 prnd6lol iudu pmvoznich zkoulek Vysledken: bylo zvd$eni rozpEtf o 762 mm o pmdloulenipristdvocfio hriku Toto zieplelf bylo mvnEZ zqprucovdno do doBfio protoipu VP42i, hery bylrcwEZ uprven pro pouZiti ponocnlicb startovocfch ruket (MT06), odhozovolelnfch polivorychndd.di o nll lok6 zdokonolenf zolohovocf roechonlsnus podvozku Nokonec byla pnvedeno i ripmvakiidlo spodfvolici v zobudovdnf pristdvoci,ch o brzdicich klopek (odtokovri hruno byla ddlenc) a brzdi-cich kJopek pro stienhior.J IetNo zdkladd uktadenf zh:Sebniho progrurou objednolo 22. listopodu Ig49 Miaistry oi Supply (lvfuistenlvozisobodn0 151 letourt pojrnenownich Sm Hswk. Z dwodu nedostqtdnith vywiovrth q vplbdchiopocil v nohftkych zdvodech v l(lgstonu o Lanqlsf, kde se horeEnd procovtlo iro propktu P t06l(z ndhoZ rztlel pzldji typ Huter), bylo rczhodnuto o pienistEni rymfu do zdwdu Sir W.G. Amstong'lhiimrlh Amrsll Ld. v Co\Enky, kten/ rDrard) podil do skupiny Howhr-siddeley.Vir:obc letounri Seo Hu$,k F Mk.l v zdvodE Howbr bylo v mce Ig5l ukondeno p qrobeni 35. Ieiounu qpt6 bylo no-podzin Shoi roku pieoktdno do lirmy Anstrong Whlworth v Bogiltmu Zde bylo ryrobe-no doBich S0.letounri tdb veze,.piiieroi pnnf nrcj byl h0tw tied koncen roku-I952. Objedndvld; byhud6leno lpohi priorilo, col redlo k urychJeni cd6 l1mby. Letouny wze Mk I byly v ztsodg sbodlZ sproloti.pem VP422, cle qbowny byly notoreu: Nene 4 Mk.l0l ). Piek.Tt kobiny dosial deiinitiw( twr 0v nepietioko# kqlill6 bylo zobudwrino qstielwsci sdodlo Msrtin-Bqker. sta;ddrd:rE bylo instolovdlooerodynmicb vieteno v nfstc }dilenf ocqsllch plocb" Ivlnoho letounri vymbenFh lirurou Hqwker(!VFi43- 16l, ]67 l7?oWM901 -905) prcfloruzniuizkoGksniv6ehllestodnf pclivwdhosys$-nu, zorizeniMTOG, motomC o nidiwd hstglqce, steleb q borobqdovdni Letoun WFl48 byl piepmltn

t l'rldrb Manitoby, Ide by} v zi:nd 1952/53 u Whter Experinentol Estoll.ish:nenl niqlil (;ouidsi&nb^01 Experinenlal & Pming Eslobbshnent - ustiednizkGebni orgonizoce konodslahJletecnr:)veFo:r Chwhill podrchu zkor.tkiro zq ql#mnd nizklth replot. WFI44 0 WFI45 byf pouiiiy pii wleto-1ph.o piisrdvccich zkouikich ns poluli HIvIS Ecgle v rue 1952. posilwode xzini i*idulek-depiu;l:ipoddhou slubililu hyv poprvd puiity no pdtdn sdriw6m Seo Hswku, WFl4?, ktery * luk stol pmloty-pn ndslduji,cf verze.

Pna:i jedno&ou, heni obdrlelo novc ietoury, se stulo zhrJebni 703. perul(Service Tricls unit) se zdklqd-nou ve Fordu - v zciii lS52 dostolo devlt letounu 0 iest rndsicli pordaji \lo ustaveno v Browdy prmfopemfni jednoth - 806. perul,ice ol Dcnonds". DcJlimi perutEni, t<terU amtry Iebuny F I,Ik l'by[804 operujiq z poluby HlrlS Bulwsrk q 898. se z&lqdnou nq HMS Allion, 267. vywikovri perut prosrgnollzddnidushinfl<y iidici pistiri se sldleu: ve Shttonu, ?38. o 736. prulv Lossiemouthu (dcist Nwql

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,1832. o 1836. perut pofi:i k FN Volunteer fuserve - Ierouny puZiwly'v knitHnobdobi Shen let I955-57.

Sm Hcwk F Mk.2 pndstavuvolsubvuriotu, heni $o qbcveno pietlckr'ru kubinou, posilovali Hrddlek ozuuel9l:n dlnulqci ddddnlth sil v_ iizenr" Ty'to (pry-vy odstunily tirpetdnf kffrlAbk prcjewjict se us\ry Wl: zpuoblji,ri poddlnou nstc!:iitu pi wlklrb rychlostech . Ce)Jan byio vyrcbuo'10 itriri, znichi prwi lelou byl dokonden koocen_rhoru-1954. Pot{ byty Iebuny poshrpnE zwedeny do vfz}np 802. o807.

_peru$-o poz{gryf0{rin1 i k 736., ?38, 164. a167. piruti l.IUtoUt< letounri bylo vyt}enU'o prD rrjzrU

f$!V n;femZlilFZ43-\lryhiven zdokonolenfm noiorcn Nene Mhl03 o stcise pmtotytrlrprc wrziMkS. Stop veziF.l o F.2 \iy z prvoltniod slut\vizozeny bdlum roku IS5{.

lm Ho\$_fB l!!:l ynikl riprwou wze F 2 pm sdhoci bornbordwoci tidely. JU diive byly zlouleny dvoIetouny lrlrl (WFl57 s WT?18), u nichi \ly pdkridelni zddsn0<y upweny p,,oWlrnt t.t.t1,rlpu nebo nin nonisto polivovlch nridrZi. Stmje FB.3 s r.lznodwaly poulitun notoru Nene RI'I.{(Mkl0l), fdidd\ s posllor.ldi, pietlqkwou kobinou o zdokonolenou polivwou insioloci Kmnl privod-nich kwoqrh pridovr:1rh nddrzf, r:ohly dr poutily i no,.{ nodr2e vyrcbenc z plaslu V polovild liezno1954 byly rymben o zoichrut pn"ri stroj Mk.3, tni do konce idhoi mku nrisledovulo doll{ch 115 hsri"Tstoveze se shh.uejmz!ileu6$( ze r*ech wrisni Ses Hswku u FM o cel}wd hlo tunt' \Ten ry-zlm-jeno 9 pruoliniorych o 7 podpiunych perud Prvni z nlch bylo 78?. peru{ (Nwol Aii Fightng Dweloin:enrUnil) w Wesl Fslrbooru, kteni obddelo stoje FB.3 ns zaldtkudulnq I9S4, sds! prr.i,l,oi ,kut alopeminimi jednotl.:ni pcuifiu ji'cimi tuto vuriantu se stcly 806., 898., 803., 800. q 807. peru{ (v piodl dledoddwk). lrlnoho iet.urri 0d ,,0smistovloqrh" peruti slouliJo no poluhich iehdloqfuh ]odt HI,IS ragb,

Aibion, Ceutour, Bulwok o Ark Royol Pozddji, v mce 1955, obdr7elo n6herd letouny FB l&.3 tuH zL:u-!ebn{?00. prulse zriklcdnou ve Fordu Bq }etouny MF280 o WF294)byV uprweny k usen{ pmlizemiqzlroje no dcl{th zdvEsulth nktech {t\rR 227 Ig pu:ny nebo dvacet nei{zenlrh rabt nile 76 r:n). Totodpmw se v p):rd niie uplft:1o u nrisledujic{u:rtnty Seo Howku, FEA lv1l4. Ddli sb-oje veze Mk3 bylypauJffiy pm zloGky rudiovybcwni q i{zenf 0 letoun WlyE14 \l zkoGen i:lo ndrroini pruzku:nnfs vpird snfnkulcfuri lotopffsiml unistinp:i v upmwnych podldrdelnich nddrltcb-Strhscf blxkrdmci Seo llswk FGA Mk.{ no}:J n6sl podvdlenou puowu r.12bmj no diymh podlaidelnich zdl'Esui:i:b, nerizen6 mkeiy cl no dseti zdvlmicich nebo kombinqci obou moinosii VdBi hmohostpodl{sul r4zbrlp ndla - pfi zochruini stejndh rootoru negotivof vllv no vykony letouu Cqs no dqEidpmry vlck nebyl, pmlole s6dwd vtrobq jii pmbfl:olo o prvni lelouy FlA.4 se doshly do wduchu vsrpnu 1954. Cellovd bylo vymbeno 97 stojri. Pnnimi operolnirni jednotlcmi, k.ter{ obd:7e! Ietomy F!A.4no konci tdtroi rcku, s sto! 802. o 804. peru( zctimco doEich sedm peruti obdrZelo nwd strle v prubdhuntisiedujicfto rcku o posledli,895. peru! v duluu i956.Seo llawt< FB W.5 byla hnwrze z F8.3, kteni lznikla pouiiluavykomE$fto moloru Nene FN.6 (Mk.]03).V3rcbny stoie FB.s lznfkly ripruwu letounir FB.3 o v pru!{hu rcku 1955 jich byio tokto upruveno piillilndpodesdt Po phsluvbd pohudmly letounyw slulbE u wph dosowdnich iednohk.Letou:ry Seo Hqvrk FGA l&,6 \ly stloie obdobn6 upruwn6 zabudrvrinun notoru Nene I,!r103 do drokuFGA4. Glken bylo nodilikovdr:o ssi 30 letorui:" Nq zoddtku mku 1955 obiednolo MAP 95 nwlrb ]etounriwze FEA.6, ze kte4rh \io dokondeno ve skubfnosti pouze 87 L1Eri. Prv::i jednotkou, kbni p obdrielo vIe:mu 1955, fulc 800. pru( zatinco posledni,806. peru( ji:ni bylo rybartno al o di roky pozdEli. Sb jnd

i:ko piedchozirtrze byly i Ff,A.6 doddly k drulnliniflr"/rr: jednotkin rtehr6 rywiko# 700. peruii.Bdhen Suezsld krize v iisiopodu 1956 se Seo HowloT $ostrily bojri v nimci operoce ,,Muslateer" Stnjeoperorrly z polub lodi Hl4S Albion (800. perul s letouny F[A.6, 802. s FB.3 o 810. s FGA4 s 6), HlvlsBulwork (804. s letounyFGA6,895. s FB.3 o 897. s F!A.4 o 6)q HI'IS Eogle (899. peruts FGAB). Utotilyno egypEld letiltl o poslrglo'roly leteckou podpru pzeurnua jednotkdnVelkou pullicitu si ziskaly obobolicld tyrny puifvoji,:i letouny Seo Hcwk, z nichi prvni $ ushven u804. peruti v nce 1954 c pozdEp obnoven u 738. peruti Skupino ,,fud DwiJs" vyshrpvnlo Hhero leteck6vlElEVy SBAC (Sdruienf bribklrh leteckych konstruki6ru) w Fombonugh v roce lg57 o toto tndice byio

l4rZordnc ol do pofrid*u 60. I€1, kdy byly Seo Howky nahmzwdny ve vyzbrcji nw{lai Scimitury o SeoVixny. Posledn{ prvgliniwd perulqrhdilc letouny FGA.6 v prosinci 1960, zoiurroi8l. spojorrii perulpuintlo jeden stoj 8E390) st do kvdho 1967.

V zdii 1959 vyttnala indicki vkido ndkup letouni Ses Hwk pro rryzbrcjeni mho ndr:oinfro leteclrq(lNA). 0d denmo ndsledujirto mku vylrrciilo g letouni (wze FB.3 o F!A.6) zdklad 300. peruti trdickehndnoinichn ,,While Trgen" o v letech 1960-61 fulo doddn: dcEich 14 sb-oju FlA6. Potd nrisledou:lo dclhdoddvLs 2 hsri aenwownlrh letouu FGA4/!. Pieilolenf o vyrvik prcbfiroly u 551. peruti v hhImu,doJlf letoltlV olerovolV z pclu\ |edbd indicke letsdtov6 lodi INS Vikunt. Sea Hcwlry se oktivnE uioshrilyoproce ,,Viiry" v prosinci 1961 o ohu indickepckistinslrl'ch konfljktri v zriii 1965 c v prosinci 1971. Posled-ni indick6 Seo Howiry by[ vytuzeny na Ionci roku ]983.Sec llqwk FGA Mk.50 byl pnrd verzi urtenou pro arprt, objednonou v roce lg56 uizozerisklu ndooi-nichrn: (lvlorhe Luchtr,lqt Dienst). 22 letoun[ obdobnirh vezi F!A.6 d]y dodday nezi dewencen Ig57o ledneur 1958; rzorwd instulcce rrybmni fulo provedeuo no letounu FGA Mk.6 (XB6g). FGA.S0 vstoupi-Iy do slully v zriii l95i no zdkiqdnd ve Vollcenluryu u ddsti 860. peru$, jeli hlcwi sfu byiy roz:nfstinyno jedbdn leludlcdn nosiii nizozemsldlu nrimoinictvo - HNllr4S KnrelDoonnan.850. perulrowdizoloZilo pfoduiddcf skupinu D-uhou (o posledni) jednotlou pouZiwjicf letouny Seo Howk dla 3. vfwiko-ui peru( jel rn6lo ielouny ve qzlroii do demo 1961. V prubEhu mku 195S byly nizozenshe Sm Hmkyroodemiznriny o rlbowny dvEno prctilehcklmi nkelsmi Sidewinder no podkiidehich zdvEsnicicb_NDozensld nir,oinf leleclvo lTiudi.lo FEA.50 ze sluiby 3 L prosir:ce 1964 o potd byly letouy se!rctovdny.Sea Hsv,L FGA Mk,100 o FGA,IRR Mk.l0l byly specirilni veze urtenC prn ndmoiai letecU sfly SpoU<o-v{ republilry Nlnecko (Mcrbefliegerwrbonde der Bundesmcire). Pldn no poifzeni dvou verzi, s'hhclepm ,,$Icr6 pEcf' - Mh100 o stfioie pro ,,!pohr6 polcsi' - Mkl0l, byl vypmcmir v mce lg55 a vedl

!.1bj!4ldn1 34 stsolt od loidd wne. Pro vyvoj tEchlo verzi byl u vymhJ vytlendn jeden shoj Mk6(XE456).!,bi verze nlly zvl$enou wislou occsni plochu zleplujicf poddJnou stuliltu c ij* rrdiory6svenihtouny lilk 100 !y1y v lerwnci 1958 vybcveny jdnotlq, MFE ] (li6dovd oarqfenf jednorln/ VA) ; MF6 2(VB) nq letilti v $bleswigJogel Vlwik osddek prcbdhl rok piedtun nq bnbb zdkhdnd IiNAS v Lossie-noulhu VdBina lelolr:ri fula z Britinle odesldno po zemi do B#m, kde pmbd]r]o nont(d o zlrulebni letyv tordmd Fock+Wull Dodrivlry st"ojri lvft l0l se opozd\ oi do duhnc I959 o byly maronEmd rczddlenynezi dv6 jednotlry (s'tmje oznalen6 R!2 \ly pfiddleny k lednotce l&-G I ). Seo Hruky slouiily openinE uMFI i oi do polwlr:y roku 1965, Ideito u MFG 2 byiy ponrchdny ol do ]once roku igSS. V 8enmu tri]roZrcku \b 10 letou:rn Mk100 c i8 letounu Mk.lOl pnddno do Indie, lde tuk dop)aily jD diirr dodon6lebuny FEA.6.

