3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hawk T1: Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone )· Public domain
- 2. Hawk Series 200: M Radzi Desa· GFDL 1.2
- 3. McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk: Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic· Public domain
what is it?
The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, subsonic, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. Its aluminium alloy fuselage is of conventional string-frame construction. It was first known as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems.
How to recognise it: jet engines · 9.9 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 52 years ago, in 1974.
- Wingspan of 9.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1974-08-21
- introduced
- 1976
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 1,000
- role
- advanced trainer aircraft
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- BAE Systems, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, British Aerospace, Hawker Siddeley
- engines
- jet
- length
- 12.4 m
- wingspan
- 9.9 m
- height
- 4 m
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q687743, Wikipedia: BAE Systems Hawk (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.