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1916 Sopwith Pup
The first fixed-gun lightweight single-seat fighter and the first wheeled aircraft to fly from a navy ship and land on a moving ship, It featured pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability, the aircraft overall was very successul. -
1917 Sopwith Camel
Most successful allied fighter in World War One, tough to handle but when mastered it proved unmatchable maneuverability. The Sopwith Camel was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft -
1935 Hawker Hurricane
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1942 Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon was the Hurricane's reserve plane, it was built as abomber and through the course of WWII many faults were encountered, however, during WWII when the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was introduced, the Typhoon was the only plane fast enough at low altitudes to intercept it, making it one of the best low-altitude interceptors of WWII -
1944 Hawker Tempest
One of the most powerful fighters during WWII, the Hawker tempest was the next generation of Typhoon, however better due to its thinner wing which made all the difference, the wings were origionally longer but were later shortened in order to improve the Tempest's flying capabilities. -
1961 Hawker P.1127
Capable of horizontal take off and/or short take off and landing, the Hawker P.1127 was an extremely successful plane which led to the Hawker Harrier, the jet was a huge improvement from the Hawker Hurricane which was obviously not as fast, durable, technical, well armed and as strong as the Hawker P.1127 -
1966 Hawker Siddeley Harrier
The progression for the Hawker P.1127 featured being the world’s first operational VTOL aircraft and won the air race between New York and London city centres in 1969, VTOL means Vertical tekeoff and landing which made it an ideal aircraft for having more in one place, it also made it more maneuverable in the air which was very useful in combat.