Ns kouci 50. Iet wqiwolo custulsk6 ndnoinich'o (Foinl AuSnlion Nny) o nrikupu Seo Hawku prcslulbu no htodlovirch lodkh HMAS Sydney s lvleLboume. Pozddii se v'!ak zj:srilo, Ze v prntilladu k uj:$!nibnbk6 Arlrul.ity nebude v pruxi zwedeni Seq Howht no t6cht0 letudlovych lodi,c[ notu6 q k iddneob jednrivce tedy nedoilo.

I*touny Seo Hawk pml<ytwdy suyn uiivqleltn neoceniteJn6 slulby, zvlditd wou schopnostl zahzpetitleteckou podporu pzennln silin. Jejich snodnri pilot'rl o jednoducM obsluho se zaslouli.lo o vekouobl.ibu u letecldho pnondlu. VfjimeLnost tohoto Wu je ddno iokhn, Ze u pnnlinio4hb jednotek FoyclNoy se typ udrlel po dlouhita sed:n let o v zalmnili dokonce jettd ddle.

Tecbnickf popis Istounu Eqwker Sea Huwk Mk.l, 2,315,416,50, 100 & l0lSea Hcwk.byl jdnonktrf i4ornotorcrl{ stiedoploln:} vybcvery zctahwccin podvozbo, pfisth/sclnkilen o skkipdcini hilly. Urten \l k zdchltrdnu strki:d z lehdlqri,ch nosiluneh pozenn{ch ztiklo-dea PozdEpvene nohly byt pouiity jolo stfrqcihrobqld0wcl s pro vlekfuiterfriTnry aerodynooicHho tr,uru p celokorav{ Lonshukce. Od pi{&;, b sbbdnl &isti nd kubo4r pruftz,ktery se { rlrwnd vystupn{ch trysek nEnl plyuule nc eliplc$. Skkidd se ze ti fasri - preari,'stdris 2qdn_i Pntrl dvd dristi uofl skoirpi.uwou konstruhi tvoienou hlsynin poddlnya nosnflren o 6t1nnipoddb0<y, zottnco zodnl ldst tupu vleh6 spdni fristi kltlovky je listii skoiep::ro.-V piedni lds[ tuiu punGiEno piednl podvozkoui lachts, chlodicizaiizeul pm kli.notizohi sistdnr, honeru o zritt2 Tato olftrstnsvuzuje !d &ist trupu tuoienou 15 piepritkcrri, kterrj zahrnwqlo pi.lohi pmstor, dv6 piedn{ polivovdnridrle, prcstor pr ndhFv{ plsy a qledd pilstupwy pmstor ke fo:dnri:n Piloh( prostor qrbcrtnfrlstielwcctn sedodlen Mortin-&Ier-Mh2 nd piekryt tvoienf pevnyro ti{diryn idUdm o panirmyr:'agd {suvnlll ls'}'1en z Persptxu Stftek se sk}idd'ze dvou postrunnfch vypouH}th dds{'vytlte;Fhz.Triphxu a sEedni plochc ldsti z neprustiehdbo sklo. Zadni ponvnd rdst'piehrytu nuze bytv nouzlodboano ponoc{ pyrctechnicldho zdizenl Ve spodni Idsii je 'm{s$n zqtqhovucf hdk pro vzlet porrocf

.Fopu]g S$dnl.ddsl b'upu-je vyuezetro piepciloni t. !2A s28, kterd sloufl i |:lo spojowci uzly.VnitmI idst lctlelnlch nosnfl<u isou blegni)ni soudristi stftdnl ldsti tsupu c spolu'se lsiufr, vzduchuk noloru v ndldin6 hro:6 o rzystupnlni tpkani no odtokwc brsnE kitilo tv'ri witril idd iJ-idh piil6-hojirrl ke trupu No spodni iristi celtropkiau isou unktlny vnitml klap\. Hlcvni podvoziov6 Iochtyzcuj:nojf spofui idst centropld::u Piepf:ky L l7 c 22 vyivriieji piednf a iodnr nosnilry mitrnlcb ddsiikidlo o isou proto r:ohub6 konstnrlae. Piep<iiko d. I? p zdrwii pmtipoldmi Zo piepd&ou d. 14 jeuldstgn nol.r. Nooqak pied nl isou cgregdty notoru, stsri6r, pclivwd derpcdla o dalli:ns:tlace. Obc tyiopmslory isou kyty odnlnate)np:i pcnely. Pod lrtupy vzduchu k rnotoru Fou pmstory prc uloieru ksndnt,nfisjtln_nU

^o{t<lt{ci:ni ponely po obou sto:dch Dvd zodnf paliwl{ nddrie iou rurGtlny nezi piepdlka-

ni I l7 o 28. &dn( drisl trupu sestivd ze 16 pftpdek o podiln0rt V pmstoru n:ezi piepdbooii. ig o : tse locMzl prostor pm mdiostsnici, nEvigarni vybwenl o loie pm pruzkund fotogrdi;b leteckd lonory.

publikoo Hcwker Seo llcwk - dopln& A

hydmulicky o zoiuhuje se do vybrdnf w spodd fdsti z{idE tupu bunv l:2:3 o prurEru S l4 rru dcni piedpisen AMO A.413/{7 z 15. kvdhq 1947 byly na obvyklych

Tn psbdu pieyifl<y isou pmtdeny nchoru o tvoif spodnl dtisl kylw6 plahy. Zirwei isou zde pfipojo-

wn body pro shbiJizritor. Ve Edlf &isti je urG$o plistivccihrik uchpenf no pirgihe l. 3?.

Ocosi flocly se sHdddii ze stdhilizdtoru q kflovd plochy s nlkoiilorosnftwou konstulcl Sbbiltdlorc vyikwd konnidlo s vyvdZeuin isou ruhyreny h kylovC plole v roktl, kde neisou ovliwlny rystupnt-ni spclborni od rootoru cni ripiwero zo ki{dlen. Aemdyncroick6 vieteuo zqvdeud v pruHhu vyrobyveze Mkl zle$up staliJitu letounu o jeho orlcdoblaost Srolrov{ kornidlo bez vyvdlen( opodtndncswiGhlu tri:nem le zcvdleno no pmdlouiend piepriice i. 40. Nq letouecb wze l'!r100/10l pSOP zuEBeno o I2,6%.

Kffdlo nojl lichob{h0<wi pridorys se zooblenyrni konci Poulit je pmlil Howker H.054010n7 },bd"

urtenf pro qsob ryrhiosti. Dou:rosn&orC vnI$i &isti Fldd isou pfipewEny k vnitinfrn Edsteu ponr(zrivdsu lucbrbejfcfrni se vrl wtupu vzduchu k notoru Hydmdicky sklopnd wdfi Idsti H1del uoi{hnsfubi zsbezpelujlci polcdo,uou hrlosl d pemost Cdltdpn6 klapky na spdnl odtokw{ &isli a

klopiry no hnni ploie Fou nwzdjelo spojeny o hrnguj( |rb bndic{. Spodlf H6pky vtqk nohou pmcovat inezdvisle jako rztlckwd pii nortu o pistiat Na rozdfl od letou:rri vene Mk l, he# oEly H'rd6lka hzpsiJondu, byly ntlF vy$ich wnl 1iqi1s 2qiizsnin jii rybcveny. Odlehlwcci plolk fuio unk$nopuze uo levCn: h\ddlkuPiistriwo zqiiem zchmu|: ti&olmry podvozek pril'o,{ho tfpu o pistrivcd Mk H!'vDl podvozbo#

nohy hwty E.8777 MkD se zatuhuildo rroitiuich Idstj Hidel sn6rek k ose kupu, zadroco piedni podwz-

bvd uoha lypu Dorty E.738lY se zutuhuje sndnn kupiedu Kolo i pueunotky isou od lirroy Dunlop o

moji roandry 660 x 165 o:n (hlqvn0 q 445 x I40 nn (predn0. Kaidd konstrulfui skupino hlcvr:ft0pdwzku sxtrivri z teleskopicki noby se dvdno prucovnini vdbi, kopolinov{ho llu:nile o pdvozkoqcb

nrltek PlnE otduy pndlf podrrozek le rwn6l ryboren druaitero. No pn&i Edsti podrozko{ noby p,rhl<ttn hrctiV \tlstupek chnialci podvozek pled piisttiwo:ri lory. Nohy o podvozko{ byty isou ovli-ddly eleknohydraulidry. Z dwodu zacbovdnl doshtetni svCdosti nezi lelounern o pristdvccl pclulou se

kylu Pouiit p jdrostupnory oririlni notor Folls-Royce Neue; HN.{ Mk l0l u letounri Mk l, 2, 3 a 4 s

HN.6 lvhl03 u venf Mk5,6, 50, 100 a l0l. Vystupnr t4xko se rczd'/oiuje a vftokw6 plyny vy:tululdvEno somostutryrni tryskoni Strr$r Plsey TSC.50 Mk 3 qutfvri pympctrony 1.2 typu Mk3. Poiivo je

nseno w i@ch truporych ndddicb, pfiienl nridde Fou spojeny do pdru Kcpccitu pftdn{ dvojice

nddrn je 84 I I o zodnf dvojlce 964 I Nxeny roohou b4 piiln'n6 utidde o objenu 455, 400 neh 34 I IllydrculicJry sptdm Dowly vytrdif p:rniedalch'In terpodel llck 14,139 MPo pro wlddfolbzdici:h ltitu,klrpek, pislriwcfro brilu, odhcmirf piidcn:1th nddrX, skkipEnl kifrlel, ovlddd:ri posilowfil kiiddlek(bond wze Mkl), bzd blo podvozku

Eld<tridry si,stim se skliidd z okuhi steposuEmCho o sfilsr{ho proudu noEipnyth drdrna genenitory.

Hlcwi elekficky slstdro prucuje se stiidavyu pmuden o dobil uj., dr{ 12V bsterie o kcpccili 25A

zrpcjenlrch do #rie s qgstupen 24V (lv!t I ) uebo jednu popi dvl 24V baterie (Mk2 o pzdlih wne). Pm

stjnosrodmf pmud sloull dvo ndnile poslqtujfci proud o nop6ti I ISV o intenzi$ 400A pdebny pro pnici

umdldho borizonh q koopcsu &nerdlory o bcterie isou uri*dny v prostoru pm pffslulenstvi k motoru"

fuzanr sesldvd z klssicb iidicf pdky o nofuicb peddlu"No iidicf pdce je unistEno spou!{kondnt,tlolitko pm ovkiddul kcn:ery o ovlidoci priko bzd kol fudicl plochy isou ovlddriny ponocf lylovychpievodu No stojich Mh2 c pozdE$ich je do qstdmu kfid6lek vdlenEno pdnotko sinulujicf s0y

v Hzenf o posilwol iizeni.

Vyzbroj o vfstroj

HLnml ulobou Ietounrl Sea Hcwk bylo zrichltrd stbrini z letsdlovycb lodf, pm kter{ \ly rybcveuy pewou

vy-z!rcji seskivojld ze ityr 20mn lcmdun Bntish Hispo.o Mh V u:nistinych w dvojicicb p stnntichprldd pd drcrnl podlcby pilohfto prostoru Ndhi:W schni:rky pm 200 ndbojri no blawi byly

'm1"16nywisle v prosioru zo ko:dny (F8.3/5 o FGA"4/6 noslly cellarn ncx 600 Is ndloli). Ko:dny byly odpclod-ny elektricky spoGd no prednf ldsti iidicf Fky. K zaoEirvriaf slouiil zoalhwi Fernn:li Mk{EV piipodd nouzovdho opGi6uf letounu se zoldiwol pied odstlelenim plekl'tu kobiay cutonutic\zokhryol, 6ini se zabniailo zrurEni piJolo. Zria:um zqmiftn( o palby uroiriorrul lotokuloroet (nod

hfem zqmdisvude) o kmreru WilliqErson G.45 (no levd irisli piilE).

