Hawker Hart

E57078

biplane light bomber aircraft military aircraft

The Hawker Hart was a British two-seat biplane light bomber of the interwar period, renowned for its high performance and extensive service with the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biplane → light bomber aircraft → military aircraft →
aircraftCategory	single-engine tractor aircraft →
aircraftLayout	conventional taildragger →
armamentType	fixed forward-firing machine gun → flexible rear machine gun → light bomb load →
construction	metal airframe with fabric covering →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	2 →
derivative	Hawker Audax → Hawker Demon → Hawker Hardy → Hawker Hind → Hawker Osprey →
designer	Sydney Camm →
engineConfiguration	single inline piston engine →
engineType	Rolls-Royce Kestrel →
era	1930s →
firstFlight	1928 →
historicalSignificance	formed backbone of RAF light bomber force in early 1930s →
introduced	1930 →
manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft →
notableFeature	high performance for its time → led to a family of derivative aircraft →
originatingCompany	H. G. Hawker Engineering Company →
powerplantCount	1 →
primaryUser	Royal Air Force →
retired	late 1930s →
role	army cooperation aircraft → light bomber → trainer aircraft →
serviceBranch	RAF Army Cooperation units → RAF Bomber Command →
serviceEntryPeriod	interwar period →
status	retired from military service →
successor	Hawker Hind →
usedAs	target tug in later service → trainer in later service →
usedBy	Estonian Air Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Egyptian Air Force → South African Air Force → Swedish Air Force →
usedInConflict	Second Italo-Ethiopian War → World War II →
wingConfiguration	biplane →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hawker Hart ("Hawker Audax") → Hawker Hart ("Hawker Hind") → Hawker Hart ("Hawker Demon") → Hawker Hart ("Hawker Hardy") →	derivative
No. 11 Squadron RAF ("Hawker Demon") →	aircraftOperated
Sydney Camm →	designed
Hawker Aircraft →	notableProduct
Sydney Camm →	notableWork
Hawker Hart ("Hawker Hind") →	successor