Hawker Tomtit

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Год Year: 1928

Двухместный самолет базовой летной подготовки

Hawker Tomtit

Когда в 1927 году Министерству авиации потребовался простой учебно-тренировочный самолет для замены устаревшего Avro Type 504, Сидни Кэмм спроектировал изящный двухстоечный биплан с одинаковым размахом крыльев. Самолет имел традиционную аэродинамическую схему, открытые тандемные кабины для инструктора и курсанта, неубирающееся шасси с хвостовым костылем и звездообразный двигатель Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose. Прототип нового самолета совершил первый полет в ноябре 1928 года. Силовая конструкция самолета была металлической, обшивка - из полотна. Спустя три месяца после первого полета британские ВВС заказали 25 самолетов (включая прототип) для Центральной летной школы и 3-й летной школы. Два экземпляра были поставлены также Канаде и четыре - Новой Зеландии. В британских ВВС самолеты Tomtit Mk I поступили на вооружение в 1930 году, но с 1932 года были заменены самолетами Avro Tutor, после чего использовались только в качестве связных. В конце 1935 года большинство самолетов были списаны, так как их оказалось больше требуемого количества. Пять самолетов приобрели частные владельцы, выбравшие различные варианты силовой установки мощностью от 105 л.с.до 198 л.с.


ТАКТИКО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

   Hawker Tomtit Mk I

   Тип: двухместный самолет базовой летной подготовки
   Силовая установка: один звездообразный ПД Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose IIIC мощностью 150 л.с. (112 кВт)
   Летные характеристики: максимальная скорость на уровне моря 200 км/ч; начальная скороподъемность 305 м/мин; набор высоты 3050 м - за 14 мин 30 с; практический потолок 5945 м; дальность 563 км
   Масса: пустого 499 кг; максимальная взлетная 794 кг
   Размеры: размах крыльев бипланной коробки 8,71 м; длина 7,21 м; высота 2,54 м; площадь крыльев 22,09 м2

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Flight, January 1929

THE NEW HAWKER "TOMTIT" TRAINING MACHINE
Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose" Engine

   DESIGNED for a competition held by the Air Ministry for a training machine for use in the Royal Air Force, the new Hawker low-power biplane which we illustrate this week is of interest in that it incorporates a number of features and equipment not usually found on such low-powered aircraft. In addition, the machine is of all-metal construction throughout, except for the fabric covering.
   A normal biplane in aerodynamic design, the Hawker machine is characterised by a very pronounced stagger, the chief object of which is to provide good view from both cockpits, as well as to make it possible for the occupant of the front seat to make effective use of his parachute. The forward placing of the top plane and the cut-out in its trailing edge leave the space free above the front cockpit. To make up for the heavy stagger, the wings are given a slight sweepback.
   A complete set of instruments is fitted in each cockpit, so that both instructor and pupil is well equipped, and include Reid turn indicators of special type so as to make the machine suitable for teaching pupils to fly in darkness or cloud. A special hood is also provided which shuts out all view from the cockpit, the object being to teach a pupil to fly by instruments entirely. Handley Page automatic slots are fitted, and it is reported that the machine cannot be made to spin when these are in operation. (The first test flights were made with the slots locked in the closed position.)
   The Hawker training machine has a steel tube fuselage, the longerons being of the typical Hawker type in which flats are formed on the round tubes at the points of the strut attachments in order to allow simple plate fittings to be used.
   The wings have steel tube spars of a type evolved by the Hawker company, formed from a large-diameter circular-section tube, the section of which has been changed into one that may be described as resembling a double figure-of-eight.
   The engine fitted in the Hawker training machine is an Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose" of 120 h.p. This, as our readers will probably know, is a 5-cylinder radial air-cooled engine, with cylinders and pistons similar to those of the "Jaguar" and "Lynx" engines. The petrol feed is by gravity from a tank in the deck fairing ahead of the front cockpit.

