Goodwin Hawk

The Goodwin Hawk was a biplane fighter of the Edropian Air Force that was introduced in February 1925. It was the first plane developed in the Federal Republic and differed from previous Imperial aircrafts by its improved engine, ailerons, refined fuselage contours, and internally mounted machine guns.

The Hawk was never used in Edropia outside of training missions but many of them were sent to the Essentei Air Force during the Invasion of Essentei between 1927 and 1928.

General characteristics

 * Crew: 1
 * Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
 * Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
 * Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 10 in)
 * Wing area: 24.5 m2 (264 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 875 kg (1,930 lb)
 * Gross weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
 * Fuel capacity: 230 L (60 gal)
 * Powerplant: 315 kW (422 hp)
 * Propellers: 2-bladed Watts wooden fixed-pitch propeller, 2.75 m (9 ft) diameter

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph, 135 kn) at 1,500 m (4,921 ft) / 235 km/h (146 mph, 126 kn) at 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
 * Range: 585 km (363 mi)
 * Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
 * Service ceiling: 6,700 m (22,100 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 36 m/s (7,086 ft/min) at 300 m (984 ft)
 * Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,842 ft) in 7 minutes 36 seconds
 * Wing loading: 53 kg/m2 (10.8 lb/sq ft)
 * Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)