Hawker Horsley

The Hawker Horsley was a British single-engined biplane bomber of the 1920s. It was the last all wooden aircraft built by Hawker Aircraft and served as a medium day bomber and torpedo bomber with Britain's Royal Air Force between 1926 and 1935 also serving with the Navies of Greece and Denmark.

Both the Hawker Horsley and Fairey Battle were also used as flight test aircraft during the course of development.1
The Hawker Horsley was used by Hellenic Navy Air Force as bomber.2
On October 30, 1931, a two-seater Hawker Horsley took off for a training flight with New Zealanders Flying Officer Jack Markby and FO Lewis McHardy of 504 Squadron on board.3
Air Races 1927, the Hawker Horsley from Brooklands attempt at the non stop flight, second non stop India flight attempt in 1927, photograph of Levine's non stop flight attempt, etc.4

Made by Hawker Aircraft.

Cheep: Contrail Hawker Horsley: Hawk Me 163 Komet Brews 0 98 November 18th, 2011, 4:52 pm Brews View 5
The Hawker Horsley was the last wooden aircraft to be constructed by Hawker. It was designed initially in 1923 but modified in 1925 to meet the need for torpedoes.6
Hawker Horsley aircraft on complement and in November 1930 moved to Donibristle, Fife, converting to the torpedo bomber role. Its revised official designation as 'No.7
Height Main
416.56
Height Alt
4.16 m
Length Alt
11.83 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Range Main
900 mi
Loaded Weight Main
7800.0
Max Speed Alt
109740.0
Type Of Prop
V-12
Introduced
January 1927
Max Speed Main
7500.0
Power Main
650 hp
Ceiling Main
14000.0
Number Built
124
Crew
two
pilot and bombardier-gunner
Retired
1935
Armament
* 1 × forward-firing .303 in Vickers machine gun* 1 × rear-mounted .303 in Lewis Gun* 1
500 lb bombload or 1 × torpedo
Area Main
693.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
17.22 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
485.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Condor III
Manufacturer
Hawker Aircraft
First Flight
1925
Loaded Weight Alt
3545.0
More Performance
36860.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
2164.0
Length Main
1183.64
Span Main
56
Area Alt
64.38 m²
Range Alt
783
Similar Aircraft
*Handley Page Handcross*Bristol Berkeley*Westland Yeovil
Empty Weight Main
4760.0
Ceiling Alt
4
267 m
Category
Biplane aircraft
British bomber aircraft 1920-1929
Hawker aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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