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Flight, June 1929

BRITISH AIRCRAFT AT OLYMPIA

THE H. G. HAWKER ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

   OF the three complete aircraft to be exhibited on the Hawker stand one will be the "Tomtit" two-seater training machine, while the other two will be a "Hart" day-bomber and a "Hornet" single-seater interception fighter, respectively. Air Ministry restrictions prevent a very detailed reference to the two military types, particularly the "Hornet."

   The Hawker "Tomtit" is a two-seater training machine designed on very advanced lines inasmuch as it not only possesses a high performance for its power, but also includes in its equipment features not hitherto met with in a normal training machine. Chief among the novel features of the "Tomtit" must be classed the special equipment for teaching pupils to fly entirely "by instruments." To allow of this being done without possibility of the pupil "cheating" by glancing over the side, the pupil's cockpit is provided with a special type of hood which the instructor can pull over the cockpit, thereby entirely shutting off the pupil's view. That done, the pupil is compelled, if the instructor hands over the controls to him, to rely entirely on the instruments to guide him.
   With the equipment supplied with the normal training machine this would be impossible, but in the "Tomtit" a special Reid patent turn indicator is provided, which shows the pilot whether or not he is maintaining a straight course. The smallest deviation is at once felt by the turn indicator, and the pilot is informed by the instrument not only that he is deviating from his course, but also whether he is turning to right or left. Inclinometers tell the pilot whether or not he is on an even keel, and of course the usual instruments, such as airspeed indicator and engine revolution counter, inform the pilot exactly what his machine and engine are doing.
   This form of flying instruction has not previously been given in Great Britain, although in France and elsewhere work along the same lines has been carried out. The introduction of a special type of Reid turn indicator has made "blind flying" instruction possible on relatively small machines. The object of teaching flying entirely by instruments is, of course, to accustom the pilot to fly his machine when visibility is at a minimum, such as at night or in clouds and fog, without a natural horizon to guide him. In the "Tomtit" a special floodlight system of dashboard illumination has been installed for use when the pupil's cockpit is covered by the hood.
   General features of the Hawker "Tomtit" are: heavily staggered biplane arrangement to give good view and to afford the occupant of the front seat an opportunity of getting clear by parachute in cases of emergency, all-metal construction, and efficient aerodynamic design resulting in a very good performance. Although designed as a training machine, the "Tomtit" would make a very fine mount for the private owner who wants something a little more "snappy" than the usual lower-powered two-seater. By covering the front cockpit over and generally "cleaning up" the machine, the "Tomtit" would also form a very useful racing mount.
   Structurally the Hawker "Tomtit" is of interest in being of all-metal construction, incorporating most of the special constructional features developed by the Hawker company during the last two or three years. The fuselage is, as far as its main structure is concerned, built entirely of steel. The longerons as well as the struts are steel tubes, and the joints between them are extremely simple. The longerons in the "Tomtit" are circular section tubes, on which flats have been pinched on four sides at the points where the junctions with the vertical and horizontal struts are to be made. The flats thus formed provide convenient anchorages for the simple sheet metal fittings, bolts, etc., as shown by one of our sketches. Not only is this form of construction extremely simple and rapid, but it is cheap, not merely because of its simplicity, but also because by standardising a few sizes of fittings a complete range of machines can be covered, from a light plane up to a single-engined bomber. In ones or twos welded steel tube construction might be a little cheaper, but there seems little doubt that with real mass production the Hawker system would be very much quicker than welding, while the work of assembly could be done by unskilled or at most semi-skilled labour.
   The wing construction of the "Tomtit" is also steel, the main spars being of the type known as the "double-eight" section, which is formed from a large-diameter steel tube originally of circular section. The wing fittings, such as those joining the inter-plane struts to the spars, are as simple in their way as are those of the fuselage, and it is to be assumed that the very low structure weights achieved in all Hawker machines are due very largely to the painstaking care taken in getting the small items, of which there are such large numbers in an aeroplane, as simple and as light as possible.
   The engine fitted in the exhibition "Tomtit" is an Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose," but we are informed that if desired the machine can be supplied alternatively with A.D.C. "Hermes" engine. The petrol capacity is 24 gallons, which, with the "Mongoose" engine, gives a cruising range of approximately 350 miles.
   The main dimensions and areas of the "Tomtit" are: Length o.a., 23 ft. 5 in.; wing span, 28 ft. 6 in.; height, 8 ft. 8 in.; wing chord, 4 ft. 9 in.; wing area, 238 sq. ft. With a tare weight of 1,100 lbs. and a disposable load of 650 lbs., the gross weight of the "Tomtit" is 1,750 lbs., giving a wing loading of 7-36 lbs./sq. ft.
   Performance figures for the "Tomtit" are: Full speed at 1,000 ft., 124 m.p.h.; at 3,000 ft., 122 m.p.h.; at 5,000 ft, 119 m.p.h.; and at 10,000 ft., 102 m.p.h. The climb to 1,000 ft. takes 1 minute; to 3,000 ft., 3 mins. 19 secs.; to 5,000 ft., 6 mins. 7 secs.; to 10,000 ft., 14 mins. 22 secs.
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Hawker Tomtit
Flight, January 1929
THE NEW HAWKER "TOMTIT" TRAINING MACHINE
Flight, June 1929
BRITISH AIRCRAFT AT OLYMPIA

