Hawker Hind K5414

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Hawker Hind K5414
The Hind was a development of the Hawker Hart, the prototype first flew on 12 September 1934 and the first Hinds entered RAF service in 1935. Altogether 528 Hinds were built to replace the Hart as a front line light bomber and to equip the rapidly expanding Royal Air Force. The Hind differed from the Hart in having a tailwheel in place of the skid, a more developed exhaust system and a cutaway rear cockpit to provide a better field of view for the gunner. The Hind, converted to a trainer variant, remained in service until World War Two. Several overseas air forces used Hawker biplanes, and the Royal Afghan Air Force took delivery of 18 Hinds between 1938 and 1940, these remained in service until 1956. The Collection's Hind was delivered new to the Royal Afghan Air Force in 1938 and continued in use until the 1950s. It was presented to the Shuttleworth Collection and was collected with the help of the Ford Motor Company in 1970. The journey of 6000 miles from Kabul to Old Warden took four weeks and the team had to endure many trials before the Hind was safely in the restoration hangar. The Hind was restored, and flew again on 17 August 1981, resplendent in Afghan Air Force Markings. The Hind was repainted in 1985 to represent K5414 of 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force. In recent times the Hind has suffered with problems in the Kestrel engine and has been grounded while a new engine has been built. The new engine has been created with parts from the Hind's original engine and also from a spare Kestrel held in the Collection. The Hind flew again in June 2003 and although minor teething problems have prevented its regular appearance during the season it is hoped these will be resolved soon and the Hind will be fully airworthy again. Height: 10ft 7in Length: 29ft 7in Wingspan: 37ft 3in Engine: one 640hp Rolls Royce Kestrel V, V12 Max. Speed 186mph Armament: one forward firing machine gun one Lewis gun in rear cockpit up to 500lb of bombs.

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[kristenburnout1]

WOW! This, I think, is one of your best vid's: You showed us the hucks starter system, got a wonderful takeoff withoust obstacles, some great flybys, and the landing and shutdown. I am not saying that your other fantastisc videos are bad though. You are a master at filming old aircraft! Great job:D

[auldm]

@kristenburnout1 Thanks, The Sea Hurricane and the Gloster Gladiator are a couple of my favorites as well as this one.

[kissmybuttdimple]

i believe i heard him say on take-off that this is THE OLDEST RUNNING MERLIN ENGINE IN THE WORLD... WOW !!!!

[auldm]

@kissmybuttdimple This aircraft is powered by a Rolls Royce Kestrel V engine the commentator is talking about a different aircraft.

[deanbed]

This is a beautiful looking plane, after taking photos of it at shuttleworth a lot of friends commented on it too. a great video. thanks.

[yakovlev3a]

it sounds kind of like turbo prop in 2:36 - 2:43

[asd36f]

Did the engine compression make it difficult to hand crank the propellor?

[kissmybuttdimple]

@auldm my bad.... i should have read the notes. i've got a dog-eared copy of KENNETH MUNSONS' ... 1962 AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II . it covers all the specs... i should have consulted it as well. still WONDERFUL VIDEO.... PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING.

[thewritingwriterof89]

One of the best flying videos on youtube. Simply excellent in every way. Well done.

[Skyraider60]

Excellent!