Hi Duncan!
I remember your HS1182 lecture all those years ago - a fascinating insight into the design of the beast! Quite liked the Hawk, but it had a truly dreadful compass system when it came into RAF service - and why, oh why no offset TACAN like the G-nat? The original twin-plate brakes weren't much fun - and the anti-skid was a bit too keen to operate on wet runways (especially Dunsfold in early 1981!)....
Now, all these years later, it has trained hundreds if not thousands of RAF pilots and has a loyal following. The 'magic turn' was and still is terrific - 420 KIAS, pull to 6 g and beyond and round she goes barely losing a knot!
A great design - but even better after all the years of testing and development over the past 20+ years!
Last edited by BEagle; 30th Aug 2003 at 01:15.