411:
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403:
367:
Single-seat ground-attack fighter version for the RAF; all were modified from F.6 airframes. Avon 203 or 207 engine. Strengthened wing, 230 gallon inboard drop tanks, tail chute, increased oxygen capacity, and bobweight in pitch control circuit to increase stick force in ground attack manoeuvres, 128
235:
First production version, Avon 113 engine, first flight 16 May 1953, 139 built, 113 built by Hawker
Aircraft at Kingston-upon-Thames and a further 26 at Blackpool. First production aircraft flown on 16 May 1953 (WT555, Dunsfold), the last delivered in Jan 1955. Used at two front-line bases (Odiham,
306:
Two-seat trainer built for the RAF. A side by side seating nose section replaced the single seat nose. Engine and systems as for the F.4; six were rebuilt F.4s, and 65 were new build. The dog-tooth leading edge and follow-up tailplane mods, as on the F.6, were fitted to the T.7. New-build first
269:
Bag-type fuel tanks in the wings replaced the rear fuselage tanks of the F.1, giving a small increase in internal fuel capacity, provision for 100 gallon underwing fuel tanks (2 on early examples, 4 on later aircraft); Avon 115 (later Avon 121) engine, blisters under the nose for ammunition links,
276:
F.4 with
Sapphire 101 engine, 105 built by Armstrong Whitworth at Coventry. 2 × 100 gallon drop tanks could be carried. First flown 19 Oct 1954 (WN954, Bitteswell), final delivery 18 Aug 1955. Used by 3 bases: Tangmere (1 & 34 Sqns, and briefly 208 Sqn); Biggin Hill (41 & 56 Sqns); and
560:
A composite Hunter, built from a damaged
Belgian F.6 bought back by the company, and a 2-seat nose originally built for display at the Paris Salon. Used as a demonstration aircraft, registered G-APUX. Finished in red and white, and used for promotional displays and in evaluations. Later sold to
287:
Single-seat clear-weather interceptor fighter. Powered by one 10,150 lbf (45.17 kN) Rolls-Royce Avon 203 turbojet engine, revised wing with a leading edge "dogtooth" (Mod 533) and four hardpoints, and a follow-up tailplane on later aircraft (also retrofitted to the early production
270:
first flight 20 October 1954 (WT701, Dunsfold), 349 built at
Kingston-upon-Thames and Blackpool. Last RAF delivery Aug 1956. Widely used in the UK and Germany. Replaced by the F.6 in front-line units by about the end of 1958, but flown by 229 OCU, CFS, and others, until at least 1963.
288:
examples) to improve pitch response at high Mach number, first flight 22 January 1954, 384 built. First RAF production aircraft flew 23 May 1955 (WW592, Dunsfold), the last on 16 Jun 1957. Used widely in the UK and
Germany, in smaller numbers in Cyprus and the Middle East.
262:
to 727.6 mph (1,171 km/h) off the
English south coast on 7 September 1953, and days later to set a new 62 mi (100 km) circuit record. It was sold in 1955 and retired as an RAF ground instructional airframe. Now in the Museum at Tangmere,
374:
Single-seat reconnaissance version; all 33 were rebuilt F.6 airframes, with 3 F95 cameras, revised instrument panel layout, brake parachute and 230 gallon inboard drop tanks. Increased oxygen as for the FGA.9, but no pitch
381:
Single-seat weapons training version for the Royal Navy. Forty ex-RAF Hunter F.4s were converted into the Hunter GA.11. The GA.11 was fitted with an arrester hook and some later had a Harley light. The guns were
202:
at
Boscombe Down. After being used for performance and handling trials it was modified in 1953 and fitted with an Avon RA7R engine for what was a successful world air speed record attempt in September 1953.
242:
Sapphire 101 engine, first flight 14 October 1953 (WN888, Bitteswell), 45 built by
Armstrong Whitworth at Coventry. Last delivery 4 Nov 1954. Equipped fully only two Sqns, 257 & 263, at Wattisham.
331:
for use on RN airfields but otherwise similar to the T.7, ten-built new and 18 conversions from F.4s. First new-build flown on 30 May 1958 (XL580 and XL581, Dunsfold), the last on 10 Dec 1958.
410:
277:
Wattisham (257 & 263 Sqns). Withdrawn from service by about the end of 1958, as Sqns either disbanded in the wake of the Sandys 1957 Defence White Paper, or re-equipped with the F.6
721:
4× aircraft delivered to
Singapore as part of a follow-on order (A fifth aircraft was lost in an accident before delivery), upgraded in late 1970s and re-designated as Hunter T.75S.
216:
Supersonic design based on the P.1067 with 50 degree wing sweep and afterburning Avon engine. Construction abandoned and the fuselage and tail were used as basis for the P.1099.
478:, 160 built. Brake parachute added and the provision to carry 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, minor changes to the avionic systems including the removal of the UHF radio facility.
