📌 Hawker Nimrod MKII Carrier-Based Biplane Fighter (K3661) IWM Duxford.
Hawker Nimrod's were invented in the 1930's to operate from Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers, they were Fighters designed to Defend the Fleet from Enemy Aircraft. Originally known as the ''Norn'' the Nimrod was developed from the Hawker Fury Biplane Fighter, it has longer wings, and was fitted with special equipment, such as 'flotation boxes' in the wings and fuselage. The type entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in 1932, replacing the ''Fairey Flycatcher''. All Nimrod's could be adapted to become either Landplanes with wheel undercarriage or Seaplanes with twin floats.
In 1933, a total of 36 MK.II Nimrod's were built, they were equipped with more powerful Engines, swept wings, arrester hooks to help them to land on shorter Aircraft Carrier Decks, and other modifications. Nimrod's remained in front-line service with the Fleet Air Arm until 1939 and were declared obsolete in 1941.
Hawker Nimrod MK.II K3661 was built in 1934 and issued to No.802 Squadron in 1936, she was probably sent to RAF Lympne in 1939 as a ground instructional airframe and was later transferred to the Air Training Corps in Ashford, Kent. Found on a rubber tip in Ashford in 1972, the Aircraft fuselage, wings and tail unit were stored by the RAF Museum at Henlow and Cosford until sold to ''Aero Vintage Limited'' in 1991.
Restoration for the ''Historic Aircraft Collection'' began in 1992 using several small parts from K3661 held by the Kent ''Battle of Britain Museum'' at Hawkinge and a Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine from Canada. A large number of technical drawings were obtained from Denmark, were local production of MK.I's had been planned but never begun. K3661 returned to the air at Duxford in 2006 and is the only airworthy Nimrod MK.II in the world.
Specification:-
▪︎Type: MK.II Landplane
▪︎Crew: Pilot
▪︎Construction: All metal structure with metal and fabric covering
▪︎Power Plant: One Rolls-Royce Kestrel V FP Liquid-Cooled V12 (608hp)
▪︎Armament: Two Vickers MK.III .303in Machine Guns / provisions for four 20lb Bombs
▪︎Maximum Speed: 193mph
▪︎Endurance: 2 hours
▪︎Wing Span: 33ft 6in
▪︎Length: 26ft 5in
▪︎Height: 9ft 8in
▪︎Laden: 4,059lb
▪︎Unladen: 3,115lb.
📌 Hawker Nimrod MKII Carrier-Based Biplane Fighter (K3661) IWM Duxford.
Hawker Nimrod's were invented in the 1930's to operate from Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers, they were Fighters designed to Defend the Fleet from Enemy Aircraft. Originally known as the ''Norn'' the Nimrod was developed from the Hawker Fury Biplane Fighter, it has longer wings, and was fitted with special equipment, such as 'flotation boxes' in the wings and fuselage. The type entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in 1932, replacing the ''Fairey Flycatcher''. All Nimrod's could be adapted to become either Landplanes with wheel undercarriage or Seaplanes with twin floats.
In 1933, a total of 36 MK.II Nimrod's were built, they were equipped with more powerful Engines, swept wings, arrester hooks to help them to land on shorter Aircraft Carrier Decks, and other modifications. Nimrod's remained in front-line service with the Fleet Air Arm until 1939 and were declared obsolete in 1941.
Hawker Nimrod MK.II K3661 was built in 1934 and issued to No.802 Squadron in 1936, she was probably sent to RAF Lympne in 1939 as a ground instructional airframe and was later transferred to the Air Training Corps in Ashford, Kent. Found on a rubber tip in Ashford in 1972, the Aircraft fuselage, wings and tail unit were stored by the RAF Museum at Henlow and Cosford until sold to ''Aero Vintage Limited'' in 1991.
Restoration for the ''Historic Aircraft Collection'' began in 1992 using several small parts from K3661 held by the Kent ''Battle of Britain Museum'' at Hawkinge and a Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine from Canada. A large number of technical drawings were obtained from Denmark, were local production of MK.I's had been planned but never begun. K3661 returned to the air at Duxford in 2006 and is the only airworthy Nimrod MK.II in the world.
Specification:-
▪︎Type: MK.II Landplane
▪︎Crew: Pilot
▪︎Construction: All metal structure with metal and fabric covering
▪︎Power Plant: One Rolls-Royce Kestrel V FP Liquid-Cooled V12 (608hp)
▪︎Armament: Two Vickers MK.III .303in Machine Guns / provisions for four 20lb Bombs
▪︎Maximum Speed: 193mph
▪︎Endurance: 2 hours
▪︎Wing Span: 33ft 6in
▪︎Length: 26ft 5in
▪︎Height: 9ft 8in
▪︎Laden: 4,059lb
▪︎Unladen: 3,115lb.