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244:. No further examples of the P.1052 were built. In hindsight, the P.1052 may be seen as part of a transition from the centrifugally powered, straight-winged Sea Hawk to the axially powered, swept-wing Hunter.
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184:
179:
175:
173:
168:
163:
160:
156:
141:
127:
125:
97:First flight
84:Number built
74:Primary user
69:Experimental
55:Manufacturer
18:
603:17 February
494:Flight 1950
467:Flight 1950
413:Performance
398:Powerplant:
1778:Categories
1429:A.P.D.1019
511:Mason 1971
380:Wing area:
1733:Sea Vixen
1658:Buccaneer
1580:Hurricane
451:Citations
368:Wingspan:
323:Data from
279:Operators
273:Yeovilton
224:HMS
1667:variants
1635:Woodcock
1610:Sea Hawk
1605:Sea Fury
1584:variants
1574:variants
1550:Hornbill
1525:Hedgehog
1515:Hawfinch
1470:Danecock
726:aircraft
591:"P.1052"
216:Sea Hawk
115:Variants
1738:Trident
1663:Harrier
1653:Andover
1630:Typhoon
1625:Tornado
1615:Tempest
1590:Kestrel
1565:Hotspur
1560:Horsley
1505:Harrier
1475:Dantorp
1448:By name
374:Height:
343:Length:
92:History
1763:P.1202
1758:P.1154
1748:P.1017
1743:P.139B
1728:Nimrod
1723:HS.803
1718:HS.748
1713:HS.681
1708:HS.146
1703:HS.145
1698:HS.141
1693:HS.140
1688:HS.138
1683:HS.133
1678:HS.125
1620:Tomtit
1600:Osprey
1595:Nimrod
1570:Hunter
1555:Hornet
1545:Hoopoe
1530:Henley
1520:Hector
1485:Duiker
1465:Cygnet
1424:P.1217
1419:P.1202
1414:P.1155
1409:P.1154
1404:P.1152
1399:P.1150
1394:P.1149
1389:P.1143
1384:P.1141
1379:P.1140
1374:P.1139
1369:P.1137
1364:P.1136
1359:P.1134
1354:P.1132
1349:P.1131
1344:P.1130
1339:P.1129
1334:P.1128
1329:P.1127
1324:P.1126
1319:P.1125
1314:P.1124
1309:P.1123
1304:P.1122
1299:P.1121
1294:P.1120
1289:P.1118
1284:P.1116
1279:P.1115
1274:P.1114
1269:P.1109
1264:P.1108
1259:P.1107
1254:P.1106
1249:P.1105
1244:P.1104
1239:P.1103
1234:P.1102
1229:P.1101
1224:P.1100
1219:P.1099
1214:P.1098
1209:P.1097
1204:P.1096
1199:P.1095
1194:P.1094
1189:P.1093
1184:P.1092
1179:P.1091
1174:P.1090
1169:P.1089
1164:P.1088
1159:P.1087
1154:P.1085
1149:P.1084
1144:P.1083
1139:P.1082
1134:P.1081
1129:P.1080
1124:P.1079
1119:P.1078
1114:P.1077
1109:P.1076
1104:P.1075
1099:P.1074
1094:P.1073
1089:P.1072
1084:P.1071
1079:P.1070
1074:P.1069
1069:P.1068
1064:P.1067
1059:P.1065
1054:P.1064
1049:P.1063
1044:P.1062
1039:P.1061
1034:P.1060
1029:P.1059
1024:P.1058
1019:P.1057
1014:P.1056
1009:P.1055
1004:P.1054
999:P.1053
994:P.1052
989:P.1051
984:P.1050
979:P.1049
974:P.1048
969:P.1047
964:P.1046
959:P.1045
954:P.1044
949:P.1043
944:P.1042
939:P.1041
934:P.1040
929:P.1039
924:P.1038
919:P.1037
914:P.1036
909:P.1035
904:P.1034
899:P.1033
894:P.1032
889:P.1031
884:P.1030
879:P.1029
874:P.1028
869:P.1027
864:P.1025
859:P.1024
854:P.1023
849:P.1022
844:P.1021
839:P.1020
834:P.1019
829:P.1018
824:P.1017
819:P.1016
814:P.1015
809:P.1014
804:P.1013
799:P.1012
794:P.1011
789:P.1010
784:P.1009
779:P.1008
774:P.1007
769:P.1006
764:P.1005
759:P.1004
754:P.1003
749:P.1002
744:P.1001
739:P.1000
720:Hawker
682:
667:
652:
620:
596:Flight
579:
560:
531:
290:
144:P.1040
66:Status
24:P.1052
1535:Heron
1500:Hardy
1480:Demon
1455:Audax
1439:P.V.4
1434:P.V.3
337:Crew:
316:Eagle
265:VX272
235:VX272
226:Eagle
220:VX272
209:VX272
201:VX279
197:VX272
187:VX279
180:VX279
176:VX272
169:VX279
164:VX272
1673:Hawk
1540:Hind
1510:Hart
1495:Fury
722:and
680:ISBN
665:ISBN
650:ISBN
618:ISBN
605:2020
577:ISBN
558:ISBN
529:ISBN
400:1 ×
126:The
46:Type
231:RAE
218:),
1780::
593:.
501:^
474:^
459:^
275:.
271:,
207:.
193:.
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