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Hunter

Fighter aircraft family by Hawker

Productaircraft familyQ641943

Also known as Hunter aircraft · BAe Hunter · Hunter fighter · Hawker Hunter

Manufacturer: Hawker Siddeley
Subclass of: first-generation jet fighter
, land-based fighter monoplane
, fighter-bomber

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The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine and the swept wing, and was the first jet-powered aircraft produced by Hawker to be procured by the RAF. On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record for aircraft, achieving a speed of 727.63 mph.

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Total produced: 1,972
Developer: Sydney Camm
Operator: Royal Air Force
Chilean Air Force statement is subject of: Chilean Hunter fleet
Service entry: 1956
Different from: G.91Y
Country: United Kingdom
Military designation: J 34 issued by: Swedish Air Force
Wingspan: 10.26 m
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1.Stated in Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition
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Length: 13.98 m
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1.Stated in Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition
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First flight: July 21, 1951
Height: 4.26 m
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Maximum operating altitude: 49,500 ft

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