Мировая Авиация 153
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Tomtit получил специальное оборудование "Reid and Sigrist" для тренировки "слепого" пилотирования, что сделало его превосходным учебным самолетом. Данный самолет принадлежал летной школе в середине 1930-х годов.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
From 36 to one. Shuttleworth's sole-surviving Tomtit K1786 delights crowds at both its home base, Old Warden, and at other venues.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Hawker Tomtit K1786, now flying with the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
From 1959 G-AFTA maintained its Hawker house colours while with Shuttleworth. Following overhaul at Dunsfold in 1967 it took on military markings once more.
Aviation Historian 10
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Hawker Tomtit G-AFTA (the full-size aircraft is seen here at Old Warden in 1960), and finished it in the very same paint used on all the Hawker “heritage" aeroplanes.
Aviation Historian 5 / N.Stroud - The Last of the Many
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
An extremely rare Dufaycolor transparency of G-AMAU at White Waltham on May 14, 1950, taken from beside the tail of Hawker's similarly-painted civil-registered Tomtit, G-AFTA. Unusually, this photograph was taken from the starboard side, revealing that the legend, "The Last of The Many", was painted only on the port side in the initial iteration of the Hurricane's blue-and-gold scheme.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9772 [3]
Tomtit prototype J9772 in its pale blue and silver Aero Show finish, July 1929.
Flight 1929-01 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9772 [3]
A NEW TRAINING MACHINE: Three views of the Hawker "Tomtit" all-metal biplane. Note the pronounced stagger and slightly backswept wings. The engine is an Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose"
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9772 [3]
The Tomtit prototype J9772 while on charge with 24 Squadron at Hendon, July 1930 to May 1933. It then served briefly with the Air Defence of Great Britain Communication Flight at Northolt from December 1935 until January 1936 after which it is assumed to have been struck off charge.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
When K1786 performs, the audience is treated to a delightful combination - Hawker biplane and Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose IIIC five-cylinder radial.
Aeroplane Monthly 1985-05 / Grapevine
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
On March 19, 1985 Hawker Tomtit K1786 of the Shuttleworth Collection took to the air again for the first time since August 29, 1982. It had been grounded for a thorough overhaul of its Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose engine and for re-covering of its wings. Shuttleworth engineer Chris Morris reports that the engine has been fitted with “better” pistons - as distinct from new pistons which are somewhat scarce - and new piston rings. During two hours of ground running the engine speed was built up from 800 to 1,400 r.p.m., at which point Dicky Martin (seen in the cockpit of K1786) “tickled the aircraft off the ground” (usual take-off r.p.m. is 1,650) and took it for a 30min flight around the Old Warden circuit. A further flight was due to be made as soon as suitable weather arrived.
Air-Britain Archive 1981-04
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
The sole remaining Hawker Tomtit, G-AFTA now flies at Old Warden in its original identity as K1786. It received its first C of A on 28.4.39 and was flown by the legendary Alex Henshaw and Neville Duke. Here it taxis out at the Shuttleworth Display on 31.7.77.
Flight 1929-01 / Flight