681:(RSAF) Hawker Hunter F.74 - serial number 527 (ex-RAF XF458), parked outside the RSAF Museum. Also, note the number of hardpoints and the ADEN gun ports which had been
678:
258:
Avon RA.7R with 9,600 lbf (42.70 kN) engine, pointed nose, airbrakes on the sides of the fuselage, and a revised windscreen. Used to set raise the
1014:
193:
Prototype, first flight 20 July 1951, three built with the first later modified as a Hunter Mk 3 for the successful World Speed Record attempts.
236:
54 & 247 Sqns) and
Leuchars (43 & 222 Sqns); at 229 OCU, Chivenor, 233 OCU (Pembrey), CFE (West Raynham) and small numbers elsewhere.
831:
1024:
703:
4× Export version of the Hunter FR.10 reconnaissance aircraft for Singapore, upgraded in late 1970s and re-designated as Hunter FR.74S.
47:
997:
983:
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Modified F.6 with brake parachute and 230 gallon inboard drop tanks, for use at RAF Brawdy, where diversion airfields were distant.
205:
WB195 was the second prototype and first flown on 5 May 1952, it was the first with Aden-gun armament and other military equipment.
709:
22× aircraft delivered to Singapore as part of a follow order, upgraded in late 1970s and re-designated as Hunter FR.74S.
395:
554:
Two-seat training version for the Indian Air Force, powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon 200-series turbojet engine, 20-built.
715:
4× Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for Singapore, upgraded in late 1970s and re-designated as Hunter T.75S.
208:
WB202 was the third prototype and first flew on 30 November 1952 powered by an Armstrong-Whitworth Sapphire engine.
130:
1019:
78:
510:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for Switzerland. 52 conversions from other marks.
259:
95:
341:
radio-navigation system and IFIS fitted, cannon and ranging radar removed. Used by the Royal Navy as a
807:
342:
314:
835:
605:
Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for Switzerland, eight conversions from F.5s and Mk 50s.
868:
617:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for Lebanon, four conversions from F.6s.
993:
979:
964:
949:
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904:
877:
120:
682:
673:
313:
T.7 modified with the Integrated Flight Instrumentation System (IFIS). Used by the RAF as a
115:
66:
125:
110:
100:
74:
629:
This was the unofficial designation given to two ex-RAF Hunter T.7s sold to Saudi Arabia.
873:
88:
70:
532:
Four aircraft were sold to Iraq as part of a follow-on order, 4 conversions from F.6s.
1008:
526:
18 aircraft were sold to Iraq as part of a follow-on order, 18 conversions from F.6s.
414:
328:
178:
31:
388:
Single-seat reconnaissance version for the Royal Navy. The nose was as on the FR.10.
539:
199:
406:
The only Mk12 version of the Hunter ever built appearing at the Hunter Meet/IAT 76
599:
Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for Kuwait, four conversions from F.6s.
611:
Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for Iraq, three conversions from F.6s.
501:
402:
358:
255:
593:
Five aircraft sold to India as part of a follow-on order, converted from F.6s.
324:
881:
728:
694:
587:
12 aircraft sold to India as part of a follow-on order, converted from F.6s.
17:
737:
Export version of the Hunter FR.10 reconnaissance aircraft for Abu Dhabi.
578:
449:
245:
Sole survivor WN904 on static display at Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton.
361:'s Blue Fox radar, used by the Royal Navy to train Sea Harrier pilots.
645:
Export version of the Hunter FR.10 reconnaissance aircraft for Chile.
568:
491:
435:
657:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for Jordan.
484:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for India.
307:
flight 11 Oct 1957 (XL563, Dunsfold), final example on 17 Jan 1959.
198:
WB188 was the prototype that first flew on 20 July 1951 piloted by
766:
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672:
636:
475:
409:
401:
338:
693:
12× Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
517:
468:
Export version of the Hunter T.7 trainer for Denmark, two built.
459:
418:
222:
Two-seat trainer prototype, first flight 8 July 1955, two built.
52:
Operational Hawker Hunter FR.10 of No. 79 Squadron RAF in 1971
749:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
727:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
635:
export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
516:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
490:
Export version of the Hunter FGA.9 ground-attack fighter for
697:, upgraded in late 1970s and re-designated as Hunter F.74S.
669:
Three aircraft sold to Jordan as part of a follow-on order.
251:
Sometimes mistakenly called F.3, but it carried no weapons.
663:
Four aircraft sold to Jordan as part of a follow-on order.
990:
Military Aircraft of the Cold War (The Aviation Factfile)
933:. Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Key Publishing Ltd., 1982.
918:. Tacoma, WA, USA: Lulu Enterprises. www.Lulu.com, 2007.
27:
Specific aircraft models within the Hawker Hunter family
743:
Export version of the Hunter T.7 trainer for Abu Dhabi.
685:
over to protect this museum piece against the weather.
417:
Mk 58 of Hawker Hunter Aviation arrives at the 2018
394:
Two-seat avionic development trials aircraft for the
866:
Peter, Atkins (November 1994). "Singapore or Bust".
775:
Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for Kenya.
971:. (First published in the UK by Ian Allan in 1972.)
759:
Export version of the Hunter T.7 trainer for Qatar.
