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Fighter Fighter-bomber / Ground attack Reconnaissance aircraft
Hawker Hunter is a fighter Fighter-bomber / Ground attack Reconnaissance aircraft originating in United Kingdom. The cited manufacturer or builder is Hawker Siddeley.
Fighter Fighter-bomber / Ground attack Reconnaissance aircraft
United Kingdom
Hawker Siddeley
Active as a warbird and contractor aggressor aircraft
Royal Air Force Indian Air Force Swedish Air Force Swiss Air Force
1,972
1954
20 July 1951
1
45 ft 10.5 in (13.983 m)
33 ft 8 in (10.26 m)
13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
349 sq ft (32.4 m 2 )
14,122 lb (6,406 kg)
17,750 lb (8,051 kg)
24,600 lb (11,158 kg)
1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet engine, 10,145 lbf (45.13 kN) thrust
623 mph (1,003 km/h, 541 kn) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
385 mi (620 km, 335 nmi)
1,900 mi (3,100 km, 1,700 nmi) maximum external fuel
50,000 ft (15,000 m)
17,200 ft/min (87 m/s)
4× 30 mm caliber ADEN cannon in a removable gun pack with 150 rpg
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 F.6'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× 100 imperial gallons (450 L ; 120 US gal ) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
Abu Dhabi
Belgium
Chile
Denmark
Iraq
India
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Lebanon
Netherlands
Oman
Peru
Qatar
Rhodesia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Somalia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Zimbabwe
Hawker 8.5% symmetrical
51.6 lb/sq ft (252 kg/m 2 )
0.56
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
4× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 Dutch F.6's and Swedish Mk 50 ) 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 )
a variety of unguided iron bombs
2× 100 imperial gallons (450 L ; 120 US gal ) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.983 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.983 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Hawker Hunter equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Royal Air Force Indian Air Force Swedish Air Force Swiss Air Force
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