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Light Combat Aircraft

BAE Hawk 208 The British Aerospace

Hawk 200 is a single-

seat, single engine light

multirole

fghter designed or air

deence, air denial,anti-

shipping, interdiction, clo

se air support,

and ground attack. It is

the most capale !ariant

o the Hawk amil" line in

terms o comat.

SpecicationsGeneral characteristics

• #rew$ %

• &ength$ %%.'( m )'* t + in

• ingspan$ .' m )'0 t %0 in

• Height$ +.%/ m )%' t ( in

•

ing area$ %/./ m

2

)%*./ s t

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• Aspect ratio$ 1.'

• mpt" weight$ +,%2( kg ),%0% l

•

3a4 takeo5 weight$ ,%0% kg )20,0/+ l

• 6uel capacit"$ %,'/0 kg )',000 l internal$ ',2%0 kg )*,0(0 l with '

drop tanks

• 7owerplant$ % 8 9olls-9o"ce Turomeca Adour 3k (*% non-

aterurning turoan, 2/ k: )1,(00 l thrust

erformance

• 3a4imum speed$ %,0'* km;h )/++ mph< 1/0 kn at sea le!el

• 3a4imum speed$ 3ach %.2 )ne!er e4ceed at altitude

• #ruising speed$ */ km;h )+1 mph< +'0 kn at %2,100 m )+%,000 t

• =tall speed$ %* km;h )%22 mph< %0/ kn >aps down

• 9ange$ (2 km )11+ mi< +(2 nmi internal uel onl"

• #omat range$ /%* km )'(' mi< ''' nmi with '4 =ea agle and 24

12 l )%1/ ?= gal< %'0 imp gal

• 6err" range$ %,10 km )%,2%2 mi< %,01' nmi with ' drop tanks

• =er!ice ceiling$ %1,210 m )10,0'' t

• g limits$ @( -'

• 9ate o clim$ 1(.+// m;s )%%,10.% t;min

• Takeo5 distance with ma4imum weapon load$ 2,%'+ m

)*,00% t

• &anding distance at ma4imum landing weight with rake

chute$ (1+ m )2,(02 t

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• &anding distance at ma4imum landing weight without rake

chute$ %,210 m )+,%00 t

Armament

• uns$ % 8 '0 mm )%.%(% in Aden cannon with %20 rounds

• Hardpoints$ Total o *$ + 8 under-wing< and % 8 under-uselage< and

2 8 wingtip with pro!isions to carr" cominations o$

• ther$

• 9econnaissance pod

•

?p to ' drop tanks orerr" >ight or e4tended

range;loitering time

• 9ockets$

• =:B

• #9C*

• 3issiles$

• Air-to-air missiles$

• AI3-%20 A39AA3

• =k">ash

• AI3-%'2 A=9AA3

• AI3- =idewinder

• Air-to-surace missiles$

• A3-/1 3a!erick,

• Anti ship missiles$

• =ea agle

• Boms$ 3ark (2 om

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Composites !se" in

Aircrafts

In Decemer 200 Boeing >ew the *(* Dreamliner or the frst

time. ne o the maEor design eatures o the Dreamliner was

its lightweight, a result o the use o composite materials. 10F

o the DreamlinerGs structure is made up o composite. =ince

une 20%' Airus is >ight testing the A'10B. The latest

Airus now oast a 1'F usage o composite material among its

long lists o new eatures.

#omposite was frst used on commercial aircrat in the %10Gs.2F o the Boeing *0* was made o ferglass and in the (0Gs

Airus was using 1F composite on the A'%0-'00. Both

companies ha!e graduall" increased the use o composite

through the "ears. In the 0Gs the Airus A'+0 was using %0F

o composite materials and the Boeing *** %2F. B" the turn o

the centur", the ad!ance made in composite manuacture

allowed the aeronautical industr" to signifcantl" increase their

use o composite. Boeing Eumped rom the %2F on the *** to10F on the *(* while Airus mo!ed rom %0F on the A'+0 to

21F on the A'(0 and fnall" to 1'F on the A'10B.

ith its *(* Dreamliner, Boeing ecame the frst airliner to

launch a ull-siJe commercial aircrat with composite wings and

uselage. n the e4terior surace, the onl" !isile metal is on

the leading edges and the engine p"lons. The design o the

ormer is dri!en " ird strike and the latter " engine fre

reuirements where metals o5er some enefts. 3ost o themetals that make up the remaining 10F are ound in !er" large

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orgings and castings at the highl" loaded Eoints etween the

composite structures and where the undercarriage is attached.

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