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BAE Hawk 208 - Malaysia’s chubby Fighter Attacker
Hi and welcome to my 107th, which is about Malaysia’s Hawk 208, hope you like it. 
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Background History
In 1984, British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) began developing a new, more combat-oriented variant of the proven Hawk trainer aircraft – the Hawk 200. Until then, the Hawk family had been designed primarily as an advanced training aircraft with limited secondary armament. The aim of the new project was to create a light multi-role combat aircraft that could be used in both air-to-air and air-to-ground roles.
The first Hawk 200 demonstrator made its first flight on May 19, 1986, and showed promising performance in terms of agility and flight characteristics.
Despite the loss of the prototype during another test flight, British Aerospace decided to continue. The first pre-production aircraft were produced in 1987. In 1990 the manufacturer recorded its first export success: the Sultanate of Oman ordered twelve Hawk 203s, which were delivered in full by 1993.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is also one of the operators of the Hawk 200 series. It ordered a total of 18 aircraft, consisting of four Hawk 108s and fourteen Hawk 208s, with only Hawk 208s still being in service.
Armament of the Hawk 208
The Malaysian Hawk 208 stands out in comparison to the Indonesian Hawk 209. While the Hawk 208 also has no internal cannon armament; it has an external gun pod, carries up to four AIM-9 missiles, later versions of Mavericks - supported by the AN/APG-66H - in addition to the classic payload of unguided bombs and rockets.
Air-to-Air Missiles
- 4x AIM-9P
- 4x AIM-9P-4
- 4x AIM-9L
Dumb- Rockets / Bombs
- ?x Mk.82
- 2x CRV7 pods
Air-to-Surface Missiles
- 2x AGM-65G
Specifications, Electronics and Internal
- Crew: 1
- Length: 14 m
- Wingspan: 10,26 m
- Height: 4,01 m
- Max. takeoff weight: 11.158 kg
- Powerplant: 1 x Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.207
- Thrust: 4,602 kgf
- Maximum speed: 1144 km/h
- Service ceiling: 15.250 m
- Rate of climb: 40,7 m/s
- Maximum g-load: +8g / -3g
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