Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6

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Hawker Seahawk FGA6
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Hawker Seahawk.jpg
Type Military aircraft, Fighter aircraft, Carrier-based aircraft
Propulsion Jet aircraft
Manufacturer Hawker
Author(s)
  • Lee Elliott
  • Vivian Meazza
FDM YASim
--aircraft= seahawk
seahawk-2tanks

seahawk-RNHF

seahawk-wingman
Status Early-production
Development
 Website The website for the Hawker Seahawk FGA6 developments.
 Repository The development repository of the Hawker Seahawk FGA6.
Download Download the Hawker Seahawk FGA6 aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).
License GPLv2+

The Hawker Seahawk FGA6 is a jet powered carrier aircraft. A surviving Hawker Seahawk FGA6 is at the Luftwaffe Museum Berlin-Gatow.

The Seahawk on the Nimitz aircraft carrier (see Carrier Howto)

Development status/Issues/Todo

Outside:

  • engine turbine does not rotate or is not visible -- see Hunter
  • nozzle do not change shape when changing thrust
    • it doesn't
  • there are no flaps when using reverse thrust
    • there is no reverse thrust
    • there are none

3d Cockpit:

  • the major part of the cockpit has no light at night available -- see Hunter
  • no elevator trim control available -- see Hunter
  • cockpit is not textured -- see Hunter
  • pilot is not textured -- see Hunter
    • fixed

General:

  • engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound -- see Hunter
  • engines can't be turned off
    • YASim doesn't potivrd this facility
    • needs improved fuel system
  • no hud available
    • none in real life - disabled in model

Specs

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
  • Wingspan: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
  • Wing area: 278 ft² (25.83 m²)
  • Empty weight: 9,278 lb (4,208 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 13,220 lb (5,996 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 16,150 lb (7,325 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Nene 103 turbojet, 5,200 lbf (23.1 kN)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 600 mph (965 km/h)
  • Range: 480 mi (770 km)
  • Service ceiling: 44,500 ft (13,564 m)
  • Rate of climb: 5,700 ft/min (29.0 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 48 lb/ft² (232 kg/m²)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.38

Armament

  • Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk V cannons (200 rpg)
  • Hardpoints: 6 underwing  and provisions to carry combinations of:Rockets: 20 × "60 lb" (27 kg) unguided rockets or 16 × 5 in (127 mm) unguided rockets
  • Bombs: 4 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs
  • Other:  or 2 × 90 Imp gal (410 l) drop tanks

External link

Related content

  • Howto: Carrier describes how to land and take off from a aircraft carrier.