The British Aerospace Hawk is a two-seat attack and advanced trainer aircraft. 10 Hawk 100s have been delivered to the RMAF and are based at Butterworth with 15 Skuadron. One has been lost in an accident.
Development
It started when the Hawk T.1 trainer first flew in August. These early Hawks had 3 hardpoints for weapon training. In 1983, 88 of these were modified to a back-up, point defence fighters with the ability to carry a pair of AIM-9 Sidewinders and a 30mm Aden gun pod. These aircraft were designated Hawk T.1As. Next followed the Series 50 upgrade/ The Series 60 upgrade introduced a Mk 861 Adour engine, an new wing with additional leading-edge fences and revised flaps. The Hawk 100 is a Hawk 60 with a new combat wing and other weapon anovics.
Malaysian Hawk 100s
On 10 December 1990, 10 two-seat Hawk Mk 108s and 18 single seat Hawk Mk 208s for a £400 million deal. The Hawk 100s operated by the RMAF has two more hardpoints than the previous models. Its new, longer nose can house optional FLIR or laser sensors. Its cockpit is more advanced than the others, equipped with MFDs and HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick) plus more attack-optimised avionics. Although use to train future Hawk 200 or F/A-18 pilots, the Hawk 200 can be used for ground attack in the event of an emergency, crewed by instructers.
Weapon Options
No gun is fitted , but Aden 30mm gun pods can be fitted on the centerline hardpoint. Fuel tanks can be put there in place of the gunpods and also on the inbound underwing plyons. Sidewinder AAMs can be carried on wingtip and outbound launchers. The usual load of Mk-82, -83 and -84s dumb or guided bombs can be carried on underwing plyons. Training bombs and missiles can also be carried. Max load is 3000 kilos.
Variants
T.1: Initial advanced trainer model
Other Users
Abu Dhabi: Series 60
Specification
Powerplant : One Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 871 turbofan giving 5 845lb of trust.
T.1A: Upgrade of T.1 with air defence capabilites
Series 50: Further upgrade of T.1
Series 60: T.1 with new wing and engines
Hawk 100: Series 60 with new wing and ground-attack modifications
Hawk 200: Described seperatly
T-45 Goshawk: US Navy advanced trainer
Dubai: Series 60
Finland: Series 50
Indonesia: Series 50, Hawk 100, Hawk 200
Kenya: Series 50
South Korea: Series 60
Kuwait: Series 60
Malaysia: Hawk 100, Hawk 200
Oman: Hawk 100, Hawk 200
Saudi Arabia: Series 60
Switzerland: Series 60
United Kingdom: T.1, T.1A, T.1W
United States: T-45A, T-45C
Zimbabwe: Series 60
Length : 11.68 meters
Span : 9.94 meters
Height : 3.99 meters
Weight(empty): 4 400 kilograms
Max. weight : 9 100 kilograms
Max. payload : 3 000 kilograms
Max. speed : Mach 0.92+, 560kts, 1030km/h
Max. range : 2 528 kilometers with 2 external fuel tanks