167:
159:
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146:
138:
106:
94:
84:
62:
57:
40:
548:Export version of the Hunter T.7 trainer for Peru.
948:. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Cromwell Books, 1982,
832:"Hawker Hunter In British & Foreign Service"
345:conversion training aircraft, four conversions.
577:Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for
567:Export version of the Hunter T.66 trainer for
903:. Feltham, UK: Vogelsang Publications, 2001.
679:140 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force
651:Export version of the T.66 trainer for Chile.
538:Export version of the Hunter F.6 fighter for
500:Export version of the Hunter F.6 fighter for
474:Export version of the Hunter F.6 fighter for
458:Export version of the Hunter F.4 fighter for
448:Export version of the Hunter F.4 fighter for
434:Export version of the Hunter F.4 fighter for
8:
398:. One built, converted from an F.6 airframe.
963:. New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1973.
765:Ex-RAF FGA.9 ground-attack fighter sold to
177:The following is a list of variants of the
37:
946:Modern Combat Aircraft 15, Hawker Hunter
504:, 88 built and 12 conversions from F.6s.
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988:Winchester, Jim, ed. "Hawker Hunter."
351:T.8 with TACAN fitted, 11 conversions
7:
834:. www.wingweb.co.uk. Archived from
810:. www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk.
992:. London: Grange Books plc, 2006.
171:Retired from military service 2014
25:
260:world's absolute air speed record
931:Hawker FlyPast Reference Library
571:, one-built and two-conversions.
254:The first prototype fitted with
46:
961:Hawker, an Aircraft Album No. 5
901:Hawker Hunter - 50 Golden Years
1015:1950s British fighter aircraft
581:, three conversions from F.6s.
1:
494:, four conversions from F.6s.
317:conversion training aircraft.
808:"Hawker Hunter Survivor 527"
396:Royal Aircraft Establishment
976:Hawker Aircraft since 1920.
1041:
1025:Lists of aircraft variants
916:Hawker Hunter 1951 to 2007
542:, 4 conversions from F.6s.
462:, 16 conversions from F.4s
29:
323:Two-seat trainer for the
131:Royal Jordanian Air Force
45:
79:Reconnaissance aircraft
978:London: Putnam, 1991.
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438:. Swedish designation
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357:T.8 fitted with the
343:Blackburn Buccaneer
315:Blackburn Buccaneer
227:Production versions
58:General information
974:Mason, Francis K.
874:Key Publishing Ltd
869:Air Forces Monthly
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181:fighter aircraft:
944:Jackson, Robert.
520:, 24 conversions.
327:. Fitted with an
175:
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152:Introduction date
121:Swedish Air Force
16:(Redirected from
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929:Hannah, Donald.
914:Griffin, David.
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836:the original
718:Hunter T.75A
590:Hunter T.66E
584:Hunter T.66D
574:Hunter T.66C
564:Hunter T.66B
557:Hunter T.66A
540:Saudi Arabia
497:Hunter Mk 58
471:Hunter Mk 56
455:Hunter Mk 52
445:Hunter Mk 51
442:, 120 built.
439:
431:Hunter Mk 50
391:Hunter Mk 12
385:Hunter PR.11
378:Hunter GA.11
371:Hunter FR.10
368:conversions.
364:Hunter FGA.9
256:afterburning
200:Neville Duke
176:
163:20 July 1951
160:First flight
139:Number built
128:(historical)
123:(historical)
118:(historical)
113:(historical)
96:Manufacturer
35:
772:Hunter T.81
756:Hunter T.79
740:Hunter T.77
712:Hunter T.75
648:Hunter T.72
626:Hunter T.70
608:Hunter T.69
602:Hunter T.68
596:Hunter T.67
551:Hunter T.66
545:Hunter T.62
535:Hunter F.60
502:Switzerland
465:Hunter T.53
452:, 30 built.
359:Sea Harrier
354:Hunter T.8M
348:Hunter T.8C
334:Hunter T.8B
310:Hunter T.7A
295:Hunter F.6A
248:Hunter Mk 3
18:Hunter T 72
1009:Categories
780:References
677:A retired
375:bobweight.
325:Royal Navy
320:Hunter T.8
303:Hunter T.7
282:Hunter F.6
273:Hunter F.5
266:Hunter F.4
239:Hunter F.2
232:Hunter F.1
185:Prototypes
882:0955-7091
729:Abu Dhabi
695:Singapore
421:, England
337:T.8 with
842:15 April
623:Lebanon.
382:removed.
579:Lebanon
450:Denmark
263:Sussex.
168:Retired
147:History
67:Fighter
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683:faired
569:Jordan
492:Kuwait
436:Sweden
41:Hunter
785:Notes
767:Kenya
751:Qatar
637:Chile
476:India
339:TACAN
142:1,972
994:ISBN
980:ISBN
965:ISBN
950:ISBN
935:ISBN
920:ISBN
905:ISBN
878:ISSN
844:2011
518:Iraq
460:Peru
440:J 34
419:RIAT
155:1954
63:Type
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