Zcvedenfi:r verze Mk3 mz5fily Seo How\ wou pusobnosl o s6oci bonbcrdovacl rikoly. N0 vnif-nicb ldidelnich nosnfcfch nohly b1'1 neseny dv6 pun:y niZe 227 kg typu GP nebo MC, nby, okustic-

kC bdp nebo nopalmovd puny. Ndklod puo byl dcile zvltleu u lislE bitevnl vene FlA,4. Dvq dqElpodkiidebf zdv6sy umoZiovdly podv6sit dvE puuy o hnotnosti 227 kg, popi uobly b1'1 nxeny dvC

purny niZe {54 kg. K }Tryiku se poulfvcl zrivEsrfl< no dvl 9 kg o'tnC puny, hery nohl byt piipev-nEn no widaf i wdpf kiideb( zdvlsnflry. Nonisto wljlfch purnovych zfuEsnfkri r0ohly byt tr00t0-vri:ry vicendsobnC zdvtrsu0ry ol pm tiicel 76 nro rqkei o hmotlosti hlqvice ll kg nebo pro dvocetmkel s h.lqvicemi 27 kg. Muirodlni {::osnost pie&tovoval ndklad dvaceti l27un mket, piilenibylo noho nCst i nrznd korobinsce rqket 0 pu!x. V prubEhu rcku I959 byly n6herd holcndskC Seo

Howky uzpusobeny prc neseni dvou pmtlletodlorych rukel Philco/Ford Sidewinder lA (AIM-94) nsspecirihim podkridelniro odoptiru Nu nEmeckdn letounu Mk.101 (RB+375) byly zkoGeny mkegAIM-98 a prctizenni stieiy nite i0 ron. Zvdtieni zdsoby polivo bylo doscleno zaveden{n odhazovs-teinych nridrli no witiufch zdvEsn{cfcb" Vene F.l pouilvaly nridrle o objenu 455 I s eiiptickyoprr:.iezen, zot{nco doEf veze lrydfvcly bud'400 I ocelorych nebo 341 liFovyrh plostl}ovych nddrZf(od iinny Bristol) s kruhovfn pruiezeo. Pro pielely uebo pn dlould hl{dkov6 lety (plevdlnE uletounri nEneckdho ndnohictvs) byly neseny nridrle ltl'ri Ldouny FGffiRl0l pouilvonC joko

s1ffaie pm LaldE polosl uohly n{st vyhleddvacl rqdar Ekco 38B v pouzdie podoblCxo nddrli pod

prwyn vnitrntn zdvlsnfken. Po odrooutovdul mdcmvdho pouzdru 0 instalaci zomElovole rooUyIeiouly phit pllohodlotnE mli FGA.100. Seo Howky uodililovcnC pm vlekriui tertri nobly nCsl bud9 n dlouhf rd<dvorry tert vypoGl6uf ze zailzeni. Excelsior nebo cfle Dcrt Vypoult6cl zsilzeilExceJsior bylo vivinulo prc pouZiti no lelounech FGA.4 o jeho novijdk byl urnlstlo !q vnitiuirkridelaln: zdvdsnftu, zotinco rultiv byl ve vdlcovit6rn pouzdru bstclovcnCo na uejbMlf:n zdvlsn!ku pro rukety. C0e Dort byly piipewEuy Dd l@ku nsptrutdn nezi dv6oq tyleni no zeni c bylyzochycovdly ptsl&voci:a hdkeu ubko pml6tfuoJIcfto letounuRodiovybwa zchmwolo VI(V qn0ci o plijfnoi (rddiovri relC 1934 o 1935 v zodnf ldsti fupu a pruto-

ui ant{na nc hfteiu trupu no pirprilce d. 29, rup. uc spodll &isti prwdho kifdlo), rddio ZH(6R1.5307) umistdnd no pilstupovdro porelu ua piepdlce l. 14 o plillilovoc( zd{zeuf ua plistduf(4.1271 ) instslov@xd no zodni dristi spodku trupu Tolo zoi{zenf se vys\fovulo nc letounech F.l s F.2 cqaclovclo se vodorwou cntdnou nc rocl6o vptupku pod kupeu. Soupruvc VKV bylc no stroJ(ch

wrze Ff,A.4A nahmzeDo rsdiovybwetrllr Ul(V, mzpozoate):rfu podle uelovd ort6ny, herd uqhmdl-Io pmtovou U letourri FB.S s FEA.6 byla ndioptoj ddle zdokonoleno. Letouay FGA.50 se odlilowlypouiitir: IJKV nidio od iirmy Philips s udovou o prulwou cntCnou, pfileol rddio ZBX zustslo zocho-

uiro. NEnmk6 Ses Howhy Mkl00/l0l ndiy stelnou hsloloci UI(V, ale bez rddiq ZBX, c byly vybave-ny mdiokonposero. Jeho snlrwd qtCna bylc umG$no na hihtE trupu pod kopkwitfn $feu,zcdnco lidio ADF bylo montonilo oc spodku zcdnf [ds[ trupu Rowll z'rndickych letor:lri bylo rddio

ZBX odsb:cndno.

ldeutililoLuJ zqi{zed IIF bylo zcludovdo w !*ech lebulech o jebo i.nsbloce se ua difuEili:h verdch

l.yzrclovclc rlzhu rretwou o:tCnou no zsd!( 6ds[ trupu (F,i/2), zu{roco letouny pozddiibh wzf nE}y

d!.1 E0l6 toj$ebftwd antdny nrontcrraorC uo hftetu c spodku trupu (typ ARL5848). Toto prwdeul bylo

zccbolniao rwnli oo orprbicb stojich s vyjinkou'rndickych FGA.6, her{ je roI}y nob:rzeny jdnoduchou \rlcrunu ortfuou

B puHikoe Hrwker Seo licwk - doplnik

Fotopruzku:nuri vystoj (v piipcdE ustcloce) sestivcls ze dvou lotokonorW)liimoson F.24 o bylc urteuc pm

wnikilnl a SihC snl:obvfui Ns letourech FB.3 o Ff,4.4 \ly v roce 1955 v upnvenC piilcvn6 nridriipkusuE inshlol{ay dopledu smEiupi Lo:rery F.94, toto ielenfv*akdo qizbroie zwtdeuo uebylo.

Zci{zenf pm dcdcenl v'zletu MTS rnohlo $ instclunilo po obou stunrich spod::i &isti centoplinu(4 rabty nc kddd sho:l) a cutonstcky se odbszovslo se zolden{h podrDzku

Vlrnehice signdlnich ruket fulo un("Suo ua bomi w6iiildni pruvd poloviny kildlc, cle pouZiti se onezilopuze uc potdlek slui\ o u stojt F.2 a vyltich venl se jii nepouiivola. Dollin vybcved:l byla o:ti-Glrystroj (veze Mk 2 o'Z 6) o upeviorocf lano ilzenl Nriukmci zrichmnnf llun Tp K c soupruw Ty! J byly

zabudovri:ry do l.ystielovqcfr o sedodiq.

Kanrulldi c oznaiovdni

Borevnti schdnqts, herd nosiiy letouny Seo Hawk sloullcl u nrinoiufcb sil Ityistdttr se vyznaEovalspdloduchosti. S vylinkou prvnfro prototypu, hery byl ponechdn bez ndidru (q lrEI tudll bowu piirod-

ulho kovu), uEly dalli prcht1py 0 sdriov6 stroje ksnull{ii v soulodu s pitdpiseu Minislentvc pnIeteckou rTrobu (MAP) Potteru No.2 pm stftrcc{ ietouny FAA. Piedpis urtovol pro honri plochy bowuExtru Ddrk Seo Grey (EDSG) o pm spodnl borvu Sky. Ddlci lhie bylc v jednd tietirl vy{ky trupu(sboru). 0d L Eervuo 195{ bylo noilzeno ,,pietaZerf" homl ksnulidZnl bonry no spodnf plochy do

rzddlenosf 152 nn: pirs nrib6Znou hmnu kiidlq s stobilizdlom Toto zoEnc ]e potrari no pozdljivymbenych strojich, kde vstupy rzduchu k nrotoru byly celd !ed6. Ke znEaE doSlo v Ietech lg59-60, kdybylo piedepsduo pouiid kanulldie sestrivajicf z borvy EDSG nq hornfcb plochtich c bfld uo spodnicb,piideroi ddlicf rovina prcbftdld v polovin6 vytky trupu No rozdfl od privodufho schdmqtu, krylo bcrvopoulilri no hornlcb plochdch i wislou occsn( plochu ObE Lqxoulldinf sch6uoto bylo z drivodu snlleni

prototyp, hery nesl zncky pouifvaud z0 2. wEtov6 vdlky - \ruu C (no hom{ch plochtich o pnlmEru

]2i9 nn s uo spodDlch 914 roro) q Cl (no kupu o prumdnr 914 nm). Zuck nc lrylovC plole nEI roz-

rodr 610 x 610 nn. Vlechny 2tr01ry ndly tl:wl1 bony. Sdriovri lfslo v lernC bqrvE se vyskl'lovclo ncspodnich plocbdcb Hldel a ns zodnl idsti trupu. Psureno c l{slice umisldud no obou polovindch kiidel(v obnicenCn smplu) m6lc vytku 610 nro, zadmco trupovd llslo dop):rlnd ndpisen FOYAL NAVY

uIIo vyiku 102 nn, Vyika ndpisu bylc v letech I954-56 zvdBenu no 203 mr:. Indivlduriln( identiliks-ce sestfvclc z tsojnlstryrh tGel o r{Sce 45? nr: a kddu dor:ovskC zdklodny (pozennl brize li letadlovd

lodl) o rylce 203 nebo {06 nn v lernCm nebo bfldrn pmvedeul. CGlo byla urnfslEno na obou stnrodch

fupu zq Wsoshiroi znsky (privodnf pmvedeuO uebo no pi{di o kdd zdkladuy no slobilizritoru CGlu se

ddle'opokovola tru piedut! podvozLovdn hdu vodomvnE nebo wisle o nlkdy sestdvolo pouze z

posledn(ch dvou d{siic. Na piidfch letou!,i byly losto u:Gt6ny znaky perud o pod kcbiaou no levC

struul (zijdko no obou strundch) bylo jn6nu o hodnosti pilotu o nechdrikl! Letouny, jel se (Iastnily

okcl v prublhu Suezsk{ Icize byly oznoleny demfni o llutyni pruhy kolero zodnf ldsti trupuo kridel, nq herych nlkdy ,,obt6koly" s6riovd disla. Mnoho letounrj nEIo mvnEZ lervenC nebo lerndkylovky a vieleno q demobfle nebo lluloleml pruhovouy pfistdvoc( hdh Stroje okmbotick6 skupinyfud eyils byly opotftny lesklou lervenou bsrvou, zku!ebnf strcje FRU (zhriebnl jednotko FAA) bylydem6. Cslo o pGnenc \lo v obou piipadech bfld.

Seo Howky indick6ho nrinoiniclvu nosily pozdEiif koroulldl pouiivanou u FM, sestrivojici z EDSG

o bfl6, a s indickyrni vysosbyrli znaky trohruzujIcrni ptvodnl britskd. Sdriovti llsls bylo pouZitc

obdobuE joko u britskych shojri, pfsneno W no kylorte vlok n:6lo vylku 508 nn.Holqndskd letouny byly nwdZ obdobou britskych o odpovfdoly-privodn{:ru scbCmotu Pstlero No.2

s dodatlry uplohEnftri po Eerruu 1954 u v lesHdn: pmvedenf. Ctytbanwd kruhov6 zncky byly naobvyk$ch 3es[ pozicich (o prunlnr 610 urro nu trupu o 914 rnn no ]d(dlech), ns kylovce byl obd6lnlLol.y znok" IdentililqEuf dfsla zavedend v mce 1346 bylc wrfstlao uq zadn{ ldsti trupu, kde pnoflGlici,,6" (oznotuj{ci st{hqde) oddElovol od dvou zbyvoj{c{ch llslic (od ,,50" d0 ,,?1") vpostnf arok.VSko Iislic byla shodnd s prumlnrn vysosbibo znoku. Individudbf oznodeni umislEnd no piidl(o vylce 305 rnm) se opakovalo v rnenJfin pmveden( na piednun podvozkovdn kqfu Nripis ,,KON.

