Ex-Swiss Air Force Hunter Mk 58 J-4040 at Hunterfest (St. Stephan, 2022) The Hunter is a conventional swept wing all-metal monoplane. The fuselage is of monocoque construction, with a removable rear section for engine maintenance.

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic single seat fighter / ground attack monoplane, with swept-back wings, variable incidence tail plane, powered flying controls and cabin pressurization. It is powered by a fifteen-stage axial flow Rolls-Royce Avon MK 207 turbine engine, producing 10,150 pounds of thrust.

Prototype, first flight 20 July 1951, three built with the first later modified as a Hunter Mk 3 for the successful World Speed Record attempts. WB188 was the prototype that first flew on 20 July 1951 piloted by Neville Duke at Boscombe Down.

Sir Sydney Camm of Hawker quickly laid out the design of Britain's first swept-winged jet. The prototype was first flown in 1951. It was a mid-wing, stressed skin monoplane with a 40-degree sweep and a beautifully sculptured high tail. Early performance results were impressive so in 1958 the Hunter entered service with the Royal Air Force.

Aided by its high power to weight ratio, inherent strength and adaptability, the design evolved from the pure fighter in to a superlative ground attack aircraft, the pinnacle of the design being the Swiss MK58 Hunters. The fuselage is of monocoque construction …

The Hunter Mk. 58 is the export version of the Mk. 6 fighter built for Switzerland. The Swiss Air Force used the Hunter from 1958 to 1994.

The Hawker Hunter is a single-engine single-seat jet fighter aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd.. The Hawker Hunter was also produced under license by Avions Fairey in Belgium and by Fokker in the Netherlands.

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic single seat fighter / ground attack monoplane, with swept-back wings, variable incidence tail plane, powered flying controls and cabin pressurization.

2020年3月3日 · Hawker Hunter Mk.58 ´J-4015´ was manufactured in 1959 and delivered to Emmen air base of the Swiss Air Force in February that year. During its 20-year-long career, this aircraft was operated by 3 rd , 5 th , 7 th , 11 th and 20 th Squadron (Fliegerstaffel).

July 20, 2001 sees the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Hunter and to mark the occasion, a special Hunter air show is being held at the former RAF Hunter maintenance base at Kemble in Gloucestershire on 21/22. The organiser, Delta Jets, anticipate several F.58s will be in …