THE HAWKER "TOMTIT" IN FLIGHT: Mr. Bulman shows various aspects of the new training machine
Flight 1929-07 / Flight Advertisements

The Hawker "TOM-TIT" Training machine with Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose engine, now in production for the Royal Air Force.
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

HAWKER "TOMTIT" (A.S. "Mongoose").
Aeroplane Monthly 1974-09 / News Spotlight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Hawker Tomtit K1786 in spirited mood.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
The sole surviving Tomtit, K1786/G-AFTA, now with the Shuttleworth Trust.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-02 / Hawker Tomtit K1786/G-AFTA /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9774
J9774 from the first production batch, photographed in October 1929.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
After serving with the CFS, Tomtit J9777 was destroyed in a takeoff collision with Siskin J9190 on July 14, 1931, while with No 3 FTS.
Flight 1932-05 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
FITTED FOR "BLIND" FLYING: The Hawker "Tomtit" (Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose" engine) has a hood over the rear cockpit, used for teaching flying entirely by instruments.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
Delightful air-to-air portrait of J9777. This aircraft initially served with the Central Flying School at Wittering from 1929, joining 3 FTS in December that year. It was destroyed in a collision with a Siskin at Grantham in July 1931.
Flight 1929-11 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
THE HAWKER "TOMTIT": A training machine of recent production, incorporating several unusual features. For instance, it is fitted with a special type of Reid turn indicator, and other instruments which permit the pupil to be trained in flying solely by instruments. For this purpose the hood over the back cockpit is closed, cutting out the view entirely. These two illustrations show the machine with hood closed and with hood open. The engine is a "Mongoose."
Flight 1930-07 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
AN all-metal training machine (two seater) with Armstrong-Siddeley "Mongoose" engine. In the King's Cup Race, one ol these machines (No. 33) has been entered by the Prince of Wales.
Aeroplane Monthly 1983-12 / L.Coombs - Cockpits of the RAF (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9777 [6]
Hawker Tomtit J9777 with pupil under the “hood", and instructor peeping mischievously from beneath the wing.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1783
The Fleet Air Arm's Tomtit, K1783, with the badge of “C” Flight, Gosport, on its fin.
Flight 1933-08 / Flight

TRAINING TYPES: The machines from top to bottom are "Atlas," "Tutor," "Tiger Moth," "Tomtit" and "Siskin."

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Atlas / Ajax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1921 Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929 De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931
Aeroplane Monthly 1974-09 / News Spotlight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Hawker Tomtit K1786 and DH Moth G-EBLV.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Moth / D.H.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9775
The fourth aircraft, J9775, with blind flying hood in position, at Brooklands in 1929 prior to delivery.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9782
J9782 as a communications aircraft of No 9 (Bomber) Squadron at the North Coates Fitties armament practice camp in 1929.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9776 [2]
Line-up at Grantham, 1931, of 3 Flying Training School Tomtits. Nearest is J9776 ‘9’ which served with the FTS from April to November 1930, moving on to 24 Squadron in December 1931.
Flight 1929-08 / Flight Advertisements

Hawker "Tomtit" (Mongoose). The machine has been adopted as a standard training machine by the Royal Air Force. Like all Hawker machines, the "Tomtit" is doped with CELLON.
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9776 [2]
Three Tomtits of No 3 FTS lined up at RAF Grantham.
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

The Hawker Stand has the distinction of exhibiting three machines never hitherto seen in public: The "Tomtit" training machine, the "Hart" day bomber recently ordered in quantities for the R.A.F., and the "Hornet," believed to be the world's fastest single-seater fighter.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928 Hawker Hornet / F.20/27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)

RCAF Tomtit 139 with ski-equipped split undercarriage at Camp Borden in the 1930s.
Flight 1930-07 / Flight