MARINE" s*trivojlciz lernfch p{sroen vysolrycb 152 nn byl umistln nq zodn{&isti trupu pod aero-

dynouric\rn delenen.0d 21. srpno 1959 bylo oznodeui upmveno podle oroerick6ho \rzoru, piidenlhuhovd vysoshd aruky byly louze uo levd homl c pravd spodnl poloviuE kildlq q na fupu, zuck no

SOP byl vyoecbtia. Vlechny zncky nlly shodnf prundr 750 trn a no ki(dlech byly oproti privodnuou

sch6uatu posuuuty sngre!x k ose letouuu (2100 uro od koncrl HIdel). 0zuahul pdnotlivych letourri(od ,,lll" do ,,131") bylo ul:Gt|tro nq pildi (IernC, vflka 400 nlr) d n0 pmv6 hornf o levd spodnfpolovia! H{dlc (vylks?50 !0n, bllC ns horn{ o lem6 nc spodn( polovind kifdlo). Posledni dvE Ifshe se

opcLovoly vodorovud uo pledlia podvozkovdm h:ltu Oznqdenl Wu (,,FGA-S0"), konplebl individu-dln( oznodenf a udpis ,,KON.MAzuNE" byly umlstEny pod vodorovnou ocosnl plochou (vy!ko bylo 100,

100 q 2{0 nro). OzroEenf zdklodny (,,D" nebo ,,V" v lem6n: provedenfl \lo urnlstdno no kylovce

o nllo vylku 500 rorn. Znqk perulE byl umlstEn pod ksbilou no obou strqudch. Stylizovont bervenf!{p byl notien no pfldi trupu, semdyuoaickdtr vietenu o okolo vstupnlch otvoru lzduchu k mototubyly vamvuC lerven6 prouiky.BcrevnC schdroo letounri nEroeck6ho ndm-oinictvs se neliJilo od privodnlho schduotu pouiivon6hoFAA c sestdvcjlcfho z borev EDSG o Sky. Ceruob0d kflZe shodnfch roznlru byly u:GlEny nc trupuc uc hom(cb o spodnfch plochdcb bldlo. &plnEuy byiy obddlnftovfu znakero urolstdnfio no stobi-

Iizdtoru v barvE Zlutd, lervend s dertrC. Syst6n ozna{ovdnl letounri poullvcuf od roku 1955 uslizovqlpm Ses Hrwky oznsleuf dvIlxs pkneny (druh letounu a jeduotko) q tftni Elsliceui (prvnl Efslice

ozncluj{c( peru{ nebo letku bylc doplnluc dvdnc lGliceni indMdudla{ identifi}oce letounu). Ozns-

leu( bylo na zadnl ldsti bupu po obou strsDdch vysoshdho ztrcku s pGroeny (,,VA", ,,VE" nebo ,,!!")r{dy na lev6 q Efsliceloi !q prw6 strull ztrqku (cco {30 nn vysok6, v Iern6n pmveden0. Cemri

kotvs v krubu oznulujfcl pi{slulnost k drubu ozbrojenfch sil bylo urnlstdno pod ldtken kabiny. Typletounu o vltobul Iislo o rrflce 25 !c!: bylo trqstiftdDo uc kflovce pod vfsostnfn ozuoieni:l (ncpi,

,,HAWKER SEAHAWK 669 I"),Vlechny letouny $s Hqwk nlly dvo rizb wisl6 demC pnuZlry oarafujlci unGt6nl stupcdek nc lev6

stnoE trupu c varowd toJ{beln&y uc obou stnodcb pod ks}inou, v odliludu prwedeu( uc holoadskl,cha uEoeckfch strojfch, hEIn bcnwfo pwken fulo llutd zrqlenl nq rdnu pte$fiu Nq leloulech se

v1s\flwolo iudc lemyrh popisek InteriCr kcbiny, piloh{ sedclkc o pi{stropvd deska fo}y lemd. Podvoz-

bvd nohy byly b0C nebo sflbmd, zct'nco disky kol byly v bcrvl hlinftu Podvozkwd lcchty c vnitinlstnoy pdvozko{ch byt[ by[ v hrvl Sky, cle v pru]Ihu slur]y 4V u&dy opateny b0ou, svdtle

ledou nebo bl:r&ovou bsrvou Podle druhu pouiitdho bcrwndho sch6nctu byly vstupy vzducbu k notoruv bcwd S\ nebo baor! ldd. N&terd sttle Dgly ponely okolo rlsd koldnri v lemd bqrvE. Plnsvududdrle o zfi{sulky bylyv bcwE Sky, ptefui Idst rudorw6ho pouzdm o $fl konpcsu nc trupu u letou:rriMk 100/101 hly rlsuE EernC. r

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Hawker Sea Hawk, the history and sumrnaryThe Jet Age started to seriously occupy the drawing boards at the Kingston offices ofthe Hawker Aircraft Ltd. as soon as a reliable and powerful jet propulsion engine cameinto existence. Such a unit had been designed by the Rolls-Royce team at Barnolds-wick and, in the guise of the RB.4l Nene, it was first fired up in late October 1944. Atthat time the company s preoccupation lay in the development of the Tempest and SeaFury radial piston-engined fighters and productj.on of the Tempest was also in fullswing. A preliminary P I035 project was based on the F.2/43 Fury fighter with the newpowerplant mounted in the fuselage, amidshrps behind the pilot, but in December]'944 a more advanced concept evolved. The engine air intakes had been relocatedfrom the nose to the wing roots and the patented split jet pipes exhausted in the fuse-lage sides behind the wing trailing edges.This proposal, mastered by the firm's ChiefDesigner Sydney Camm, was conceived as a land-based interceptor and, designatedthe P I040, it was submitted to the Ministry of Aircraft Production in February 1945. Atthis point the Admiralty became involved rn seeking out a successor to the Sea Furyand a contender for the Attacker jet aeroplane. Several naval projects, including theP i045 and P 1046, were schemed, but with radically reduced Research & Developmentexpenditure after the end oflVWII they were shelved and even the original P 1040 ten-der was suspended as far as Air Staff interest was concerned. The RAF already posses-sed the Meteor and the Vampire jet fighters. both offering some development pro-spects, anci thus no need for a new machrne was forthcoming. To revive interesta P1040-related design study was submitted in October 1945 under the designationP i047. A swepcback wing configuration and rocket power was offered, but eventually,in I 948, the aircralt appeared without the rocket engine as the P I052 research aircraft.Regarding the Royal Navy's attitude to the P 1040 their support persevered and betterstill resulted in a new Hawker tender in January I946. Specification N.7/46 was drawnup four months later by the Air Ministry and an order was piaced for one test airframe,one prototype aerodynamically representative of the fighter (covering the firm's pri-vate venture) and two navalised prototypes. The aircraft was designed using an all-metal stressed-skin construction with the powerplant Iocated centraliy in a cigar-sha-ped fuselage. The pilot's cockpit was placed in the nose and its bubble canopysecured an all-round view. The use of spiit air rntakes and bifurcated jet pipes incorpo-rated in stub wings allowed for the adoption of a thin wing of a constant thickness-to-chord ratio of 9.5%. A Hawker high speed aerofoil section with 0.57o camber at 407o

chord was utilised, the wing having a moderate taper and an aspect ratio of 5.47. Con-ventional tail surfaces were employed, with raised tailplanes ensuring that they werenot affected by the exhaust effluxion. A tricycle nosewheel undercarriage was ado-pted, which retracted into the fuselage nose and centre section.The first flying prototype, theVP401, was produced at the Kingston factory with its finalassembly at tangley in late summer l947.The first taxying was conducted by Test PilotW. Humble at the adjacent grassy aerocirome, but it was found to be unsuited for thefliqht testing of turbojeCpowered aircraft. So, after the P 1040 had been transported toA&AEE at Boscombe Down, it was flown for the first time on 2 September and, after yetanother transfer to the RAE Farnborough, it continued its test flying. The aeroplane waspowered by an early production 4,500 lb st (20,02 kN) Nene I and equipped with anunpressurised cockpit and non-ejection pilot's seat. It featured non-folding wings wit-hout airbrakes and pneumatic-type wheel brakes and at that moment neither an arres-ter hook nor any armament was fitted. Early flying revealed minor vibration and noisedistinctions, rectified by exchanging the rectangular exhaust heat fairings for triangu-lar ones and by the addition of a bullet fairing at the tailplane-fin intersection. TheP I 040 was used for research work, but in the summer of I 949 it was released to takepart in the National Air Races at Elmdon. Fitted with a new Nene II engine of 5,000 Ib(22,24 kN) static thrust it eventually won three Trophies. In September it was returnedto the manufacturer for reconfiguration as the P 1072 with an Armstrong Siddeley Snar-ier rocket motor. Two true naval N.7/46 prototypes, the VP413 andVP422, joined the te-am in August 1948 and October the following year respectively. Both aircraft had NeneII engines and featured folding wings, hydraulic wheel brakes, full naval equipmentand a four-gun armament. The cockpit canopy was redesigned with the original sing-le-piece curved windscreen replaced by a three-piece unit with a flat centre panel,which eliminated fomard sighting distortion. After initial tests and airfield dummydeck landings at Boscombe Down theVP413 went aboard the carrier HMS Iilustrious

in April 1949 to conduct deck landing and general handling trials. As a result the wingspan was increased by 30' and a lengthened arrester hook was filted in July. These im-provements were incorporated rn the other prototype theVP422, which also had provi-sion for FATO gear and undeming drop tanks and had an improved undercarriage te-traction system. As the airbrake installation was not yet fixed, both prototypes wereused lor trials of alternative dive brake schemes. Eventually split trailing edge flapswere adopted, whose lower surfaces also acted as landing/take-off flaps, and in thestub wing undersurlace dive recovery flaps were installed.On completion of the prototype development programme the Ministry of Supply con-tracted the Hawker Aircraft ttd. on 22 November, I 949, to produce a series of 15 I navalinterceptors to be named the Sea Hawk. Soon it became obvious that developmentand production of another Hawker P1067 project, Iater becoming the Hunter, wouldprejudice the manufacture of the Sea Hawk as there was not enough space at Kingstonand tangley to run the large-scale production of two aeroplanes simultaneously. The-refore suitable production facilities had to be found within the Hawker-SiddeleyGroup and the Coventry-based Sir VIG. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. companywas chosen,Sea Hawk F Mk.l production, switched to Hawkers in 1951, was terminated thereafter the 35th machine had been built, During autumn of that year the entire producti-on and development ['as put in the hands of the Armstrong Whitworths. Another 60Sea Hawks of the same Mark were built at the Baginton workshops and assembled andflown fuom the Bitteswell aerodrome with the first aircraft off the production line befo-re the end of I952. Both HAL and AWA contracts were the subject of a 'Super Priority'ministerial order, which speeded up production and secured suppiies of indispensab-le materials and components. The Mark I aircraft were basically the same as the proto-type VP422 with a Nene 4 (Mk. i01) engine with the same power output as its prede-cessor. The windscreen and cockpit hood finally received their ultimate shape anda Martin-Baker ejection seat was installed in the unpressurized cockpit provided withheating and cooling. tater in production a fin bullet-shaped fairing was introduced as

a standard feature. Many Hawker-built machines (WFt43 - 161, 167 - 177 and!trM901- 905) were engag:ed in various service trials, including the fuel system, RATOG, engi-ne and radio installation tests, gun firing and bombing trials. The WF148 was sentoverseas to take part in cold weather experiments during winter 1952/53; these trialswere conducted by the Winter Experimental Establishment Flight at Fort Churchill,Manitoba, a detachment of the RCA-F's Central Experimentai & Proving Establishment.The WFi44 andWFl4S were used for carrier deck landing/take-off trials aboard HMSEagle in 1952. A power assisted aileron system, improving the lateral control of theaircraft, was first filted and tested on the fifth production Sea Hawk, the WF147, whichin this guise represented the prototype of the second series aircraft.The first unit to take on the new fighter was No.703 Squadron, a Service Trials Unit ba-sed at Ford, which received nine aircraft in September 1952. Six months later the firstoperational unit, No.806 'Ace of Diamonds' Squadron, was formed at Brawdy. Othersquadrons to receive the F Mk. is were Nos.804 and 898 aboard HMS Bulwark and HMSA.lbion respectively, No,767 Landing Signal Officers Training Squadron at Stretton,Nos.73B and 736 Sq. at Lossiemouth (a part ofthe Naval Air Fighter School) and No.764Sq. (an Advanced Training Squadron later reforming as the Fighter Pilot Holding Unit)based at Yeovilton and then at Ford. Two other units, Nos.1832 and I836 of the RN Vo-Iunteer Reserve, also flew the aircraft for a short period of time during 1956-57,Sea Hawk F Mk.2 represented a sub-variant, of which only forty were built, withcockpit pressurization, power assisted aileron control and an artificial spring feel andcentring unit. This installation remedied the Mk. I aileron oscillation causing the loss oflateral control at high speeds. The first aircraft were completed by the end of February1954 and then successively issued mainly to Nos.802 and 807 Squadrons, although la-ter they were also supplied to Nos.736, 738, 764 and 767 Sq. A handful of aircraft wasretained for testing, of which one, the VlrF243, was fitted with an uprated Nene Mk.l03engine and thus became a prototype for the Mark 5 version. Both F.I and Ezs werephased out from ftontline service during I954.Sea Hawk FB Mk.3 was a resu.lt of the modification of the F.2 for a fighter-bonr-ber ro-le.The scheme had been tested on two Mdk L aircraft, theWFls7 andWF2l8, with provi-sion for the cariage of bombs or mines in place of the drop tarlks under the stub wingpylons. The IB.3 featued the Nene RN.4 (Mk.101) powerplut, powered ailerons, a fullypressuized cockpit ild modilied fuel system. As an alternative to previous Rpes of me-

