P.1052
Role	research aircraft
Manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft Limited
First flight	19 November 1948
Status	Experimental
Primary user	Royal Aircraft Establishment
Number built	2
Developed from	Hawker Sea Hawk
Variants	Hawker P.1078 Hawker P.1081

The Hawker P.1052 was a British experimental aircraft built by Hawker Aircraft Limited for trials with swept wings.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Survivors 3 Operators 4 Specifications (P.1052) 5 References 5.1 Notes 5.2 Bibliography

[edit] Design and development

Designed to meet Air Ministry specification E.38/46 the P.1052 was similar to the Hawker P.1040 (Hawker Sea Hawk) in most aspects, with the main difference being the wings were swept back at an angle of 35°. The tailplane was cropped to a shorter span. The first prototype (VX272, see photo) flew on 19 November 1948, and the second prototype (VX279) flew on 13 April 1949. The P.1052 became the basis for the design of a swept wing rocket experimental aircraft under the design code P.1078, but because work on the unswept P 1040 based Hawker P.1072 was more advanced, no P.1078 was built. The second prototype P.1052 was rebuilt as the Hawker P.1081 with a single jet outlet and swept empennage, also known at Hawker's as the "Australian Fighter". It was later destroyed, killing the test pilot, T. S. Wade. No other aircraft were built as work had been transferred to the P.1067 (Hawker Hunter). The P 1052 was part of the transition from the straight-winged, centrifugally powered Sea Hawk to the axially powered, swept-wing Hunter. The first prototype, fitted with arrester gear etc. added useful experience in operating swept wing jets on carriers.

[edit] Survivors

The first prototype VX272 is preserved at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton.

[edit] Operators

 United Kingdom

• Royal Aircraft Establishment

[edit] Specifications (P.1052)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
• Wingspan: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
• Height: 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)
• Wing area: 258 ft² (23.97 m²)
• Empty weight: 9,450 lb (4,286 kg)
• Loaded weight: 13,488 lb (6,118 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Nene R.N.2 turbojet exhausting through wing root pipes, 5,000 lb (22.2 kN)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 593 kn (682.5 mph, 1,098 km/h)
• Service ceiling: 45,500 ft (13,870 m)

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[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] Bibliography

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