Light Combat Aircraft

BAE Hawk 208

The British Aerospace
Hawk 200 is a singleseat, single engine light
multirole
fighter designed for air
defence, air denial,antishipping, interdiction, clo
se air support,
and ground attack. It is
the most capable variant
of the Hawk family line in
terms of combat.

Specifications
General characteristics

Crew: 1

Length: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)

Wingspan: 9.39 m (30 ft 10 in)

Height: 4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)

Wing area: 16.69 m2 (179.6 sq ft)

Aspect ratio: 5.3

Empty weight: 4,128 kg (9,101 lb)

Max takeoff weight: 9,101 kg (20,064 lb)

Fuel capacity: 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) internal: 3,210 kg (7,080 lb) with 3
drop tanks

Powerplant: 1 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk 871 nonafterburning turbofan, 26 kN (5,800 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,037 km/h (644 mph; 560 kn) at sea level

Maximum speed: Mach 1.2 (never exceed at altitude)

Cruising speed: 796 km/h (495 mph; 430 kn) at 12,500 m (41,000 ft)

Stall speed: 197 km/h (122 mph; 106 kn) flaps down

Range: 892 km (554 mi; 482 nmi) internal fuel only

Combat range: 617 km (383 mi; 333 nmi) with 3x Sea Eagle and 2x
592 l (156 US gal; 130 imp gal)

Ferry range: 1,950 km (1,212 mi; 1,053 nmi) with 3 drop tanks

Service ceiling: 15,250 m (50,033 ft)

g limits: +8 -3

Rate of climb: 58.466 m/s (11,509.1 ft/min)

Takeoff distance with maximum weapon load: 2,134 m

(7,001 ft)

Landing distance at maximum landing weight with brake

chute: 854 m (2,802 ft)

Landing distance at maximum landing weight without brake

chute: 1,250 m (4,100 ft)

Armament

Guns: 1 30 mm (1.181 in) Aden cannon with 120 rounds

Hardpoints: Total of 7: 4 under-wing; and 1 under-fuselage; and
2 wingtip with provisions to carry combinations of:

Other:

Reconnaissance pod

Up to 3 drop tanks for

ferry flight or extended
range/loitering time
Rockets:

SNEB

CRV7

Missiles:

Air-to-air missiles:

AIM-120 AMRAAM

Skyflash

AIM-132 ASRAAM

AIM-9 Sidewinder

Air-to-surface missiles:

Anti ship missiles:

AGM-65 Maverick,

Sea Eagle

Bombs: Mark 82 bomb

Mark 83 bomb

Paveway II

BL755 cluster bomb

Sting Ray torpedo

Composites used in
Aircrafts
In December 2009 Boeing flew the 787 Dreamliner for the first
time. One of the major design features of the Dreamliner was
its lightweight, a result of the use of composite materials. 50%
of the Dreamliners structure is made up of composite. Since
June 2013 Airbus is flight testing the A350XWB. The latest
Airbus now boast a 53% usage of composite material among its
long lists of new features.
Composite was first used on commercial aircraft in the 1950s.
2% of the Boeing 707 was made of fiberglass and in the 80s
Airbus was using 5% composite on the A310-300. Both
companies have gradually increased the use of composite
through the years. In the 90s the Airbus A340 was using 10%
of composite materials and the Boeing 777 12%. By the turn of
the century, the advance made in composite manufacture
allowed the aeronautical industry to significantly increase their
use of composite. Boeing jumped from the 12% on the 777 to
50% on the 787 while Airbus moved from 10% on the A340 to
25% on the A380 and finally to 53% on the A350XWB.
With its 787 Dreamliner, Boeing became the first airliner to
launch a full-size commercial aircraft with composite wings and
fuselage. On the exterior surface, the only visible metal is on
the leading edges and the engine pylons. The design of the
former is driven by bird strike and the latter by engine fire
requirements where metals offer some benefits. Most of the
metals that make up the remaining 50% are found in very large

forgings and castings at the highly loaded joints between the

composite structures and where the undercarriage is attached.