Hunter F.1

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This page is about the British jet fighter Hunter F.1. For other versions, see Hunter (Family).
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Hunter F.1
AB RB SB
9.0 9.0 9.0
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Description

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 is a very capable jet. The F.1 follows the Vampire FB.1 and Venom FB.4 in the tree, 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

Air brakes
Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps
Max speed
at 0 m1 108 km/h
Turn time31 s
Max altitude14 000 m
EngineRolls-Royce Avon Mk.113
TypeJet
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight10 t
Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m - sea level)
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
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
0 450 603 581 465 ~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

Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear450 km/h
  • 64 mm Bulletproof glass - Armored windscreen
  • 12.7 mm Steel - Armor plate behind the pilot

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB3 030 → 4 438 Sl icon.png
RB8 644 → 12 663 Sl icon.png
SB9 424 → 13 806 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications141 200 Rp icon.png
224 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 400 Ge icon.png
Crew training130 000 Sl icon.png
Experts450 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 200 Ge icon.png
Research Aces890 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
130 / 380 / 600 % Sl icon.png
214 / 214 / 214 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
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Fuselage repair
Research:
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Cost:
15 000 Sl icon.png
280 Ge icon.png
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Compressor
Research:
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Cost:
15 000 Sl icon.png
280 Ge icon.png
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Airframe
Research:
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Cost:
25 000 Sl icon.png
480 Ge icon.png
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New boosters
Research:
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Cost:
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480 Ge icon.png
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Wings repair
Research:
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Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
360 Ge icon.png
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G-suit
Research:
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Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
360 Ge icon.png
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Cover
Research:
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Cost:
24 000 Sl icon.png
450 Ge icon.png
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Engine
Research:
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Cost:
24 000 Sl icon.png
450 Ge icon.png
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EFS
Research:
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Cost:
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450 Ge icon.png
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aden_belt_pack
Research:
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Cost:
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Research:
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Cost:
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Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 30 mm ADEN cannon
Ammunition600 rounds
Fire rate1 200 shots/min
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 tanks, medium tanks, and pillboxes

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent acceleration above 900 km/h
  • Large and effective air brake
  • Insanely good armaments; four 30 mm ADEN cannons shred everything in a short burst
  • Very good energy retention
  • Can out zoom climb MiG-17s and MiG-15bis
  • Can outrun most contemporary jets on your six if put into a 10° climb
  • Armament is capable of destroying tanks and light pillboxes
  • New boosters modification allows it to make deflection shots at high speeds
  • 30 mm cannons have a high rate of fire

Cons:

  • Most jets in uptiers can out-speed, gain more energy, and out-turn the Hunter, or just use their air-to-air missiles
  • AAMs (even AIM-9Bs and R-3Ss) nullify your speed advantage and force you to bleed speed to avoid them
  • Nearly all supersonic jets will be very hard to face
  • Doesn't have air-to-air missiles
  • Worst jet in terms of 1 vs 1 due to the bad manoeuvrability; 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 manoeuvrability

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.

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See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

External links


Hawker Aircraft Limited
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Nimrod  Nimrod Mk I · Nimrod Mk II
Scout plane  Osprey Mk IV
Piston fighters 
Hurricane  Hurricane Mk I/L · Hurricane Mk.I/L FAA M · Sea Hurricane Mk IB · Sea Hurricane Mk IC · Hurricane Mk IIB/Trop · Hurricane Mk IV
Typhoon  Typhoon Mk Ia · Typhoon Mk Ib · Typhoon Mk Ib/L
Tempest  Tempest Mk V · Tempest Mk V (Vickers P) · Tempest Mk II
Fury  Sea Fury FB 11
Jet fighters 
Hunter  Hunter F.1 · Hunter F.6 · Hunter FGA.9 · ◌Hunter F.58
Sea Hawk  Sea Hawk FGA.6
Harrier  Harrier GR.1 · Harrier GR.3
Export  ▄Hurricane Mk I/L · ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · J34 · ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · AV-8A · AV-8C
Captured  ▀Tempest Mk V

Britain jet aircraft
Blackburn  Buccaneer S.1 · Buccaneer S.2 · Buccaneer S.2B
British Aerospace  Harrier GR.7 · Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) · Sea Harrier FRS.1
British Aircraft Corporation  Strikemaster Mk.88
English Electric  Canberra B Mk 2 · Canberra B (I) Mk 6 · Lightning F.6 · Lightning F.53
Gloster  Meteor F Mk 3 · Sea Meteor F Mk 3 · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G · Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K · Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper
  Javelin F.(A.W.) Mk.9
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 F.3
SEPECAT  Jaguar GR.1 · Jaguar GR.1A · Jaguar IS
Supermarine  Attacker FB 1 · Attacker FB.2 · Scimitar F Mk.1 · Swift F.1 · Swift F.7
Foreign  Phantom FG.1 (USA) · Phantom FGR.2 (USA) · F-4J(UK) Phantom II (USA)
  JAS39C (Sweden)