Hawker Hind
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The Hawker Hind was a British two-seat light bomber biplane of the 1930s, used primarily by the Royal Air Force as a transitional aircraft between older biplane bombers and more modern monoplane designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawker Hind canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
light bomber aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | biplane ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation | Hind Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal-tube structure with fabric covering ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load under wings and fuselage
ⓘ
fixed forward-firing machine gun ⓘ flexible rear-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| category | 1930s British bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitLayout | open cockpits ⓘ |
| configuration | two-seat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sydney Camm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Hawker Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1935 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Afghan Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfUse | 1930s ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | single propeller ⓘ |
| retiredFromRAF | late 1930s ⓘ |
| role | light bomber ⓘ |
| status | retired from military service ⓘ |
| successor |
Bristol Blenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairey Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | preserved in museums ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| typicalEngine | Rolls-Royce Kestrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | transitional aircraft ⓘ |
| usedBetween | older biplane bombers and modern monoplane bombers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communications and liaison duties
ⓘ
light bombing ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedIn | pre-Second World War period ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | single-bay biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Kestrel