Hawker Heron

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Heron
Type	Biplane fighter
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft
Maiden flight	1925
Number built	1

The Hawker Heron was the first fighter aircraft designed at Hawker Aircraft with a basically metal structure. Sydney Camm was the chief designer that introduced what became the typical structure for all Hawker aircraft until the introduction of the jet-powered Hawker P.1040. This structure consisted of metal tubes (steel or aluminium) with their ends swaged so that they could be connected to each other by means of "fishplates" and bolts (sometimes with ferrules to protect the tubes). The design was produced in 1924 as a private venture.

Contents 1 Design 2 Specifications 3 References 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Design

The Heron was a single bay Biplane with a metal structure as described above and fabric covered. It was powered by a Bristol Jupiter VI, 455 hp engine driving a two-bladed wooden propeller. (A metal propeller was also flown but showed no improvement of performance). There was provision for two Vickers machine guns. The first flight, flown by P.S.W. Bulman was made in 1925. Due to little interest from the Air Ministry, only one aircraft was built. However, it was praised by the pilots that flew it for its excellent handling properties.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
• Wingspan: 31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
• Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
• Wing area: 291 sq ft (27.0 m²)
• Empty weight: 2,120 lb (960 kg)
• Loaded weight: 3,126 lb (1,460 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Bristol Jupiter VI radial piston engine, 455 hp (339 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 156 mph (136 knots, 251 km/h) at 9,800 ft (2,987 m)
• Service ceiling 23,300 ft (7,102 m)

[edit] References

• "Hawker Aircraft since 1920" By Francis K Mason - pub by Putnam, 1961
• "Sydney Camm & the Hurricane" - editor John W Fozzard, Pub by AirLife ISBN 1853102709

[edit] External links

• A photograph of a Hawker Heron
• A picture of the Hawker Heron J6989

[edit] See also

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