{"product_id":"hawker-hunter-f-4-f-5-j34","title":"Hawker Hunter F.4\/F.5\/J34","description":"\u003cp\u003eAirfix 1:48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwCg\"\u003eThe \u003cb id=\"mwCw\"\u003eHawker Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transonic\" title=\"Transonic\" id=\"mwDA\"\u003etransonic\u003c\/a\u003e British \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_propulsion\" title=\"Jet propulsion\" id=\"mwDQ\"\u003ejet\u003c\/a\u003e-powered \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\" id=\"mwDg\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e that was developed by \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Aircraft\" title=\"Hawker Aircraft\" id=\"mwDw\"\u003eHawker Aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e for the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\" id=\"mwEA\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolls-Royce_Avon\" title=\"Rolls-Royce Avon\" id=\"mwEQ\"\u003eRolls-Royce Avon\u003c\/a\u003e turbojet engine and the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swept_wing\" title=\"Swept wing\" id=\"mwEg\"\u003eswept wing\u003c\/a\u003e, and was the first jet-powered aircraft produced by Hawker to be procured by the RAF. On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_airspeed_record\" title=\"Flight airspeed record\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwEw\"\u003eworld air speed record\u003c\/a\u003e for aircraft, achieving a speed of \u003cspan id=\"mwFA\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"727.63\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"mph\"},\"3\":{\"wt\":\"km\/h kn\"},\"abbr\":{\"wt\":\"on\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e727.63\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emph (1,171.01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekm\/h; 632.29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekn)\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwFQ\"\u003eThe single-seat Hunter was introduced to service in 1954 as a manoeuvrable day \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interceptor_aircraft\" title=\"Interceptor aircraft\" id=\"mwFg\"\u003einterceptor aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e, quickly succeeding \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First-generation_jet_fighter\" title=\"First-generation jet fighter\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwFw\"\u003efirst-generation jet fighters\u003c\/a\u003e in RAF service such as the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloster_Meteor\" title=\"Gloster Meteor\" id=\"mwGA\"\u003eGloster Meteor\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Havilland_Venom\" title=\"De Havilland Venom\" id=\"mwGQ\"\u003ede Havilland Venom\u003c\/a\u003e. The all-weather\/night fighter role was filled by the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloster_Javelin\" title=\"Gloster Javelin\" id=\"mwGg\"\u003eGloster Javelin\u003c\/a\u003e. Successively improved variants of the type were produced, adopting increasingly more capable engine models and expanding its fuel capacity among other modifications being implemented. Hunters were also used by two RAF display teams: the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Arrows\" title=\"Black Arrows\" id=\"mwGw\"\u003eBlack Arrows\u003c\/a\u003e, who on one occasion looped a record-breaking 22 Hunters in formation, and later the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._92_Squadron_RAF#Cold_War\" title=\"No. 92 Squadron RAF\" id=\"mwHA\"\u003eBlue Diamonds\u003c\/a\u003e, who flew 16 aircraft. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with a total of 21 overseas air forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHunter F.4Bag-type fuel tanks in the wings replaced the rear fuselage tanks of the F.1, giving a small increase in internal fuel capacity; additionally, the type had provisions for 100 gallon underwing fuel tanks (2 on early examples, 4 on later aircraft). Added blisters under the nose for ammunition links. Avon 115 (later Avon 121) engine. First flight 20 October 1954 (WT701, Dunsfold). 349 built at Kingston-upon-Thames and Blackpool. Last RAF delivery Aug 1956. Widely used in the UK and Germany. Replaced by the F.6 in front-line units by about the end of 1958, but flown by 229 OCU, CFS, and others, until at least 1963.Hunter F.5F.4 with Sapphire 101 engine, 105 built by Armstrong Whitworth at Coventry. 2 × 100 gallon drop tanks could be carried. First flown 19 Oct 1954 (WN954, Bitteswell), final delivery 18 Aug 1955. Used by 3 bases: Tangmere (1 \u0026amp; 34 Sqns, and briefly 208 Sqn); Biggin Hill (41 \u0026amp; 56 Sqns); and Wattisham (257 \u0026amp; 263 Sqns). Withdrawn from service by about the end of 1958, as squadrons either disbanded in the wake of Sandys' \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1957_Defence_White_Paper\" title=\"1957 Defence White Paper\"\u003e1957 Defence White Paper\u003c\/a\u003e, or re-equipped with the F.6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61I7fPg-odL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Airfix 1:48 Scale Hawker Hunter F4 Aircraft Model Kit\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQHf72bIbUyGcVR0eeq3uHAyrsM1YbBiGqqpSGl8CgUsdIatpfdpowdKyFP\u0026amp;s=10\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Airfix A09189 HAWKER HUNTER F.4\/F.5\/J34 - grootste\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSnPr-Nqsa0WnPTAUzhtIIoRi4EI3QIey2FRT6uA7gLsZsxM6mkHh6AKoXh\u0026amp;s=10\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Airfix A09189 1:48 Hawker Hunter F.4\/F.5\/J.34 — Ironhorse Hobbies\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0zmfHq-mm7pKuqbPSPT5SPDa8bsV-974oXu0ShnJpX_kUflWu_NOfCelT\u0026amp;s=10\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Airfix - 1:48 Hawker Hunter F.4\/F.5\/J34 - A09189 - FIRE FLY HOBBIES\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d37tikmwcb2tc.cloudfront.net\/plastic_models\/image\/a09189_hawker-hunter-f4_render_2.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Hawker Hunter F.4\/F.5\/J.34 - Airfix A09189 | kingshobby.com\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu_8jhnh9MHBagh6ovsD19V7nMPQp2wdP-E3gHDOGlNvpWC-QrmBhHolsc\u0026amp;s=10\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Airfix Hawker Hunter F.4\/F.5\/J.34 A09189 - TJD Models\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/v2\/png\/3316\/4321\/3934\/A09189_SCH_A.webp\" alt=\"A09189 SCH A\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eA09189 Hawker Hunter FC471:X500.5 No.1 Squadron, Operation 'Muskateer', Royal Air Force Station Nicosia, Cyprus, September-November 1956. (A)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/v2\/png\/2416\/4321\/3934\/A09189_SCH_C.webp\" alt=\"A09189 SCH C\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eA09189 Hawker Hunter J 34 No.3 Squadron, Sodertorns flygflottilj F18, Svenska Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force), Tullinge, Stockholm, Sweden 1959. (C)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/v2\/png\/9416\/4321\/3963\/A09189_SCH_B.webp\" alt=\"A09189 SCH B\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eA09189 Hawker Hunter F.4 No. 7 Escadrille, No. 7 Wing, Chievres, Belgium, June 1956. 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