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Revision as of 23:10, 17 January 2020

Rank VI USSR | Premium | Golden Eagles
Su-25K Pack
Hunter F.1
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Hunter F.1
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VI Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
9.0 9.0 9.0
Class:
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This page is about the British jet fighter Hunter F.1. For the other version, see Hunter (Family).

Description

GarageImage Hunter F.1.jpg


The Hunter F.1 is a rank VI British jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.53 "Firestorm".

The Hawker Hunter is the iconic 1950s British swept-wing fighter. Produced from a requirement for a jet interceptor dating back to 1946 it fulfilled its role with outstanding success. Able to deliver a punishing blow with its four 30 mm ADEN cannons and manoeuvrability at high speed, it sits as the top tier jet for the UK. The F.1 completes the current Hawker line in the British tree after the Vampire FB.1 and Venom FB.4, providing an initial steep learning curve. Its calling card is sheer speed, with the Hunter able to go supersonic in dives once spaded.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 10,667 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 1,098 1,092 14000 32.0 33.3 44.6 40.7 820
Upgraded 1,117 1,108 30.1 31.0 65.8 55.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear Drogue chute
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
1,193 450 620 ~11 ~5
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
620 620 465 ~11 ~5
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 850 < 600 < 650 N/A

Engine performance

Engine Aircraft mass
Engine name Number Empty mass Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.113 1 5,970 kg 227 kg/m2
Engine characteristics Mass with fuel (no weapons load) Max Takeoff
Weight
Weight (each) Type 5m fuel 18m fuel
1,175 kg Axial-flow turbojet 6,310 kg 7,169 kg 9,530 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition 100% WEP 5m fuel 18m fuel MTOW
Stationary 3,283 kgf N/A 0.52 0.46 0.34
Optimal 3,585 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		N/A 0.57 0.50 0.38

Survivability and armour

  • 64 mm Bulletproof glass - Armored windscreen
  • 12.7 mm Steel - Armor plate behind the pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: ADEN (30 mm)

The Hunter F.1 is armed with:

  • 4 x 30 mm ADEN cannons, chin-mounted (150 rpg = 600 total)

Usage in battles

The Hunter is a 9.0 vehicle and its main strengths are high top speed and good guns, making it a good Boom & Zoomer.

The Hunter is less maneuverable than the F-86 and MiG-15 while being the second fastest with a good thrust-to-weight ratio. However the rate of climb is significantly worse than the other jets and so it requires some side climbing. Stay fast at all times and never drop beneath 850 TAS (~800 km/h in air).

The 30 mm ADEN cannon is an extremely powerful cannon. Being a revolver cannon, it fires extremely fast and has excellent ballistics. The Hunter F Mk.1 is, thanks to mounting a pack of four ADEN 30 mm cannons, the aircraft with the strongest burst mass, near 21 kg/s. This weapon's characteristics mean that 4 of them pose a serious threat for any aircraft that happens to be the target of them. The cannon, however, has the disadvantage of chewing very quickly through ammo thanks to its high rate of fire, so being wary of the ammo count is a necessity. The discrete tracer rounds may induce the player into error, causing the impression that only a light burst is being fired, however experience will quickly disprove anyone who thinks in this manner.

The armour-piercing rounds of the Hunter enable it to do some ground attack against light and medium tanks.

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Offensive 30 mm
II New Boosters Compressor Airframe
III Wings Repair Engine New 30 mm Cannons
IV G-Suit Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Highest acceleration of its rank (above 900 km/h)
  • Easiest top jet for new players. Good guns, good speed, wings hard to rip.
  • Large and effective air brake
  • Insanely good armaments; four 30 mm ADEN cannons are the best in-game air combat weapons by far, shredding everything in a short-burst fire
  • Very good energy retention
  • Can out zoom climb MiG-17s and MiG-15bis
  • Can out run most jets, even contemporary ones, on your six if put into a 10° climb
  • Armament is capable of destroying tanks and light pillboxes
  • Boosters allow it to make deflection shots at high speeds
  • 30 mm cannons have a high rate of fire altogether

Cons:

  • All energy and speed pros of the plane can only apply when down-tiered
  • Most jets in uptiers can out-speed, out-energy and out-turn the Hunter, or just have air to air missile
  • Nearly all supersonic jets, such as the CL-13B and G-91YS, will be your worst nightmare
  • Don't have air to air missile
  • Difficult to use against MiG-17s, mainly because they have better turn, climb rate and maneuverability
  • Worst jet in terms of 1 vs 1 due to the bad maneuverability; you will be left in desperation when the rest of the team is gone
  • Poor performance in horizontal turning
  • Large target, especially when turning
  • Horrible maneuverability

History

In the aftermath of the second world war the Air Ministry issued Specification E.38/46 for a swept wing research aircraft that was fulfilled by a modified Hawker Sea Hawk (P.1052). The experimental aircraft showed an jump in high speed performance and as a result Hawker went forward to modify the second P.1052 into the P.1081. With a swept tail plane and the engine exhaust now located at the rear of the fuselage instead of the split exhaust further improving performance, it attracted the RAAF. The P.1081 gave Hawker useful information for the development of the Hunter.

In 1946 the Air Ministry issued Specification F.43/46 that was later added to in 1948 by Specification F.3/48. This demanded a speed of 629 mph at 45,000 ft and a high rate of climb (as F.43/46 was for a jet powered interceptor), while carrying an armament of four 20 mm or two 30 mm cannons. Using what they had learnt from the P.1052 and P.1081 they produced the Prototype P.1067. The new prototype first flew with the Avon 103 engine in 1951 with a second powered by the Avon 107 in 1952.The Air Ministry ordered the Hunter into production in 1950 with the Avon 113 power plant. Thus the iconic Hawker Hunter was born.

The first production or pre-production F.1s entered service in 1953. The first was WT556 that entered service with A&AEE on the 16th of July 1953 and a further 15 delivered the same year. The Early F.1's featured boosted control surfaces but not the under belly air brake. The armament consisted of four 30 mm ADEN cannons with 150 rpg at 1200 rpm located under the nose.

Media

Images
  • FighterImage HunterDev1.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev2.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev3.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev4.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev5.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev6.jpeg
  • FighterImage HunterDev7.jpeg

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

External links


Hawker Aircraft Limited
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See Also  Fokker

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Blackburn  Buccaneer S.1 · Buccaneer S.2 · Buccaneer S.2B
British Aerospace  Harrier GR.7 · Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) · Sea Harrier FRS.1 · Sea Harrier FA 2
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de Havilland  Vampire F.B.5 · Venom FB.4 · Sea Venom FAW 20 · Sea Vixen F.A.W. Mk.2
Hawker  Sea Hawk FGA.6 · Hunter F.1 · Hunter F.6 · Hunter FGA.9 · Harrier GR.1 · Harrier GR.3
Panavia  Tornado GR.1 · Tornado GR.4 · Tornado F.3 · Tornado F.3 Late
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Foreign  Phantom FG.1 (USA) · Phantom FGR.2 (USA) · F-4J(UK) Phantom II (USA)
Australia  F-111C
India  ▄MiG-21 Bison
South Africa  ▄JAS39C

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