Hello all, after one week we will have an access to the newest plane - Hawker Hunter, tier X multirole British plane.
This plane is one of the most advanced first-generation jet fighter, introduced in 1954 and retired from military service all the way through 2014. Nevertheless it is still active as civilian aircraft and as an aggressor in the military exercises. This makes Hawker Hunter one of the aircrafts with the longest service. It is said the Hunter proved to be much more successful than the Supermarine Swift.
Hawker Hunter is equipped with 4x ADEN 30mm cannons. It's swept-wing, attached in the middle of the fuselage at 35o allows reaching very high speeds, compared to the straight wings of de Havilland Vampire, de Havilland Venom and Gloster Meteor.
Here is some specifications, compared Hunter to Swift:
Hunter: Swift:
Crew: One One
Length: 14.00m (45 ft 11 in ) 12.88 m (42 ft 3 in )
Wingspan: 10.26 m (33 ft 8 in) 9.85 m (32 ft 4 in )
Height: 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) Hunter is bigger, so maybe slower ingame
Wing area: 32.42 m² (349 ft²) 30.5 m² (328 ft² ) Hunter have bigger wing area, so maybe higher ceiling
Empty weight: 6 405 kg(14 122 lb) 6 094 kg (13 435 lb ) Hunter is heavier, so maybe will be slower with slower acceleration
Loaded weight: 8 050 kg(17 750 lb) -
Max. takeoff weight: 11 158 kg (24 600 lb) 9 381 kg(21 673 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon Same or similar engine power
Maximum speed: 1 150 km/h (715 mph) 1 148 km/h (713 mph) Same or similar top speed
Service ceiling: 15 240 m (50 000 ft) 13 960 m (45 800 ft) Hunter have small advantage in service ceiling
Rate of climb: 87.4 m/s (17 200 ft/min) 74.5 m/s (14 660 ft/min)
Armament: 4x30 mm (1.18 in)ADEN 2x30 mm (1.18 in)ADEN More guns may mean slower speed
Rockets: Air to ground: Rocket or bombs may slow the top speed
4x18 68 mm (2.68 in) or
32x 80mm (3.15 in) or
air to air missiles or
4x bombs
Historically, the Hawker Hunter is similar to the Swift, however the game developers may change the ratio between the two fighters, due to balance. Here are few Hunter pics:
Hunter in flight Outboard bombs 4x ADEN
Thanks for the time, I hope this will be interesting for you as it was to me while searching the info and writing this topic.
*Update: Muhammad Mahmood Alam (1935-2013) was a Pakistani fighter pilot, during the Indo-Pakistani War (1965) piloting F86 Sabre. In one mission on 7 September 1965, Alam downed five Indian Hawker Hunters in less than a minute, the last four within 30 seconds, establishing a world record. Later, only 4 kills were recognized, some sources attributing one of the losses to technical failure or some other cause
Edited by Piq_Mastika, 11 January 2019 - 12:45 PM.