Hawker Demon

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The Hawker Demon was a British two-seat biplane fighter of the 1930s, developed from the Hawker Hart and used primarily by the Royal Air Force and several Commonwealth air forces.

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Hawker Demon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane
fighter aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftType biplane
airframeConstruction metal tube structure with fabric covering
armament fixed forward-firing machine guns
flexible rear-mounted machine gun
basedOn Hawker Hart day bomber NERFINISHED
category 1930s British fighter aircraft
Royal Air Force aircraft NERFINISHED
biplane fighters
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewPositions pilot and observer/gunner
designer Sydney Camm NERFINISHED
developedFrom Hawker Hart NERFINISHED
engineConfiguration single-engine
engineType Rolls-Royce Kestrel NERFINISHED
era 1930s
firstFlight 1933
introduced 1933
landingGear fixed tailwheel undercarriage
manufacturer Hawker Aircraft NERFINISHED
numberBuilt over 300
operatorType Commonwealth air forces
primaryUser Royal Air Force
retired late 1930s
role two-seat fighter
serviceEntryContext interwar period
successor Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
South African Air Force NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Spanish Civil War (limited use by some operators)
wingConfiguration single-bay biplane

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