Originally Posted by
Fonsini
I have always wondered if it was feasible to redesign the Hawk to take an AB version of the Adour such as the now retired Mk106. Fanciful perhaps but just imagine what a sprightly performer it would be with 50% more thrust combined with that new wing.
If that nice Mr PDR was still around these parts, he would say 'where the heck are you going to put all the extra fuel a reheated Hawk is going to need?'
Reheated Hawks were common design studies on aerospace design courses in the 90s - they ended up as twice the size, three times the weight and looked like a single engined two seat low wing jag.