How to Recognise Aircraft
The Hawker Hind is one of a numerous and . distinguished series of R.A.F. biplanes built by the firm which has since produced the famous Hurricane fighter. Principal Structural. Features. Biplane, single bay. „ Staggered wings of unequal span, untapered, with rounded tips and dihedral. Single in-line engine; single fin and rudder; fixed under carriage.
Special Recognition Points. — are most characteristic. Note: (1) marked stagger; (2) unequal span; (3) upper wing swept back, lower wing straight; (4) absence of taper, wide rounded tips; (5) slight dihedral of upper wing, full dihedral of lower wing; (6) cut-away at centre-section of trailing edge, particularly noticeable over pilot’s seat. ■ Fuselage of oval section faired into engine, with distinctive ■ pointed nose. Two open cockpits in tandem. Braced tailplane mounted on top of fuselage; typical Hawker wide fin and rudder with rounded top; radiator beneath fuselage Detween forward struts of braced under-carriage; un- ' spatted wheels.
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Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 26, 13 November 1942, Page 3
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152How to Recognise Aircraft Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 26, 13 November 1942, Page 3
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