Hawker Tornado (prototypes)
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The Hawker Tornado prototypes were early British single-seat fighter aircraft developed during World War II as part of Hawker’s high-performance interceptor program, serving as a parallel design to the more successful Typhoon.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawker Tornado (testbed) | 1 |
| Hawker Tornado prototype | 1 |
| Hawker Tornado | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military aircraft
ⓘ
prototype fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-seat ⓘ tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| airframeSimilarityTo | Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | World War II British fighter aircraft prototypes ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal stressed-skin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Sydney Camm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| developedFromRequirement | Air Ministry Specification F.18/37 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | prototype only ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | X-24 cylinder layout ⓘ |
| enginePower | about 1,980 hp (Rolls-Royce Vulture V) ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 6 October 1939 ⓘ |
| firstPrototypeDesignation | P5219 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early step in development of Hawker’s high-performance fighters ⓘ |
| intendedArmament | 12 × 0.303 inch Browning machine guns ⓘ |
| intendedEngine | Rolls-Royce Vulture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUser | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable main undercarriage ⓘ |
| length | approximately 32 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 400 mph (projected) ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 prototypes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force (test and evaluation only) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelDesignTo | Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | liquid-cooled inline piston engine ⓘ |
| productionStatus | not placed in mass production ⓘ |
| program | Hawker high-performance interceptor program ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation | problems with Rolls-Royce Vulture engine program ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| secondPrototypeDesignation | P5224 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryStatus | did not enter operational service ⓘ |
| status | cancelled project ⓘ |
| successorInServiceRole | Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailDesign | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| testRole | engine and airframe development platform ⓘ |
| thirdPrototypeDesignation | R7936 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingSpan | approximately 41 ft 0 in ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hawker Tornado prototype
subject surface form:
Bristol Centaurus
this entity surface form:
Hawker Tornado (testbed)