ta.l jettisonable tanks plastic drop tanks cortd be used. By mid-Mech 1954 the first Milk 3was built and test flom, follwed by another I 15 aircraft duing that year. This type beca-me the most widely-used Sea Hawk in seryice with the FAA, ultimately equipping g first-Iine units md ? support squadrons. The first was No.787 (Navai Air Fighting DevelopmentUnit atwest Raynham), which received the FB.3 as eely as April 1954, while the first ope-rational units converting to the type were Nos.806, 898, 803, 800 and 807 (in order of deli-very). Many aircraft within the'800-range squadrons went to sea aboard HMS Eagle,AJb!on, Centaur, Bulwark md Ark Royal. Later, in 1955, some FB Mk.3s went also to No.700 Sq.at Ford, which seryed as the Trials and Reguirements Unit. I\tro aircraft, the \4F280 and294, were modified to carry ground support loads (4x 500Ib bombs and 20x 3" RPs res-pectively) on additional wing strong points representing the next and definitive Sea Hawkvdiant, the FGA Mk.4. Other Mk.3 aeropliles were used for radio md controls trials andyet another, the WMg 14, was test equipped for naval reconnaissance duties by fitting for-ward-facing cameras into the diop tanks.Sea Hawk FGA Mk.4, a ground attack fighter, could carry stores either on four un-deming pylons or rocket projectiles on ten launchers or a combination oI both.Withthe same engine employed, bigger loads had a detrimental effect on the aircraft's per-formance. However, production had already begun and the first FGA.4 was put in theair in August 1954. In total 97 machines were produced. The first operational units tobe equipped by the end ofthe year included Nos.802 and 804 Sq.,while another seventook on the FGA.4S the following year and the last No.895 Sq. in April 1956.Sea Hawk FB Mk.5 was a conversion of the FB.3 incorporating the more powerfulNene RN.6 (Mk.103) engine. No new FB.Ss as such were produced and only about fourdozen machines were reconfigured in 1955. After conversion they resumed seryicewithin their original squadrons.Sea Hawk FGA Mk.6 evolved as an analogous FGA.4 upgrade with the NeneMk.l03 unit, ofwhich some 30 were made. As a supplement, early in 1955, an order for95 new-build Mark 6 aircraft was placed by the MAP, but eventually only 87 were finis-hed by January 1956. The first unit to receive them was No.800 Sq. in June 1955, whilethe last No.806 Sq. converted to the type three years later. As with all previous Marks,the FGA.6 was seconded to non-operational units, including No.700 TRU, which laterhanded over some of its tasks and aircraft to the Aiffork-operated Fleet RequirementSUnit at Hurn.During the Suez campaign in November 1956 the Sea Hawks saw combat as part of'Operation Musketeer'. The squadrons involved were embarked in HMS Albion(No.800 Sq. FGA.6s, No.802 Sq. FB.3s and No.810 Sq. FGA.4 and 6s), HMS Bulwark(No.804 Sq. FGA.6s, No.895 Sq. FB.3s and No.B97 Sq. FGA.4 and 6s) and HMS Eagle(No.899 Sq. FGA.6s). They attacked Egyptian airfields and provided air support forground forces. A good deal of publicity was given by Sea Hawk aerobatic teams, thefirst being established within No.804 Sq. in 1954 and later reyived by No.738 Sq. airc-raft. Its 'Red Devils' team performed during the SBAC Display at Farnborough in 1957and the traditiotr was still held in the early sixties. By that time, however, Sea Hawkswere being replaced by new Scimitar and SeaVixen fighters.The last lirst-line unit re-linquished the FGA.6s in December 1960, while No.78l Communications Sq. used itsXE390 until May 1967.In September 1959 the Indian Government negotiated the purchase of Sea Hawks fortheir naval air arm, the INA. By June the following year I aircraft (a mixed batch of FB.3and FGA.6s) formed the nucleus of No.300 INAS 'White Tigers'while the other 14 newFGA.6s were supplied in 1960-61 (being the very last Sea Hawks built) and a furtherbatch of 22 refurbished FGA.4/6S followed afteruards. Conversion and training wasprovided by No.551 INAS at Dabolim, while other aircraft operated from INS Vikrant,the only Indian Navy carrier. Sea Hawks took an active part in'OperationVijay' in De-cember 1961 and in both Indo-Pakistani conflicts in September 1965 and in December197l.The last INA Sea Hawks were retired by the end of 1983.Sea Hawk FGA Mk.50 was the first export version, ordered in 1956 for servicewith the Dutch Marine Luchtvaart Dienst. 22 aircraft similar to the FGA.6 of the FAA we-re delivered between July 1957 and January 1958; one FGA Mk.6, the XE369, had beenused as a master. FGA.Sos entered seryice with No.860 Sq. at Valkenburg in Septem-ber 1957 with a detachment of the unit deploying on HNIMS Karel Doorman, the soleDutch carrier. No.860 Sq. also formed a demonstration team called The Sealords'. Theonly other MLD unit to operate the type was No.3 Sq., a fighter pilot training squadronin commission until June 1961. During 1959 the Dutch Sea Hawks were modernised tocarry two Sidewinder missiles on outer wing pylons. The Ml,D withdrew its FGA.50s by3 I December, 1964, and the aircraft were scrapped.Sea Hawk FGA Mk.l00 and FGA/RR Mk.l0l were special versions desig-ned for the Federal German Republic's Marinefliegerverbdnde der Bundesmarine'.A plan for two versions, the Mk.I00 fair-weather day fighter-bomber and the Mk.l0Ibad-weather day fighter, was worked out in 1955 with an ensuing order for 34 machi-nes of each variant, Their development took some time and one Mk.6 aircraft, theXE456, was used as a test bed. Both Marks had extra fin and rudder area added to im-prove lateral stability and a radio installation was changed. The Mk.100s equippedMFG t (VA-coded aircraft) and MFG 2 (VB codes) at Schleswig-Jagel airfield in July1958 after the training of the personnel had been made at RNAS Lossiemouth earlierthat year. The majority of the aircraft was sent to Bremen to be assembled and testfloM at the Focke-Wulf factory. Mk.l01 delivery was delayed until April 1959 andequally split between the two units (RBz-coded aircralt going to MFG 1). Sea Hawkswere in operational use by MFG I until mid-l965, while MFG 2 retained them till theendofl966.InJuneofthatyearl0Mk.l00andlSMk.l0laircraftweredespatchedtoIndia to supplement the previously delivered FGA.6s.

The fortieth and last production Sea Hawk F Mk.2,WF279.

In the late 1950s the Royal Australian Navy intended to acquire Hawker Sea Hawks forservice on the carriers HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne. However, it was laterfound that it would not be possible to operate the aircraft from those carriers, contraryto original advice lrom the Admiralty. Therefore no order materialised and the typedid not see service with the RAN.The Sea Hawk gave an invaluable service, especially with regards to its ground sup-port capabilities, and it was easy to control and maintain, which made it popularamong pilots and personnel. As far as the concept is concerned, its singularity wasproved by the fact that it was kept in Royal Navy front-line service for ? years and evenIonger in the hands of overseas users. I

List of abbreviationsADF Automatic Direction-FindingASR Air Search RadarAWA SirWG.ArmstrongwhithworthAircraftCo.ttd.Ekco E.K.Cole Ltd.FB Fighter-BomberFCA FightercroundAttackFRU Fleet Requirements UnitGGS Gyro gunsightGP General PurposeHAL Hawker Aircraft Ltd.INA IndianNavalAviationMC Medium CapacityRATOG Rocket-assistedtake-offgearRP Rocket ProiectileRR RadarReconnaissanceSBAC Society of British Aircraft ConstructorsTRU Trials and Requirements Unit

Technical description of Hawker Sea HawkMks.l, 2,3/5,4/6,50, f 00 & l0lThe Sea Hawk was a single-seat single-engine mid-wing interceptor fighter with a re-tractable undercarriage, a sting-type arrester hook and folding wings. It was designedspecifically for use on aircraft carriers and naval shore-based stations. Later Markscould be equipped for a close-support role and target-towing.The fuselage, of all-metal construction, is of sound aerodynamic form, the crosssection being circular over the nose and centre portions, gradually changing to el-liptical aft of the jet pipes. It consists of three main parts - front, centre and rear. Theformer two are of monocoque construction reinforced by a keel member and fourlongerons, while the rear fuselage, incorporating the lower part of the fin, has a puremonocoque structure.The fuselage nose is occupied by a nose wheel bay, the refri-geration assembly of the air conditioning system, a cine camera and ballast weights.This portion is attached to the ls-frame front fuselage, which accommodates thecockpit, two forward fuel tanks and ammunition box bays and the front gun bay be-low the cockpit floor. The cockpit, filted with an Martin-Baker Mk.2 ejection seat, isenclosed by a three-panel windscreen and a single-piece ait sliding aerodynamicPerspex hood. The windscreen has a fixed lrame with two curved Triplex glass sidepanels and a centre panel made of flat bullet-proof Triplex glass and cover glass.The hood, normally sliding on rollers, can be jettisoned in an emergrency. In the bot-tom the box-sectioned keel member houses a retractable accelerated take-off hook.The centre fuselage extends from foruard frame No,12A aft to frame No.28, whichIunction as the transport joints. The inner sections of the wing spars are integral withthe centre fuselage and form stub wings with air intakes situated in the leading ed-ges and jet exhausts in the traiiing edges adjacent to the fuselage. The inner porti-ons of the wing flaps are on the lower surface and the main undercarriage baysoccupy the bottom of the centre section. Frame Nos.17 and 22 constitute the frontand rear spars of the stub wings respectively, and are of heavy construction, the for-mer frame being also fireproofed. The plenum chamber, which houses the engine, isIocated aft of frame No. I 4. Just forward of it are the engine accessories gearbox, car-tridge starter, fuel pumps and other installations; both compartments are covered bydetachable panels. Below the air intakes are the rear gun bays, accessible throughthe doors on each side. The two rear fuel tanks are located between frame Nos,1?and 28, the forward one being the saddle tank above the rear of the engine and therear one is shaped to fit between the split jet pipes. The rear fuselage consists of I 6frames and stringers. Its forward section, between frame Nos.29 and 31, houses ra-dio and navigation equipment and mounting s for reconnaissance cameras. The threeendmost frames are extended to form the lower portion of the fin. A diaphragm andfittings are provided for tailplane attachment. In the bottom is the housing for the ar-rester hook, which is pivoted at frame No.37.The tail surfaces consist of a single fin and tailplane of multi-spar construction.The one-piece vertical plane (of an H.9 36% Syml. Mod. aerofoil section) and intercon-nected elevators with trim tabs are mounted midway up the fin, clear ot the jet blastand wing wake. The tailplane acorn fairing, installed during Mk. I productron, impro-ves control and stability.The unbalanced rudder, with an adlustable trim tab, rs hingedon the extensions aft of frame No.40. On Mk. I00/ i 0I aircraft the vertlcal till surf3ce rs

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The wings are unswept, of a trapezoid plan form, with blunt tips. The Ha-rkerH.054010/37 Mod. high speed aerofoil section, wth a taper ratio of 9.5%, is used. Thetwo-spar wings oi stressed-skin construction are attached to the fuselage stub wingsby hinge pins; the folding joints are just outboard of the air intakes. The power-foldedouter wings are covered by heawy gauge skin giving a smooth finish and necessarytorsional stiffness. The outer portion of lower flaps and upper surface flaps extendftom the folding junction to the ailerons, Both flaps are linked together to act as airbra-kes, but the lower surfaces operate independently when used as take-off and landingflaps. Mark 1 aircraft are provided with manually operated spring tab ailerons, whileMk.2 and later aircraft have power assisted ailerons; the trim tabs are fitted only to theport ailerons.The alighting gear comprises a tricycle-type undercarriage and a deck arresterhook. The main undercarriage units, Dowty E,8??? Mk.Ds, retract inwards into the stubwings, and the nose leg of Dowty E.?381Y type retracts foruard into the extreme noseof the fuselage. Dunlop wheels and tyres are used; their dimensions are 26" x 6.50 ' and1 7.5" x 5.50" (660 x 165 mm and 445 x 140 mm) for the main and nose wheels respecti-vely. Each main unit consists of a two-cylinder telescopic leg with a liquid-springshock absorber and torque links. The nose undercarriage is a fully castoring self-cent-ring unit and incorporates a shock absorber as weII. Ar arresting cable guard is littedto the wheel fork assembly. The legs and associated wheel doors are controlled elect-ro-hydraulically. To maintain the necessary deck clearance, the main wheel doors arere-closed after extension of the undercarriage. The faired arrester hook (Mk.10, I 1 or

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-Mk.l-6/ 100&l0IWeight,empty -Mk.l/3/6

take-off, no external stores - Mk.2, 3 ,/ 6

tal<e-off,2x 75-gal drop tanks - Mk.z, 3 / 6

take-off, mu. overload -Mk.Z / 3 / 6

target towingMax. speed, at sea level - Mk.2 - 6

at 20,000 ft (6,100 m) - Mk.6at 36,000 ft (10,970m) - Mk.1 - 6

target towingRate of climb, initialClimb to 35,000 ft (10,670 m) - Mk.l / 3,6Service ceilingRange, no external stores

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39',10.5"/39',8"(12,155/12,090 mm)36'4" / 4' lO.2' (l 1,075/1,480 mm)39'.0"/ 1 3'3"/ 13'1.5"(l 1,890/4,040/4,000 mm)8',9"/8'8"/9'9.3" (2,67 0 /2,640 / 2,980 mm)l 6'9"/r 6',8"/r6'9" (5, 100/5,080/5,100 mm)8'6" (2,590 mm)+0"30'/+4"30'+I2'30'-13"-76'30'/-49"30' C29" I 5' Mk. I only)/+21" -29'1s',+2I" -t0"/ !22"278/40.25 sq ft (25.83/3.74 m')

33.0/37.15 sq ft (3.065/3.450 m')8,840/9,190/9,560 lb(4,010/4, I 70l4, 335 kg)13,400/r3,500 lb (6,080/6,125 ks)ls,l00/15,200 Ib (6,8s0/6,895 kg)r5. 100/15,600/16,200 rb(6,850/7,07s/7,350 ks)14,800 lb (6,715 kq)598 mph (962 km h')587 mph (944 km h')560 mph (9Ol km h')276 mph (444 km h')5,700 ftlmin (28.9 m s')12 min/11.5 min43,200/44,50o ft (13,170/13,560 m)480 miles (770 km)

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Sea Hawk orders and production

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Senal numbet (s/n) Constructton Fitst ilight (ilo / atv Qtv. User Unit / instilute Note

