Hawker Audax
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The Hawker Audax was a British single-engine biplane developed in the 1930s primarily for army cooperation and reconnaissance duties with the Royal Air Force and other air arms.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fixed‑wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | interwar biplane generation ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal frame with fabric covering ⓘ |
| armamentType | light defensive armament ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hawker Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canCarry | small bomb load ⓘ |
| configuration | two‑seat biplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | army cooperation with ground forces ⓘ |
| designedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1931 ⓘ |
| hasOpenCockpit | true ⓘ |
| hasRadioEquipment | true ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| operatorType | air force ⓘ |
| originatedAs | army cooperation variant of the Hawker Hart ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls‑Royce Kestrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller‑driven ⓘ |
| retired | World War II era ⓘ |
| role |
army cooperation
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Afghan Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Egyptian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Iraqi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery spotting
ⓘ
liaison duties ⓘ tactical reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar colonial operations ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
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