BAE Hawk Scale 1:8

The Original:

The BAE Hawk is a two seated, single-engined jet trainer par excellence. Many countries use this plane to train their pilots. The Hawk has experienced many further developments and is still in service. The US Navy use their Goshawk (wich is derived from the Hawk) on aircraft carriers, the new Hawk 200 has been equipped with ultra-modern electronics.

The original impresses by its huge canopy and very pleasing proportions. Many remote-controlled aircrafts have been modeled on it. The Hawk operates just under the sound barrier, its wing thus being only slightly back-swept.

The BAE Hawk is relatively small, having a wing span of 9.39 m and a length of 11.86 m. The engine is a Rolls-Royce Adour 861 with 25400 N static thrust. Take-off weight comes to between 4000 and 8750 kg.

The „genuine“ BAE Hawk thus achieves a thrust-weight ratio of „only“ 0.30 – 0.65. Top speed is about 1013 km/h, maximum climb rate 47 m/s.

The Model:

The BAE Hawk we are presenting on this page was originally developed by Benedikt von Arx. He designed a beautiful semi-scale model for our 90 mm ducted fan DS-51-DIA 3-ph. For this model we produced CNC-milled plug for wing and tailerons. We now have a complete set of molds ready for production.

The surface of our Hawk shows many details like all big rivets and panel lines. Proportions have been copied true to original (except for intakes and nozzle diameter). The model’s construction is of very high quality. Wing and stabs are built as 100 % honeycomb sandwich, the fuselage consists of a multilayer laminate made of aircraft-grade glass cloth. The result is an extraordinary lightweight model with excellent flight qualities

The Hawk is easy to fly and optimally suited for beginners in jet-flying – even though it reaches top speed of more than 200 km/h. The original’s jet-acrobatic flying can easily be imitated.

We recommend a drive system of the 8S-class for this model, ideal being e.g. our DS-51-DIA HDT with a Lehner 1940-12 HA and 8 LIPO-batteries. The model is controlled by the following functions: elevator, aileron, rudder, flaps and throttle.

All preparations for installation of a retractable landing gear are done.

We are offering two different landing gears made of wire legs based on the original’s geometry or made of aluminium cast parts, already coated in original colours. Moreover, there will be several decal sets available, so that you can realize your favorite finish in no time.

Technical Data:

Scale: 1:8

Wingspan: 1.210 mm

Length of fuselage: 1.465 mm

Airfoil: Eppler Strak

Intake area: 60 cm²

Outlet area: 51 cm²

Wing area with fuselage center section: 29,95 dm²

Wing load at 3400 g: 113,5 g/m²

Weight: between 3.200 g bis 3.800 g (depending on drive system and accessories)

Kit content:

glass fibre fuselage with fully assembled vertical fins and pre-installed fan fixing frame

clear canopy with balsa-plywood frame

one-piece glass-carbon-honeycomb wing with 4 flaps and hardpoints for the gear

CNC-cut air-ply formers for front gear installation

glass-carbon intakes, 5 parts

glass-fibre nozzle, 3 parts

honeycomb tailerons with fully working mechanism

all small parts in top quality

detailed instructions

all parts also available as spare parts

Accessories:

Different decal sets, retracts, wire legs (tempered), semi-scale spring legs.