DSK Airmotive Hawk
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| DSK-1 Hawk and DSK-2 Golden Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Type | Recreational aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designed by | Richard Killingsworth |
| Maiden flight | 26 May 1973 |
The DSK Airmotive DSK-1 Hawk was an unusual homebuilt aircraft designed in the United States in the early 1970s. While the design itself was utterly conventional - a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage - its method of construction was not, since the DSK-1 Hawk used a surplus 200 US Gal military drop tank as its fuselage. Designer Richard Killingsworth started selling plans shortly thereafter, as well as working on a follow-on design, the DSK-2 Golden Hawk with a more conventional fuselage for builders who could not obtain a suitable drop tank. This was expected to fly in 1976, but on 12 April 1975, Killingsworth was killed when the Hawk prototype crashed shortly after takeoff.
[edit] Specifications (DSK-1)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 5 in (6.21 m)
- Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Wing area: 64 ft² (6.0 m²)
- Empty weight: 525 lb (238 kg)
- Gross weight: 893 lb (405 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-145, 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 146 mph (235 km/h)
- Range: 550 miles (885 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 347.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 535.
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