AT MRS. BALDWIN'S NATIONAL BIRTHDAY TRUST FUND MEETING AT HANWORTH: Sqd.-Ldr. Guest is seen finishing on his "Tomtit."
Flight 1932-05 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AALL [2]
The "scratch" man, F/O. E. C. T. Edwards, taking-off on his Hawker "Tomtit" (Mongoose III).
Aeroplane Monthly 1989-01 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AALL [2]
Hawker Tomtit G-AALL was entered for the 1930 King’s Cup race by the Prince of Wales and flown by Sqn Ldr D. S. Don into 18th place. After the race it was sold to Diana Guest.
Aviation Historian 19 / P.Jarrett - The Hornet dilemma
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AASI [3]
Bulman’s snapshot bears the handwritten inscription “Novi Sad 2 July 1931” on the reverse. The Tomtit is almost certainly G-AASI, and the nose of an inline-engined biplane with roundels is visible behind, on the right. Also on the back are the names of the individuals; from right to left, “Ludvig, Hayward, Osborn, Eales, Ferdo”.
Flight 1930-07 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABAX [5]
THE TWO "TOMTITS": The Prince of Wales' machine in the lead, closely followed by Captain Guest's entry.
Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / J.Havers - Field of endeavour (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEVO
Hawker Tomtit G-AEVO in which Field participated in the 1937 Isle of Man races. The Tomtit was fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose engine.
Aeroplane Monthly 1999-10
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEXC
R.H.Statham’s father Hugh Statham, killed in November 1957 in a Britannia while deputy chief test pilot with Bristol, is in the leather coat at right. The aircraft is Hawker Tomtit G-AEXC, registered to the Herts & Essex Aero Club in August 1938 and scrapped during the war, and the photograph was probably taken at Broxbourne. Can anyone identify the other people?
Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / J.Havers - Field of endeavour (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFFL
Hawker Tomtit G-AFFL about to be flagged off at the start of a race. In the background is the T.K.2 G-ADNO.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Technical School T.K.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-02 / Hawker Tomtit K1786/G-AFTA /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Wartime photograph of Alex Henshaw’s Tomtit G-AFTA, with front cockpit faired over and fitted with a Spitfire windscreen. Tomtit bear RAF fin flashes and have their civil registration letter underlined with red, white and blue stripes.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-02 / Hawker Tomtit K1786/G-AFTA /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Aeroplane Monthly 1983-12 / D.Middleton - Neville Duke /Test Pilot Profile/ (8)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Neville Duke flying Hawker's dark blue and silver Hawker Tomtit, now preserved by the Shuttleworth Trust.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-02 / Hawker Tomtit K1786/G-AFTA /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
G-AFTA in racing trim, 1951. Note the Spitfire windscreen and faired headrest from its days with Alex Henshaw.
Aviation Historian 5 / N.Stroud - The Last of the Many
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
A formation flypast by Hawker’s Tomtit, Hart and Hurricane was a regular sight at British displays of the early 1950s, the Hawker test pilots frequently winning best-formation accolades and trophies. The speed ranges of the aircraft were quite different and a generous helping of flap was necessary to keep the Hurricane in tight formation. This flyby was captured at White Waltham on August 31, 1952.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928 Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935
Aviation Historian 5 / N.Stroud - The Last of the Many
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
A regular sight at 1950s British airshows was Hawker’s fleet of Sydney Camm-designed aircraft, which comprised, from nearest to furthest, Hart G-ABMR (currently on display at RAF Museum Hendon), Tomtit G-AFTA (still airworthy with the Shuttleworth Collection), Cygnet G-EBMB (now at RAF Museum Cosford) and G-AMAU.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Cygnet - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1924 Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928 Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935
Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / J.Havers - Field of endeavour (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFVV
Hawker Tomtit G-AFVV was built originally for the RAF as K1784 and was later owned by the Leicester Aero Club and Alex Henshaw in 1939. It was one of six Tomtits which Brian Field purchased from the Air Ministry and subsequently sold on the civil market.
Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / J.Havers - Field of endeavour (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGEF
The one-time Gosport Tomtit in wartime camouflage as G-AGEF seen at Christchurch (Castle Bromwich ???) adjacent to the Airspeed factory in 1942. The aircraft was written off in October 1943 when owned by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Tomtit bear RAF fin flashes and have their civil registration letter underlined with red, white and blue stripes.
Flight 1931-01 / Flight