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^^lvP.1072 prototype

HALvP401 (1) flf 16/1 1/49 jet power

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wF143 - WF161 (19)wF167-WF177 (11)wMoo1 - wMqns 151

wF143ffi 14t11t51wF144 ftf 2112t52wF145 fn 18t3152

35 A6AEE. KAE, UETE /UI7A3, 764.767802. 804. 806. 807. 898

WF143 RATOG trialsi WF144 arrester landing and catapult tials; wF145- 161, 167 - 177, WlV901 - 905 service trials: WF147 prolotype F.2;wF148 + CEPE Canada winlerisation trials: WF157 Drototvoe FB.3

2nd prod. ordervvhrbz - wrrbb (5)wF178-WF192 (15)wF196-WF235 {40)

AW5837 - AW5B41AW5842 _ AW5856AW5857, AW5896

wF162ftr 18112152resl of a/c d 1953

60 736.738.764.7b7,lat802.804.806.807, B9B1832.1836: NAE

WF164 r Naval Fighier School, WF1B0 + Naval Aircraft EstablishmentWF196 kials a/c. HALWF218 became 2nd orototvoe FB 3

SUBTOTAL 95 orololvDes not rncluded

Sea HawkF 1\.4k.2

rrototvoe. HAL wF147 (1 not known7A0,736.738.764,767802 807

nonveded from oroduction F.1. tials a/c

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Nt24O-\\t2/9 lAU) t!F240ftf 2412t54 40 WF240 handlng & penormance hals, AWA, A&AEE, KAEwF243tials alc. became Drolotvoe FB 5. WF277 J Naval Fiohter School

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prolotype, AWA wF157 (1)wF218 {1)

not known700,703.736,734,764,767,787800. 802. 803. 806, 807,811.895.897, B9B

conveneo trom plooucton ts, l, Inats a/c.6nveded from oroductioo F 1

3rd prod. batch4th prod. order wF293 - WF303

wtv906 - wr\4945wrv960 - wM999wN105- WN11S

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AW5947 * AW5957AW5958 - AW5997AW5998 - AW6037AW6038 - AW6052

wF2B0 ftf 1313t54 116 WF294 trials a/c, WF294, 303 & WM912 + TRU, Fo.dWF2B0 trials a/c, became prototype FGA.4WF299, WM982 -) Naval Fighter School, WM907 radio trials a/c, NAEW[,,1914 trials with F.94 camera installationWM992 controls trials, NAE

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converled from oroduction F8.3. moditred outer wnqs lor 4 bomb ovlons

4th prod. batch5th prod order

wv792-WV807 (16)wv824-WVB71 (48)wv902-wv922 (21)xF327 - XE338 t12\

AW6053 - AW6068AW6069 - AW61 16AW61 17 - AW6137aw6288 , AW6299

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91 WVB25 trials a/c for vorlex generato6 and powered aileronsWV840 flight refuelling kials, 1956XE327 + NAFDU. armament trials. A&AEE

sea HawkFB MK,5

no proouclonconversion only

d 1s55 50, 700,736802. 806

examples ol conveded a/c: wlzggi wNlu6, I I c, 1 I o, I I 9wMs07, 9'1 3, 928, 936, 937, 939, 943. 961 , 965, 969, 983, 993,

sea HawkFGA MK.6 6th prod order xE362 - XE41 1

xE435- XE463(50)(2s)

AWbJUU _ AYVbJUCAW6306 - AW6355AW6356 - AW63B4aw63a5 - AW6386

rest of a/c d 3/55 -10/1/56

87 700,736,734,764.781800, 801, 803, 804, 806,81 0. 895, 897. 898. 899

XE369 tnals a/c lor FGA.5U rnstallaionsXE456 trials a/c, also for Mk.100/101 installations, 6/56 - 7/57XE4BS became G-JETH, XE490 crashed on delivery '10/1/56

YFrol - YFAqA /AW61A7 - AW61q4I- B./..an.allcdno productionconve6ion only

d 11 - 12155 31 examples of converted alc: wv792,794,795. 797 ,798, 825,826, 828,831, 836, 84 1, 856, 860, 861, 865, 870, 903. 908, 909, 91 1, 914

Sea HawkFGA MK.6(lndian)

no producton eg. AWbU23 (rN152 tN151 ilt 21t12t39 I INA 100, 551 mixed batch of FB.3 and FGA.6 a/c1N152 ex-FAA FB.3 WMgBs

tN160 - tN173 t14 tN173 lft 20t7t61 14 nrndil.cd rn 1q6ll - 1qh1

no producton Nl74 - rN195 (22)6106 11 16 22 7q

d 1961 22 lNl81. 182, '183, '1 84, '1 85, 186 ex-FAA XE378, 458, 383, 394,362.39t,|N187 ex-FAA XE333: 1N19 1. 192, 193 ex-FM XE335, 372, 367

IOTAI 101 62"sea HawkFGA I.4K,50

produclon xLz3t - xLz41 (5)x1269 - X1275 (7)xt ?o5 - xt i14 /1n\

AW6626 - AW6632aw66i1 - AW6642

6-50 d 18/7/572i RNII l, 860 Dutch Navy registrations 6-50 to 6-l1, lrom 2118/59 changed to 1 1 1-1 3l

6-53 crashed 6/1 1/57 (no new reg. alloted),6-61/121 cr 30/9/59. 6-651125 ct 913162.6-661126 ct Bl7160

Sea HawkFGA MK 1OO

producton v4220-V4236 \1t)v8120-V8136 (17) AW6670 - AW6686 d 1958

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interceptor fighters with GGS; VA'i20 cr 1 7/12163,V8122 ct 14lbl63v A223. 225. 229, 230, 233, 235 + 1N231, 239, 232, 233, 234, 235,V8130 131.134 r 1N236.237.238

UCA HAWKFGA MK.1OO

no produclion N230 - tN239 (10) eg. AW6656,58,62, 63, 66, 68, 80,

d 1s66 10 INA 300.551 tN230 ex-FGN VA221 0r VA2ZZ

sea HawkFGfuRR MK.1O(German)

KUZ4U - KUZbb (1 /)R8360 - R8376 (',l7) AW6704 - AW6720

d 4/59 34 FGN MFG 1

MFG 2all-weather fighteF w,th Ekco ASR; Rts3/b MM & AGM halsR8242, 247, 251, 252, 255, 256 ) 1N247, 248, 250, 256, 243, 244trA?Ao 171 ?7, 174rlNrd5 ?52 246 )4O

Sea HawkFGp,/RR Mk.101

no produclion tN240 - tN257 (18) eg. AW6689,94,98, 99t AW6702,03.13. 15.16.19

d 1966 1a INA J00,551

IOTAI 5,13 115 4 orototvoes included: total numDer ol Mk.3 and Mk.4 conv. unavailaDle

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A first and third protolype comparisan: dillercnt cockpit canapy hood, wing spdn rncrease andlhe addition al an aftesler hook. Nate also lhe uew roundels on lhe Ialler aircrafi.

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Sea Hawk F Mk.1,WF174117'lNo. 806 NAS, RNAS Ford, Sussex, October 1953Standard fighter colourjng consists of Extra Dark Sea Greyupper surfaces and Sky lower surfaces according toPattern No.2. Note that the grey does nol overlap thewing leading edge to undersurfices. Fuselage andwing bands (both surfaces) are red and yellownd yellow

Mariner'),(temporarily applied during 'Exercise Marirfin bullet is black with squadron badge onwhite triangle. Type D roundels in sixpositions, all lettering black.

Lower surface plan view showingserial positioning is appljcable toall FAA and INA aircraft

Gloss SkyBS3B1C 210

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Sea Hawk F Mk.1, WF182/101No. 898 NAS, RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, March 1954Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky finish with black lettering asabove. 'Flying fish' emblem below the cockpit on bothsides.

No. 898 Squadron flyingfish is black with grey andwhite detail superimposedon a yellow sun againsta blue disc

No. 802 Squadron skyand waves are blue andwhite. Arm, wings and spearheadare gold and black with spear handle inwhite. Crest surround is gold and black

No. 897 SquadronCaspian Tern's head isblack, white and grey withorange beak and white detail

Sea Hawk FB Mk.3, WM961/139No. 802 NAS, HMS Albion, 1956Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky colours with black lettering. The grey overlapsthe wing leading edge. Fin and fin bullet are red. Later a white code letter'Z'was added to fin sides, as was the squadron badgeon the nose (code shown in a cut-out and badgelocation shown by dotted line). During the Suezcampaign black and yellow stripes were paintedaround rear fuselage and wings. For wingstripe location see p. 28

Sea Hawk FB Mk.3, WM928/460-JNo. 897 NAS, HMS Eagle, 1956Standard colouring with grey extending to lowersurfaces on wing leading edge. All letters andserials in black.

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An in-flight study of the F Mk. l,WFl 59 (below right), and a pre llight rush abaard HMS Eagle (belaw leIt). NoIe the unlinned 100 gal drcp lanks.

Nestling closely side by side at Bitteswell plant lale series E ls await delivery totheir operator (tight).

A sole Sea Hawk,WFl4B, was delivered to Canada for cold weather lesling. Thisphoto was taken at RCAF Unit Fart Churchill, Manitob'a, in 1952.

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The Sea Hawk FB Mk.3,WMg ) 5 (mosl probably in the guise ol re-engined FB.5 aircrafl), weating the linalcolour scheme introduced in ']959/60.The air scaop above the air intake (cavered by blanking plate)characterised many FB.3/5 and FGA.4/6 aircraft wilh modi[ied accessorjes grearbax (above).

No.898 Squadron Mark 3 aircraftbeing prepared [ar flight at RNASBrawdy on 17 Match, I954.Theengine accessary bay and porlrear gun bay are open forinspectian and re aming. Natethe aval section BB gal drap tanksunder the inner wing pylons(above).

No.B97 NAS - a lirslline unitabaard HMS Eagle -,had tirs SeaHawk FB Mk.3,WMg2B/460-J, anIhe slrength in 1956. h is litledhere wilh finned plastic drapIanks.A colour prcfile ol thisaircralt appea$ on p.6.

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FGA Mk.6, XE!41/ 104 O of No.800 NAS abaard HMS Ark Royal (left) and the same ship's llightdeck with Na.BgB Sq. Sea Hawks and No.8J 5 NAS Gannet AS Mk. ls an 27 May, 1 957 (below).

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coded' l I B and' ) 28' (XE415),aboard HMS CenlauL Eachaircralt is loaded with na lessthan 28 RPs under the wingrails (above).Looking resple nde nt followinga camplete testoralron ,.he SeaHawk FGA Mk.6, XE310/4,wears the calaurs of No.898Iy'AS. 1l ras a static exirbil althe Air Day heid at RNASBrcwdy in Augusl ) 966 (Iarrigh0.

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Vikrant. Note the prcctice RPs and sma.iJ calibre bomb rack an lhe inner wing pylon and IFF rod anlenna on lhe lop o! the fusdage (below).

A puHicity photo of the German Sea Hawk Mk.10A, skilfully retouched and given spurious codeand marking (d)ove).'RB+246', an FGA. ) A l. ol No. I ly'aya.i Reconnaissance Sq. ol MFG I (lett)and'RB+368'wilh an Ekca air search radar, MFG ) Jagel,August I96I (below).

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machmes corr€rlecJ to Mk.5 slandard. It served as 'A36' wtth the FRU at Hurn unlil May I 961

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rcportedly the FB.3 / 5,WMSI3 A ight).Two IndianNavy Sea Hawks, INIB1 nearesl the camera,taxying at FAF Sharjah belare deparling farKarachi in I 963 (be1ow).

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Ieg cylinders (right). Note that the undercarriage safety stops (red beam and sleeves) are in place

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Rcar parl o{ the caci.pil tyilh the canapy haad opened. Abat,e the clccttan scat heddrcsl 6 a facebltnd ltrtng handle (left). IIar]. 5 tnstrument panel and part side cansale (abave). For instumentand canlrol rc{etence see p.23.

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Port side a! the windscreen shawing the instrument panel shroud and gyro gunsight; note thesolenoid distribution pipe for glass demisting (above), and lhe open cockpit canopy cover(aLove right). Sliding canapy rail, front fuel tank lil]er cap and engine accessory bay panelsbehind the cockpit (right).

Cenlre [use]age including plenun chanLer. engine bay saddle tank and alt main luel tank(below and below righl).

Fuselage centre sectian and starbaard stub wing, tooking foward.The small citcular hole in the engine cover is a suction

reliefvdve lntake of the luel system inslatlation (lefl). Early Sea Hawk, under construction,shows to gaad ellecl an arresterhook and faiing,wing flap inner conslructian and tailplane radio altimeter aerials

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the ight-hand side of lie instl.umenl pan el, here ol an incomplele E2 aeroplane. The bax on the right is an inverler reset relay with switches (ight).

The Mk.lE gyro gunsight was fixed on a mounting,ilhich rclracted downwards in case the aicratthad lo be abandoned 1n an emergency (above). Cockpil pait side wilh prominent elevator trimcanlrol wheel, triple pressure gauge and thtotlle lever (ighl).

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Mk. I 0 I aircraft were lilted with air search radar equipmenl in place of the GGS and controldisplacement changes were also made in the starboard console (above )eft and )eft).The MarlinBaker Mk.2D ejectian seat incorparated a K-TWe dinghy and aType J pack in the seat well(above).

