Hawker Hunter T8M
XL580/723/VL - Hawker Hunter T8M Built to contract - 12626/CB9(c) ~ First T8 aircraft built for Royal Navy
30/05/1958 - First flew - pilot - David Lockspeiser
30/07/1958 - Delivered
?/?/? - With 764NAS
06/1962 - To Flag Officer Sea Training
1966 – noted with 759NAS as 812/BY
1970 - To FRADU
19/02/1976 - Out to RNAY Belfast
01/09/1976 - Returned to FRADU from RNAY Belfast
07/09/1976 - FRADU code '874' applied
04/05/1977 - Flown out to RAF Kemble
06/1980 - To BAe Brough for conversion to T8M
07/08/1981 - To 899NAS at RNAS Yeovilton and coded '717/VL'
?/?/? - Recoded '719/VL
22/04/1988 - Returned from respray at Hurn in low-viz scheme and recoded '723/VL'
21/11/1994 - Withdrawn from auction by MOD and placed on loan to FAAM, stored outside on airfield and in various hangars as space allowed
08/05/2000 – To Hall 4 and onto display.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat trainer for Blue Fox radar as fitted to Sea Harrier FRS1
Manufacturers - Hawker Aircraft Ltd
Power Plant - One Rolls Royce Avon Mk122 7,550lbs thrust
Wingspan - 33ft 8in
Length - 48ft 10.5ins
Height - 13ft 2ins
Weight - 17,200lb loaded Max speed - Mach 0.92 at 36,000ft
Armament - Nil as T8M