9-644: Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history. Hawker had its roots in the aftermath of the First World War , which resulted in the bankruptcy of the Sopwith Aviation Company . Sopwith test pilot Harry Hawker and three others, including Thomas Sopwith , bought the assets of Sopwith and formed H.G. Hawker Engineering in 1920. In 1933,
18-495: Is different from Wikidata List of aircraft manufacturers (D%E2%80%93G) This is a list of aircraft manufacturers sorted alphabetically by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)/common name. Each listing contains the ICAO/common name (presented in bold ), manufacturer's name(s), country and other data, with the known years of operation in parentheses. The existence of an ICAO name does not mean that
27-400: The 125 , whose original design dated back to de Havilland days) under the "Hawker" name. This was the result of purchasing British Aerospace 's product line in 1993. The name was also used by Hawker Beechcraft after Raytheon's business jet interests (Hawker and Beechcraft ) were acquired by investors and merged. The first Hawker design was the unbuilt Hawker Humpback of December 1920. This
36-507: The "Hawker" name as part of Hawker Siddeley Aircraft, which from 1955 was a division of Hawker Siddeley Group . In 1963, the "Hawker" brand name was dropped, along with those of the sister companies; the Hawker P.1127 was the last aircraft to carry the brand name. The Hawker legacy was maintained by the American company Raytheon , which produced business jets (including some derived from
45-878: The Second World War, the Hawker Siddeley company was one of the United Kingdom's most important aviation concerns, producing numerous designs including the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter plane that, along with the Supermarine Spitfire , was instrumental in winning the Battle of Britain . During the battle, Hawker Hurricanes in service outnumbered all other British fighters combined, and were responsible for shooting down 55 per cent of all enemy aircraft destroyed. Source: Hannah (1982) List of aircraft manufacturers From Misplaced Pages,
54-8051: The aircraft produced by that manufacturer are still flying. 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63-610: The company was renamed Hawker Aircraft Limited , and it took advantage of the Great Depression and a strong financial position to purchase the Gloster Aircraft Company in 1934. The next year, it merged with the engine and automotive company Armstrong Siddeley and its subsidiary, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft , to form Hawker Siddeley Aircraft . This group also encompassed A. V. Roe and Company (Avro). The company continued to produce designs under
72-427: The 💕 This is a list of aircraft manufacturers sorted alphabetically by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)/common name. It contains the ICAO/common name, manufacturers name(s), country and other data, with the known years of operation in parentheses. The ICAO names are listed in bold . Having an ICAO name does not mean that a manufacturer is still in operation today, just that some of
81-705: Was soon followed by the Hawker Duiker , the first prototype, which flew in July 1923. In the interwar years , Hawker produced a successful line of bombers and fighters for the Royal Air Force , the product of Sydney Camm (later Sir Sydney) and his team. These included the Hawker Hind and the Hawker Hart , which became the most produced UK aeroplane in the years before the Second World War. During
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