HOW TO RECOGNISE AIRCRAFT
! The Hawker llmd i.. one of a numj erous ami distinguished .-ones oi l j R.A.F. hi]ilanes built by the firm which j has since produced the famous Hum | Principal Structural Features. B unequal spa:’, imlnporcd. with rounded 1 ! tips and dihedral. Single in-line cn j 1 gine: s.ngle liti and rudder; li.xed 1
Sp e cial Recognition Points. —Wings are most characteristic. Note; (1 ) | marked stagger; <2> unequal span; 1 3 > upper wing swept back, lower wing [straight; <4) absence of taper, wide j rounded tips; <5» slight dihedral of 1 upper wing, full dihedral of lower i wing: (C) cut-away at centre-section of j trailing edge, particularly noticeable I over pilot's seat. Fuselage of oval sec_ ; tion faired into engine, with distinctive j pointed nose. Two open cockpits in ■ tandem. Braced tailplane mounted on ; top of fuselage: typical Hawker wide lin and rudder with rounded top; radiator beneath fuselage between forward struts of braced under-carriage; unspatted wheels.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 28 July 1942, Page 3
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163HOW TO RECOGNISE AIRCRAFT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 28 July 1942, Page 3
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