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.

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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

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Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine usedIn Hawker Hind
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Kestrel