Aviation Art Print - Hawker P1081 Limited edition, artist signed for Sale

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Aviation Art Print - Hawker P1081 Limited edition, artist signed:
$11.62

Hawker P1081 VX279

A numbered limited edition (#9 of 150)print of an original painting \'The Hawker P1081\' by Jon Westwood AGAvA

The P.1081 was a research aircraft built by Hawker Aircraft Limited and sometimes referred to as the \'Australian Fighter\'.By early 1950, the two Hawker P.1052s (research aircraft developed from the P.1040/Sea Hawk ) had undergone extensive flight testing. It was then proposed to further modify the second P.1052 (VX279)to satisfy an Australian enquiry for an operational version of the swept-wing fighter.Accordingly, itwas returned to the Hawker factory at Kingstonwhere its entire aft fuselage was removed and replaced with a completelynew section witha straight-through jet pipe.This replacedthe P.1052’s bifurcated twin jet pipes, just aft of the wing’s trailing edge. It was accompanied by a new fin and tailplane with fully swept surfaces and the modified aircraft was given the designation Hawker P.1081.The aircraft was rolled out in its modified form in the early summer of 1950 and first flew on June 19th.
The P.1081’s Test Programme continued throughout 1950during which announcements were made by the British press that the type was to be produced in both Australia and the UK. Ultimately however,these plans came to naught.As trials continued, additional modifications were madeincluding the incorporation of a tailplane of increased span, a broader-chord rudder and boundary-layer \'fences\'on the wings to improve airflow.In November 1950, Hawker was ordered to stop work on the project and the second prototypewas handed over to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) for further handling trials.On 3rd April1951, Hawker Test pilot Trevor \'Wimpey\' Wade was at the controls of the P.1081 when an emergency occurred during a high-speed run. The pilot released the cockpit canopy at 9,000ft and finally ejected from the aircraft at around 2,000ft.
Sadly, the full ejection process was unsuccessful and Wade was killed when he failed to separate from the seat whichlanded in a field near Lewes in Sussex, some 850 yardsfrom the main wreckage of the aircraft.The design was subsequently abandoned and no further examples were built. Nevertheless,the P.1081 had yielded much information whichwas to prove useful in the development of one of Hawker’s most successful designs -the P.1067 Hawker Hunter.

This print is hand signed and numbered (in pencil) by the renowned aviation artist, Jon Westwood (an associate of the Guild of Aviation Artists)

Reproduced on high quality art card, this print has an overall size of 10 x 8 inches (254 x 203 mm), with an image size of 8 3/4 x 6 inches (222 x 152 mm)

This print is ready for you to place into a 10\" x 8\" picture / photo frame of your choice. 10 x 8 frames are one of the most popular sizes availableand are readilyobtained at low cost (often less than £2 / $3 / €2) fromnumerous \'HighStreet\'retailers, multinationals such as IKEA & HobbyCraft and of coursemany sellers on

This print would look great in your office, hobby room or mancave

It will not dominate the room and it won\'t annoy your spouse !

This print would also make an inexpensive Birthday (orother occasion) present for an aviation enthusiast, scale modeller or historian

Will be posted flat packed

P & P to a UK address is FREE

P & P to a European address is £3.70

P & P to an address almost anywhere else is £4.95

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