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Sopwith-Hawker Timeline
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Sopwith Bat Boat
An inovation in the world of aviation, the Sopwtih bat boat was the first flying boat & the worlds first practical amphibian. This was where Sopwith's career started. -
Sopwith Tabloid
Winner of the 1914 Schneider Trophy, and first British aircraft to win an international race, the Sopwith Tabloid was one of the first fighter planes as well - the first to destroy a Zepplin. -
Sopwith Strutter
The Sopwith Strutter was the first two-gun two-seat fighter -
Sopwith Pup
The first fixed-gun fight, the Sopwith Pup was also the first plane to fly from a navy ship to a moving ship. -
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith's most mass produced plane, and the most succesful fight in World War One, this was arguably Sopwith's greatest creation. -
Sopwith Snipe
This plane was the RAF standard fighter all the way through to 1925 -
Sopwith Atlantic
Sopwith's first attempt at a plane that could cross the Atlantic Ocean -
Hawker Hart
An easy to build plane which was better than most of the RAF's fighters at the time. -
Hawker Fury
The first 200mph fighter in RAF service. -
Hawker Hurricane
A crucial fighter plane in world war two. It had a large array of weapons including cannons and guns. Far more were made than the spitfire (its more famouse cousin) -
hawker tempest
This was an important plane in world war two because it intercepted and downed many more flying bombs than any other plan. -
hawker sea fury
was hawkers firstand only piston powered aircraft. And was one of the wold's fastest puston powered planes at the time. -
Hawker sea hawk
hawker's first jet aircraft more than 420 were bought by the navy -
hawker hunter
Mass production jet aircraft over 2000 built. -
Hawker P.1127
Harrier prototype -
Hawker Siddley Harrier
Millitary version of the prototype -
Hawker siddley hawk
The hawker siddley hawk is the earliest hawker plane still in military use today. -
1972 Hawker Siddeley Harrier AV8A
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier AV8A was the first foreign built military aircraft bought by tthe USA since 1918