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Instrument peel: I) Radio altimeter 2) Machmeter 3) RPM indicalor 4) Airspeed indicator 5) Altitueter 6) Artiticial hotizon 7) Gyo compass8) Climb/descent indicator 9)'Itm and slip indicator lA) Front tuel contenls gauge I l) Oil pressure gauge l2) Cockpit pressure altimeler l3) Reat fuelconlents gauge 14) AJtimeter limit swilch (EI), ARLIBA4g indicalor (other vercions) 15) Tbp genentor Iailure warning light (not on EI) 16) Bottomgeneratot failure warning light (not on E]) 17) Fuel ptesure warning light (not on El) IB) U/c warning light 19) Porl demister switch 20) Stafuoarddemister switch 21) Camera gun aperture switch 22) Hydrculic pressure warning Light (El) 23) Fud pressure waming Light (El) 24) Tbp generatorlailure waming light (EI) 25) Bottom generator lailure waning light (81) 26) Invetter reset relay wilches 27) Engine igniter switch 28) Engine mastetcircuit breaker 29) Engine igniter circuit breaker 30) Fud pumps kolating valve wilch waning light 3l) Engine starter wilch 32) Oxygen contenBgauge 33), 34) Oxygen rcgulator (El) 35) Engine slatter master witch 36)Ventilator 37) Mk.17 oxygen regplator (not on El) 38) MTOG pushbutton39) Flaps position indicator 40) GGS seleclor dimmer control 4l) U/c pushbutton 42) Oulside air temperalure gauge 4i) U/c position indicator 44) U/cpushbutton 45) Arreslet hook watning lighl 46) U/c warning light 47) Arrester hook training witch 4B) Arrester hook control witch 49) Hood jeltisoncontol 50),51),52) Radio altimeter limit switches (E l) 53) Fuel tanks Iirc warning IUht 54) GGS master and retraction witch 55) Grro gan sight 56) GGS

emergency lowering control 57) Hydraulic presure lailure waning light 58) A)leron trim power/manual selectot switch 59) Ailercn power/manualselectorwitch(notanEl)6A)Aileronpowerengagedindicalor6l)Jetpipetenperataregauge62)ASRscopesightand controlunit.

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Port and statboatd sides,' 63) Flaps emergency ajr pressure gauge 64) Wheel brckesaccumulator pressure gauge (El) 65) U/c and aresler hook emergency ar pressuregauge 66) Hood contral switch and declutching control 67) IFF control 68) Wing foldwarning light 69) Amament master switch 70) Wheel brakes override swilch (El), GGSguns/RP switch 7l) LP cocks levers 72) HP cock lever and relight button 73) Cameta switch74)Wing fold control swilch (nol on El) 75) Rudder and aileron trim cantrol 76) Rudderand aileron trim position indicator 77) Cockpit heal control (not on El) 78) Bomb fusewarning light (not on E I ) 79) Bomb contrcl panel luse holder (not on E I ) B0) Bomb (usingswitch (not on El) B1),82) Bomb jeltison pushbuttons (not on El) 83) Bomb distributorswitch (nol on E l) 84) Inner bamb selector switches (nol on E l) BS) Outer bomb selectorswitches (not on E I ) 86) Flaps emergency conlrcl 87) U/c emergency control 88) Arresterhook emergency conlrcl Bg) Flaps control 90) Airbrckes contral 9l) Throltle lever andpress-to lransmit switch 92) ThrcItle damper 93) Elevator trim control 94)Wing lold controlswitch (EI) 95) Cockpil pressure control (not on early EI) 96) Target re./ease selectorswitch (not on E I ) 97) Taryet emergency release switch (not on E 1) 98) fted.lamps ftasleiswitch 99)VIE control unit 100) Emergency lamps master eitch ],01) BeamApproach switch(E 1) 102) VHF/ZBX mixer box 103) ARI. I 8049 controi box (not on E 1) I 04) ZBX control box105) De icing pump 106) Booster pumps selectot wilch 107), 108) ldentificatian lightsswitches 109), 110) Navigation lights switches III) Drop tanftslettson witch (Pl), innerpylon jettison/safe switch (other versions) I 12) Aileron power/manual selector switch (noton EI) I I3) Circuit breakers I I4) ) Port and starboard red lamps dimmer switch (not anE I) I I 5) Fuel pump lest socket I I 6) MTOG mastet switch I 17) Ailerons power controlswitch (not on E I ) I 1 8) Bauery isolating switch I I 9) Ailerons power warning lighl l2A) Pottand starboard red lamps ditumer switch (EI) I2l) Instrument panel red lamps dimmerswitch (Ei) )22) U/v lamps dimmer switch 123) Instrumenl panel red lamps dimmerswitch (not on El) 124), 125) Signai discharger switches (El) 126) Cockpit pressurewaming horn cul-out switch 127) Pressure head and camera heating switches 128) Reatbooster pump cifcuit breaker 129) Booster pump warning light 130) Foward boosterpump circuit breaker l3l) UHF control unit 132) Radio compass control unit 133) Standbyinverter start indicator 134) Standby inverter start switch 135) Identilicalion light selectorand Morse switch 136) Booster pumps test switch 137) Drop tanks luel masler switch.

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Slarboard wing wilh main spat hinge joint.T\ryo dots outside the roundel indicate the pasilian of a two-cartridge signal discharger(allhough nol used in service).The location of the national insignia and Suez stnFes js also weil illuslrated in |his view

Port aileron and tab with operating arms and their controlaccess pane.is (aboye).

Folded wing exposes the ldding nechanism wilh spar hingejoints, disconnected flap drive shafts, aileron control rodsand other delails (righl).Centrc fuselage jet pipe and thermo-couple doars viewedfrom below Ia the wing fillet is a trapezoid inboard llap andinner segment of the trailing edge llap (bottom right).

Split tftiling edge aitbtake and flap: I) Airbrake2) Anti but{et slot doors 3) Bearing brackets 4) Landing llap

Folding wing hinge joints and a part ol the spiit trailing edgeairbrake (above)

Boundarylayerbleedairspillductsinthewingroots starboardsidewilhgeneratorcoolingairintake(thescoopwaslittedIoMk.3,4,Sand 6 airclaft), and porl side with spill louvres af the air conditioning pre-cooler unit.

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Aesthetically pleasing, curvaceous canlours of the Sea Hawk's vertical tail surlaces (above)

and rear fuselaqe, dorsal lin and rudder detail (below).The bulge foward of the aftesterhook lairing is a tail bumpet (on E I aircralt placed lurther aft). Diaphrcgm below thetailplane, navigalion light and flying conlroJ accesspaneJs a re clearly visible in lhis view.

Taitplane b'ullet tairing improved the conlrcl and stability of the airctaft (above); note thestencilling and colour demarcatian line on the lower tailplane surtace Port tailplane and elevatorupper and lower views (above Lelt and left).

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variants - Mk.50, Mk. I 00/ I 0 I and lhe Indian Sea Hawks (!iqht).

4) Actualing jack 5),\Iose .ieg 6) Rear do ar tie rods 7) Shock absorber8) Nosewheel ta*s 9) Arresling cable guatd l0)Wheel axle

the leg pivat hinge and ollset ram air pipe (centre).

cold air unit and junclion box J.8.7. lust visible is a ftller cap ol the de-icing system fiuid lank on the ight hand side.

l) Hinge brackets2) Nosewheel door3) Doot locks

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Starboard wheel bay with hydraulic systen piping and valves.The main wheel door re-closed after extension of theundercarriage.

Dowly type 8.8777 main undercarriage, starboard (1e{t and centre) and part unit (tighl).Tila-piece wheei well fairings were atlached

to lhe teg by adjustable connecting rads.The small rectangular door in lhe outer [airing gave access Io the whee] jacking points.

Main undexcaniage: I) Radius rod 2) Upper Iairing 3) Torque links 4) Inwer fairing 5) Teiellex conlrol 6) Undercaftiage jack7) Upper cylinder B) upper fairing connecting rods 9) Main undercarriage leg I0) Inwer cylinder ) I)Wheel axle l2)Wheel door

iack l3) Door iack attachment 14) Doot lock 15) l.lndercarriage door l6) Door piano hinge 17) Lock opercting rod

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Roundel and stripepositioning on upperwing surfaceNo.810 Squadron badge set on a red lightning

flash has blue and white sky and waves, whiteclouds and gold lightning outlined in black. Crestsurround is gold and black

Suez stripe location onlower wing surface andgrey leading edgeson lower and tailplanes u rfaces

No. 807 Squadron panther isblack with white detail, red mouthand tongue

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Sea Hawk FGA Mk.4, WV907/126No. 807 NAS, HMS Albion, 1955Standard colour finish with all markings in black.The uppersurface colour does not return under leadingedge of wing and tailplane. Black panther on nose leaps alwaysforward.

'DANGER'warningtriangle is red andwhite

No. 804 Squadron Tiger'shead motif is black and

Sea Hawk FGA Mk.6, XE339/149-ENo. 803 NAS, HMS Eagle, mid-1960sAn example of survlving No.2 pattern colours of Extra Dark Sea Greyand Sky after the introductjon of a new camouflage scheme. Carrier code'E' in black. Fin bullet chequered and hook stripes are black & yellow.Revised position of serial number and 'ROYAL NAVY', lettering black.

No. 803 SquadronWasp is blackand yellow wrthgrey wrngs

Sea Hawk FGA Mk.6, XE4471172-ANo. 804 NAS, HMS Albion, 1960sLater scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces and white lowersurfaces with changed position of demarcation line between the twocolours. Black lettering throughout. Tiger's head always facing forward.

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Port stub wing air intake with boundary layer splitter plate and duct llow vanes. Note lhec amoullage de marcation line.

Rolls-Royce Nene II uial Ilow gasengine shows the combustionchambers with centrifugajcompressor casing and intakefilter screens at the tront end.

R-R Nene Il engine installationand coverc: I ) Accessory baydoors 2) Plenum chamber door3) arame,ryo. l28 4) Enginestarter unit 5) Starter exhaustpipe 6) Engine maunting 7) Frontspar 8) Exhaust unit 9) Rearspar)A) Bifurcated jet pipes I I ) FrameNo.2B l2) Accessaries driveI 3) Fuel pump I 4) Throttle valve)S) H.P luel cock l6) Liftingshackle l7) Transit standmounling trunnion 1B) Transitionsection 19) Jet pipe temperalurecoupling

Cartridge slarter exhaust and plenum chamber cover with spring-loaded flaps of thecompressor air supply.

/el pipe exiausls dEcharging through the stub wing trailing edge reqrired lhe design olcharacteistic "pen-nib" tairing Qeft and above).

Torch lit view thtough the transitian section ol the jet pipe to the engine turbine and distributionsystem (above).

ENGINE INSTAI,T,ATION

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The plenum chamber diaphragm above the engine wheelcase, with empty racks for the ZBX radio on thewall (left). The Plessey cartridge starter is also removed, leaving anly lhe circdat mounting at ight.Two-piece accessories bay doors, inner side (above).

The early IFF blade antenna, which appeared on lhe fuselage top oI Mk. I and 2 aircraft (above).The )ater installation oIVHF and UHF aerials,,here on lhe Sea Hawk FB Mk.5 (tight).

ANTENNAE,EQUIPMENTANDLIGHTINGI.OCATTONS

Antennae: l) ZBX rcdio (nat onFGN and IN a/c) 2)VHF rcdio3) AYF radio altimeter, bolhtailplanes (E I only) 4) BeamApproach aerial (El) 5) IFF rodantenna (E 1,2) 6) IFF bladeantenna (F8.3 / 5, FGA.4 /6, 50, I 00,FGA/RR.10l) 7) IFF rod anlenna(some IN FGA.6) 8) lDFsense(FGN and IN a/c) 9) UHF radio)0) UHF radio set (F8.5, IateFGA.6) 1 I) UHF standby (someFGA.4/6) I2) UHF/VHF radia(FGN a/c)Equipment: A) Catapult hookB) Deck arrester hook C) Pitottube D) Gun camera, port sideonly E) Reconnaissance camerawindows F) Access to radio andre c o n n a iss a nc e c a m e ra sG) Directiond Ioop anlennaradotue (FGN and IN a/c)Lighting: I) Navigation lighlII) Rear navigation lightIII) Downward identification light,stbd side only IV) Carrierappro ach )ight (FGA. 6, 50, 1 00,FGA/RR.l01)

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IFF (ldentilicalion Friend or Foe) triangular blade antennae replaced the early rad-type IFF aerial in the rear luselage.The small curved pipeis a radio and equipment bay ventilation scoop Geft and above). Export machines had the Philips tadio antenna mounted in the rear luselagesection between frame Nos.29 and 30. It was also retra[itted to remaining FF-A Sea Hawk FGA.4/65 in service kighl).

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No. 300 INAS 'White Tigers', lndian Navy, {INS Vikrant, '1970sExtra Dark Grey and White finish similar to that appliedon FAA aircraft. Black lettering with lndian roundels in sixpositions

Sea Hawk FGA Mk.100, lN238M (ex-'134-VBNo. 300 INAS 'White Tigers', lndian Navy,INS Vikrant, late 1960sEarlier colour scheme consisting of Extra DarkGrey and Sky. Fuselage antenna cover. carrier'W', serial number and 'lNDlAN NAVY' in blackNo Tiger emblem on nose.

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Location of national insigniais similar on both wingsurfaces

Federal GermanCross is blackoutlined in white

MFG 2, Federal German Navy,Schleswig-Tarp (Eggebek), 1965-66Earlier standard FAA colour finish of Extra Dark SeaGrey on upper surfaces and Sky on lower surfaces. Finflash is black, red and yellow. Unit badge on both tailfin andfront fuselage. Code, anchor and inscription below finflash in black. Starboard code reads'RB+242'

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Sea Hawk FGA Mk.50, 6638 (ex-XL310)/6.67-67No.860 Sq. Dutch Naval Air Service,HrMS Karel Doorman, 1958-59Earlier FAA-style camouflage colours of Extra DarkSea Grey and Sky. Aircraft registration number andinscription 'KON. IVARINE' in black. Starboardside number and insignia location is '6.67'.

