Hawker Danecock

infobox Aircraft
name =Danecock
type =Fighter
manufacturer =Hawker Engineering Co.



caption =One of the three original Danecocks
designer =Sydney Camm
first flight =18 December 1925
introduced =1925
retired =
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primary user =Denmark
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produced =1925-1926
number built =15
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developed from=Hawker WoodcockThe Hawker Danecock biplane was developed from the Hawker Woodcock for the Danish air force and naval service.

Design and development

In 1925 the Danish Government notified Hawker that they would order three aircraft similar to the Woodcock, but with certain improvements. This resulted in Sydney Camm making minor changes to the wings and cockpit area. Compared to the Woodcock II, the Danecock had unequal span wings, a slightly lengthened fuselage, a 385 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV engine and an armament of two 7.7 mm Madsen machine guns. The first aircraft was flown on 18 December 1925 by George Bulman with all three aircraft delivered in February 1926.

Operational history

After receiving the Hawker-built aircraft, Denmark obtained a licence to produce more Danecocks. This version, named the Dankok, was built in 1927 at the Danish Royal Naval Dockyard ("Orlogsvaerftet"). A total of 12 more were manufactured. One aircraft (a Hawker-build) broke the Scandinavian altitude record, reaching 28,208 ft (8,598 m). The Danecock/Dankok served until the mid-1930s when they were replaced by Hawker Nimrods. An example of the Dankok still exists in the Copenhagen Museum.

Operators

; DNK
* Danish Army Air Service ("Hærens Flyvertropper")
* Danish Naval Air Service ("Marinens Flyvevæsen")

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
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ref=Hawker Aircraft since 1920 [Mason, Francis K. "Hawker Aircraft since 1920". London: Putnam & Co., 1961. ISBN 1-85310-270-9.]
crew= one, pilot
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length main= 26 ft 1¼ in
length alt= 7.95 m
span main= 32 ft 7 in
span alt= 9.93 m
height main= 10 ft 1 in
height alt= 3.05 m
area main=340 ft²
area alt=31.59 m²
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empty weight main= 2,128 lb
empty weight alt= 965.2 kg
loaded weight main= 3,045 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,381.2 kg
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engine (prop)=Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV
type of prop=14-cylinder air-cooled double radial engine
number of props=1
power main= 385 hp
power alt= 287 kW
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max speed main= 126 knots
max speed alt= 145 mph, 233 km/h
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ceiling main= 22,800 ft
ceiling alt= 6,949 m
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* 2 × 7.7 mm Madsen machine guns
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References