One of types seen at Brooklands - the Hawker "Tomtit" (Cirrus "Hermes"), piloted by P. E. G. Sayer
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABOD [2]
G-ABOD at Brooklands in 1938 with the Wolseley Aquarius engine.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABAX [5]
G-ABAX was one of five civilian Tomtits. It was fitted with a Wolseley AR.9 in 1935, as illustrated, hut retired in 1936 and was used for carburettor trials.
Flight 1933-07 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABAX [5]
Hawker Tomtit
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AASI [3], G-ABAX [5], G-ABOD [2]
THE HAWKER-WOLSELEY COMBINATION: The three Hawker "Tomtits" trying out their new Wolseley A.R.9 engines near Brooklands before the race.
Messrs Bulman, Sayer and Lowdell on their way from Brooklands to Hatfield for the 1933 King's Cup Race.
Flight 1936-06 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AASI [3]
Interest at Ronaldsway after the finish of the London - I.O.M. Race. In the foreground are F/O. Hughesdon's Wolseley-engined Hawker Tomtit (2nd), Mr. Humble's single-seater Gipsy Six Hawk (3rd) and the D.H.86 flown by Mr. Higgins (4th).

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934 Miles Hawk / M.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932
Flight 1936-08 / Flight

Lowdell low down: Mr. George Lowdell, who put up two masterly aerobatic displays, and his Hawker Tomtit in the act of strafing the clubhouse.
Flight 1933-07 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABAX [5]
THE "TOMTIT" PILOTS: Left to right, P. E. G. Sayer, P. W. S. Bulman and G. E. Lowdell.
Flight 1933-07 / Flight

THE NEW WOLSELEY ENGINE: This is the first photograph to be published, and shows the engine in the Hawker "Tomtit," to be flown in the King's Cup Race by Mr. Sayer (No.8).
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

The folding hood of the Hawker "Tomtit," which is used for training pilots in flying entirely "by instruments."
Flight 1929-07 / Flight Advertisements
Aeroplane Monthly 1985-07 / Grapevine
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
Ten weeks after its first flight since an extensive overhaul and re-covering of the wings, Shuttleworth's Hawker Tomtit, K1786, was damaged in a landing accident at RAF Mildenhall on Sunday, May 26, 1985.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K1786 [12]
A reminder of the frailty of aeronautical treasures. K1786 suffered a forced-landing during the airshow at Mildenhall in May 1985.
Aviation Historian 10
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFTA [11]
Following publication of our article on Hawker Hurricane PZ865’s post-war racing career in TAH5, Chris Farara and Dick Poole alerted us to the fact that the late David Lockspeiser had built a 1/72nd-scale model of Hawker Tomtit G-AFTA, and finished it in the very same paint used on all the Hawker “heritage" aeroplanes. TAH has borrowed the model from David’s family, to examine the colour - which is close to Methuen 20F8, and just a touch lighter than Humbrol 15 Gloss Midnight Blue.
Flight 1929-11 / Flight Advertisements
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

Typical fuselage details of Hawker "Tomtit" and other machines. Note the use of circular tubes, with flats formed on them.
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

On the Hawker "Tomtit." The neat sternpost arrangement and, below, a wing spar with strut fitting.
Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / D.Henley - Then there was one...

Hawker Tomtit I.
Flight 1929-07 / Flight

Hawker "Tomtit" Armstrong Siddeley "Mongoose" Engine
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-05 / A.Jackson - Hawker Tomtit /RAF Piston Trainers/ (5)

Hawker Tomtit of the Central Flying School, Wittering, October 1929

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