RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Museum - Hawker Hunter F-6
Bill Maloney
3/5/2010

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01 Hawker Hunter 02 Hawker Hunter F-6 03 Hawker Hunter F-6 Nose 04 Hawker Hunter F-6 Tail
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05 Hawker Hunter F-6 Tail 06 Hawker Hunter Drop Tanks 07 Hawker Hunter Speed Brake 08 Hawker Hunter Flaps
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09 Hawker Hunter Main Gear 10 Hawker Hunter Main Gear 11 Hawker Hunter Nose Gear 12 Hawker Hunter Tail Wheel
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13 Hawker Hunter Drop Tanks 14 Hawker Hunter Drop Tanks 15 Hawker Hunter Nose 16 Hawker Hunter Jet Exhaust

Hawker Hunter F-6 Specifications:

Length: 45 feet 11 inches
Wingspan:
33 feet, 8 inches
Height:
13 feet, 2 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 14,100 lbs Loaded - 17,700 lbs
Max Speed: 715 mph
Cruise Speed: 500 mph
Range: 445 miles combat, 1,900 miles ferry with external tanks
Service Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 497 gallons internally and externally
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Avon 203 turbojet 10,000 lbs thrust
Armament:
 Four 30mm ADEN cannons
 Four AIM-9 Sidewinder air to air missiles or four AGM-65 Maveric air to surface missiles
 7,400lb external bomb load
First Flight: 1951
Cost: $

This Youtube Hawker Hunter Video shows an F-6 taking off and doing flybys at an airshow. Here's an interesting air to air Hawker Hunter Youtube video showing the F-6 approaching the rear of an aircraft, probably a C-130 Hercules with the cargo door open.

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