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Remembering Hawker Aircraft: Britain’s Most Popular Aircraft Manufacturer

31Jul

By Gareth Seagull3 Comments

History

Remembering Hawker Aircraft: Britain’s Most Popular Aircraft Manufacturer

Famous for producing the likes of the Hurricane, Tempest, Sea Hawk, Harrier and Sea Fury, Hawker Aircraft was one of the largest aircraft manufacturers of its time, famous for almost solely producing military aircraft. Despite the death of their co-founder and namesake, Harry Hawker, on July 12 1921 - less than a year after Hawker Aircraft was established, his death fueled the company to push the limits of our technology further to produce better aircraft. Indeed, at one point in the 1930's, Hawker-made aircraft were so good that they accounted for over 84% of the aircraft in the RAF's fleet! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Hawker Aircraft: Sopwith Aviation Company Having had an interest in aviation since he saw John Moisant fly the wo...

28Jul

By Alexander Pask4 Comments

History

Remembering Hawker Siddeley: The Rise (And Fall) of Britain’s Aviation Powerhouse

Whilst a giant from the day it was founded until the day it ceased trading, Hawker Siddeley were one of Britain's preeminent aircraft manufacturers, arguably being the largest in Britain during the 1960's and 1970's. Yet, for most of its existence, Hawker Siddeley didn't produce aircraft under its own name - instead letting its subsidiaries produce their own aircraft under their own name. It was only in the mid-1960's when Hawker Siddeley began making its own aircraft! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Hawker Siddeley: Hawker Aircraft In June 1912, Thomas Sopwith, a wealthy British sportsman with an interest in aviation, established the Sopwith Aviation Company with the help of Fred Sigrist, an aircraft engineer and Sopwith's close friend. ...

22Apr

By Gareth Seagull4 Comments

Aircraft Compare

Harrier vs Yak-38: Who wins?

Both the Harrier and the Yak-38 are extremely similar in their purpose and design. Both are V/STOL aircraft. But neither ever encountered the other on the battlefield, so, which is the superior aircraft? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Harrier vs Yak-38: What is V/STOL? Whilst many are acquainted with the concept of V/STOL, equally as many are not. V/STOL is the process of a conventional fixed wing aircraft (such as the Harrier or Yak-38) taking off vertically. Much like a helicopter would! If they can't take of vertically (either they can't or the pilot doesn't want to) the Harrier and Yak-38 can also do a short takeoff. This requires them to have less runway than other aircraft of their size! Harrier vs Yak-38: The Basics After WWII,...