page_title: Hawker Hunter
section_title: Specifications (Hunter F.6)
hierarchical_section_title: Hawker Hunter / Specifications (Hunter F.6)
caption_attribution_description: English: Mounted above the Hunter's nose is the G-10 gun camera port.
context_page_description: The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force 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.
  The single-seat Hunter was introduced to service in 1954 as a manoeuvrable day interceptor aircraft, quickly succeeding first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. The all-weather/night fighter role was filled by the Gloster Javelin. Successively improved variants of the type were produced, adopting increasingly more capable engine models and expanding its fuel capacity amongst other modifications being implemented. Hunters were also used by two RAF display teams: the "Black Arrows", who on one occasion looped a record-breaking 22 Hunters in formation, and later the "Blue Diamonds", who flew 16 aircraft.
context_section_description: Data from The Complete Book of Fighters, The Great Book of Fighters
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 45 ft 10.5 in (13.983 m)
  Wingspan: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m)
  Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
  Wing area: 349 sq ft (32.4 m²)
  Airfoil: Hawker 8.5% symmetrical
  Empty weight: 14,122 lb (6,406 kg)
  Gross weight: 17,750 lb (8,051 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 24,600 lb (11,158 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet engine, 10,145 lbf (45.13 kN) thrust
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 623 mph (1,003 km/h, 541 kn) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
  715 mph (621 kn; 1,151 km/h) at sea level
  Maximum speed: Mach 0.94
  Combat range: 385 mi (620 km, 335 nmi)
  Ferry range: 1,900 mi (3,100 km, 1,700 nmi) maximum external fuel
  Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
  Rate of climb: 17,200 ft/min (87 m/s)
  Wing loading: 51.6 lb/sq ft (252 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 0.56
  Armament
  Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN revolver cannon in a removable gun pack with 150 rpg
  Hardpoints: 4 underwing (7 hardpoints on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S, essentially refurbished FGA.9 derived from F.6) with a capacity of 7,400 lb (3,400 kg),with provisions to carry combinations of:
  Rockets: 
  4× Matra rocket pods (each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm (2.68 in) rockets) or
  32× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets
  Missiles: 
  4× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk.58 Dutch F6's and Swedish Mk.50)
  4× AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-surface missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk.58)
  Bombs: a variety of unguided iron bombs
  Other: 2× 230 US gallons (870 l; 190 imp gal) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
  Avionics
  Ekco ARI 5820 ranging radar
caption: Mounted above the Hunter's nose (ex-RAF XF458) is the G-10 gun camera port. Note also the two Sidewinder missiles under the starboard wing, a total of four could be carried by the Singaporean FGA/FR.74S variant.[28]
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