Dutch roundel is bluered and white withorange centre spot

No. 860 Sq. Wings and fistare grey and black, and lightningsare gold, all on blue and whitesea and sky. Anchor isbrown and black andcrest surroundis in gold

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At the top of the page, the SeaHawk FGA Mk.6, XE456, wasa demonslralion and trials aircrallevidenced by the'HawketSiddeley Group'emblem on thenose.This aircralt had beendisplayed at the SBAC Exhibitionat Fafiborough in Septemher1956 and is seen here withdiverse underuing stores of two75-gal drop tanks, two 5001bbombi six 25lb (pott side) andlour 60lb rocket projectiles.

Gun installalion andMunition tanks:1) Hispano Mk.V cannon2) Empty link chute 3) Empty casechule 4) Outer tank lid 5) Feednecks 6) Delachable feed neck7) Belt feed mechanism 8) Rearmounting 9) Tie-rods 10) Fronlmounting

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Ammunilian boxes localed at fuame No.)2 housed 2A0 raunds per gun.The sprccket spindles and box lids secured theammunitian belt during ils tavel to lhe leed mechanism Qetl). Frcnt luselage botlom wtlh used chain link case and carlridgeautlets.The accelet'aled take aft hook is in a ]owered posilion (above).

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on British and German aircra[t. Nate the rai] atlachment delails and wiring in lhe phato above.

51Ah G!5.2kg) medium capactly practice bomb with Ihe igniter and wiring in place(above).

Sea Hawk Mk.lAl had pravision lo carry an Ekco 388 search radar in a pod mounted on thestarboard inboard wing pylon (left).A70mm air to ground rockel experimentally filled to tleMk.101 wing launching rcil (above).

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Arrnament and equipmentThe primary role of the Sea Hawk was carrier-borne intercepting, Ior which it wasequipped with a built-in armament of four fixed gas-operated 20mm British HispanoMk.V cannons, housed in pairs on the port and starboard sides of the fuselage nose,below the cockpit f1oor. The built-in ammunition boxes for 200 bellfed rounds per gunwere located in a vertical position aft of the gun bays (FB.3/5 and FGA.4/6 aircraftnormally carried only up to 600 rounds altogether). The guns were fired electrically bya trigger on the foruard face of the control column. For gun sighting a Ferrantiproduced Mk.4E gyro gunsight was used. In case the pilot had to abandon the aircraftin an emergency it automatically retracted when the hood was jettisoned. Sight andfiring documentation was made available by using both the GGS recording camera(fitted over the hood of the gunsight) andWilliamson G.45 cine camera (installed in theport side of the fuselage nose).With the introduction of the Mark 3 aircralt a new fighter-bomber role was attibuted tothe Sea Hawk. Two 5001b (227k9) GP or MC bombs, mines, sonobuoys or Napalmbombs could be carried on the inner wing pylons. The bomb Ioad was increased evenmore in the ultimate, pure ground attack version, the FGA.4. Two additronal wingstrong points were provided to enable the carriage of more 5001b bombs or twoi,000lb (454kq) MC bombs. For training a practice bomb carrier for two practicebombs (e.9.51b,201b12.3k9,9.1kq bomb) could be attached to the wing pylons (innerand/or outer wings). Instead of the outer pylons muitrple Iaunchers for up to thirty 3"(76mm) 25lb (l lkg) or twenty 60lb (27k9) head RPs or concrete practice RPs could beinstalled. Maximum loading of twenty 5' (127mm) rocket projectiles and variousbomb,/RP combinations were also possible.With new air-to-air missiles available Iromthe USA, some Dutch Sea Hawks were adapted during I959 to carry two Philco/FordSidewinder I A missiles (AIM-gA), one under each special wing pyion. The sameinstallation for AIM-9B AAM was test mounted on a German Mk.l0l aircraft (RB+375)along with a 7omm air-to-ground rocket, the former below the starboard and the latterbelow the port wing.Fighter or tighter-bomber long range or endurance capabilities were improved by theadditional fuei capacity provided by drop tanks carried on the inner wing pylons. TheF.1s used ovai section 10o-gal (455 litre) tanks, while later Mark aircraft utiliseci eitherB8-gal (400 lilre) steei or 75-ga! (341 litre) plastic Bristol drop tanks of a circularsection. For ferrying and long range patrols (mostly German Navy aircraft) four tankswere carried.The batch of FGA/RR.I0I ail-wealher fighters supplied to the FGN possessedprovision to carry an Ekco 38B air search radar in a drop tank-like pod under thestarboard inner wing pylon. When the ASR equipment was removed and a GGSinstalled, the Mk.101 fuuilled the role of an FGA.100. Sea Hawks nodified for targettowing could tow either 30ft (9m) banner targets, banners released from the Excelsior

target streaming unit or Dart targets. For banner targets single or twin release unitswere fitted beneath the fuselage or the banner could be towed from the arrester hookby means of a special attachment. The Excelsior target device was developed for useon FGA.4 aircraft and consisted of a fluid fly wheel and a drum carrying the towingwire (filted to the inner wing pylon), while the banner was carried in a tube with a slipmechanism (installed under the nearest RP launcher). Dart targets, attached to Ioopsstretched between the poles, were picked-up by extended hooks during a low-levelflight.Airborne radio installation comprisedVHF transmitter-receivers (I934 and 1935 radiorelay units in the rear fuselage and associated whip aerials on the fuselage spine onframe No.29 and below the starboard wing respectively), a ZBX radio (ARI.5307)located in the engine accessories bay on the foruard face of ftame No.14 and a BeamApproach (4.127 l) navigation device installed in the lower rear fuselage. The BA, witha horizontal antenna in a small bulge under the fuselage, was used on F.l and F.2

aircraft. The VHF set was replaced by a UHF radio in FGA.4/6 (with main and standbysets) and was recognisable by biade antennae instead of the whip aerials. A number ofFB.s and iate FGA.6S had their UHF radio upgraded.'Green Salad'or'Violet Picture'installations were also fitted with VHF and UHF respectively. The FGA.50 differed inhaving the Philips UHF radio with blade and whip aerials and their ZBX radio wasretained. German Sea Hawk Mk.100/10 ls had the same UHF installation, but lacked theZBX, and had a radio compass added. Its directional Ioop antenna, covered by a biister,was placed on the fuselage spine, while an ADF sense was mounted on the lower portside of the rear fuselage. The ZBX radio was also removed from Indian Navy aircraft.Provision was made for IFF equipment on all the Sea Hawks and its early instaliationwas associated with a narrow-chord blade antenna on the rear fuselage (on F.1/2),while subsequent Marks had two small triangular blade antennae fitted on the upperand lower fuselage (type ARI.sB4B). These ones were retained on export machines aswell, except the Indian FGA.6s, which had a simple rod antenna instead.Photo reconnaissance equipment, fitted by Speciat Order Only, was in the form of twoWilliamson F.24 aerial cameras mounted for vertical and oblique photography (thelatter was possible from either side of the fuseiage). A trial installation of a foruard-facing F.94 camera in the adapted drop tank was carried out on FB.3 and FGA.4 aircraftin 1955, but the scheme was not introduced into service.To shorten the aircraft's take-off RATOG could be installed on both sides of the lowercentre fuselaqe (4 rockets on each side) and was automaticaliy released when theundercarriaqe was raised.Signal discharger equipment was located in the starboard outer wing, but its usagewas restricted for early service period only and it was not used on F.2 and higherMarks. Other equipment included anti-G equipment (fitted to Mk.z to Mk.6 aircraf0,Iocking ropes for aeroplane controls, a K-Type dinghy and a Type J pack incorporatedin the ejection seat. I

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Hawker Sea Hawk colours and rnarkingsThe colour finishes worn by the Sea Hawk in service with the Jour Navies were quite:imple and were based on schemes adopted by the Fleet Air Arm. Except the Jirst

..rotot)?e, which was left unpainted (thus having the colour of bare metal), thesubsequent prototypes and other production aircraft were camouflagied according to?attern No.2 issued by the Ministry ofAircraft Production for FAA fighters. The schemeprescribed the upper surfaces to be Extra Dark Sea Grey (often referred to as DarkSea Grey) and the lower surfaces to be painted in Sky.The demarcation line betweenihe two was one third down the depth of the fuselage. From I June, 1954 it was ordered:o paint 6 inches of the undersurface, back from the leading edge of both wings and:alplane, the same colour as the upper surface. This change is evident on laterproduction machines, which had their engine air intakes painted entirely in dark grey.-i major change came about in 1959/60, when the fighters were ordered to have theircmouflage consisting of Extra Dark Sea Grey on upper surfaces and white onudersurfaces with the demarcation in the centre line of the fuselage. The uppersuface coiour also covered up the sides of the vertical tail surfaces in contrast to the:ormer scheme. Both camouflage schemes had a gloss iinish, which reduced drag,rproved the high performance characteristics required and added to the durabilityoi the paints.TLe l:2:3 proportioned Type D roundels of 36" diameter, authorised in AMO A..413/47:cm 15 May, 1947 were carried in six positions and no fin flash was applied. Bright:centification colours to BS 381C standard were used. The only exception was the firstprototype, which carried the dull war-time Type C (upper wings 48", lower 36") andC I (fuselage 36") roundels and a 24" x 24" fin flash.lhe serial numbers, in black, were displayed under the wings and at the rear of the-iselage. The former, 24" high, were applied in opposite ways of reading on eachr';rg, while the latter were accompanied by the words ROYAI, NAVY (both 4"). The'rcrding was later increased to 8" and applied during 1954-56. Aircraft identification:cnsisted of three-digit numbers ( 18" high) and carrier/shore station codes (8 ' or I 6")iainted either in black or white. The side numbers were placed on the fuselage, aft of::e roundel (early style) or on the nose, and the code on the fin. Individual numbers:epeated on the nosewheel cover, reading either vertically or horizontally and often3:ly in the form of the last two digits- Unit crests or emblems were fuequently carried3f, both sides of the fuselage nose, as well as the rank and crew member names along::e top of the port side (rarely on both sides) of the cockpit. Aircraft which took part in

=e Suez campaign wore black and yellow invasion stripes around their rear fuselage

-.d wings, and sometimes obliterating the serials below the wings. Many aircraft also:rd red or black fins and fin bullets and black/white or black/yellow "striped"-rester hooks. The 'Red Devils' aerobatic team used aeroplanes painted entirely in:ed gloss for their displays, while the experimental IRU machines were black all over;-:tiering on both colours was in white,::-iian Navy Sea Hawks wore the later FAA camouflage scheme of EDsc/tryhite withi:-dian roundels substituting the original British national insignia. Serial and codeposrtioning was applied in British style, although the height of the fin code 'W'::creased to about 20".

Dutch aircraft colours were also similar to those of the FAA, retaining the originalPattern No,z scheme, with a post-June 1954 amendment and a glossy finish. A four-colour roundel was carried in six positions (24" diameter on fuselage,36" on wings)with a flag-type flash on the fin. The identification numbers, introduced back in 1946,were presented on the rear fuselage with the first number ('6'for Fighter) separatedby the roundel from the two-digit individual aircraft number (50'to'?1'allocated);their height was the sme as that of the roundel. The individual number was repeatedon both sides of the nose (12" high) and on the nosewheel door as well. The wordKON.MARINE, in black 6" high letters, appeared just below the fin bullet. From 2lAugust, 1959 the markings were revised to conlorm with American practice, theroundel only being applied to the upper port and lower starboard wings, and to therear fuselage; the fin flash was deleted. All roundels had an equal diameter of 750 mmand those on the wings were placed further inwards (2,100 mm from the wing tips)compared to the previous scheme. The aircraft registration numbers ('l1l'to '131')were painted on the nose (400 mm high, black) and on the upper starboard and lowerport wings (750 mm, white above and black below the wing). The last two digits of thenumber appeared on the nosewheel door, reading horizontally. The type designation(,FGA-so), the complete individual number and'KON.MARINE'were painted in blackbelow the tailplane (the height was 100, 100 and 240 mm respectively). Thecarrier/shore base code ('D' or 'V' in black) was situated on the fin and was 500 mmhigh. The squadron badge was painted on both sides below the cockpit canopy.Airow-style red markings also appeared on the tips of the nose and fin bullet, and redwarning stripes were painted around the air intakes.The colour scheme of Federal German Navy aircraft did not differ from the early FAApattern of EDSG and Sky colows. The black and white crosses, of equal dimensions,were carried in six positions on the fuselage, above and below the wings. They werecomplemented by a black, red and yellw rectangular fin flash. The code/serial systemin use from 1955 ordered for Sea Hawks to be identified by two letters (role and unit)and three numbers (first digit for squadron or flight, the rest for individual a,/c). The codewas displayed on the rear fuselage on either side of the national insignia and with theIetters ('VA','VB'and'R3'used) always to the left and the numbers to the right (approx430 mm high, black). A black encircled anchor denoting the Seruice was placed belowthe windscreen. The aircraft type and construction numbers were painted in 1" blackfigures just belm the national flag on the fin (e.9. HAVVKER SEAFIAWI( 669 l).All the Sea Hawks had two narrow black vertical stripes which marked the position ofboarding steps on the port side and warning triangles below the cockpit canopy (bothsides, diiferent style and text on Dutch and German a/c). Other markings were inyellow (on hood frame) and various stencils were applied in black.The cockpit interior, pilot's seat and instrument panel shroud were painted in black.Undercarriage legs were white or silver while wheel disks were painted in aluminium.The undercarriage wheel wells and inner sides of their doors were painted in Sky, butlater in sewice may have been repainted in white, light grey or aluminium. The engineair intakes were Sky or dark grey depending on the colour scheme adopted. Somemachines had the surface around the cannon muzzles painted in black. The drop tanksand pylons were Sky, while the radar pod tip and the fuselage radome of theMk.100/101 aircraft were matt black. I

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