Following on from their award-winning Canberra PR9 and L-1011 Tristar professional, and the recently released Tornado GR1, this highly detailed simulation of the BAe Hawk T1 for FSX, FSX: Steam Edition and Prepar3D has been developed by Just Flight's in-house development team after hands-on research with a real-life ex-RAF and ETPS Hawk T1.
The Hawk T1 is a British-built single engine jet trainer with a two-man tandem cockpit. First flown in 1974, the Hawk has served as an advanced training aircraft for nearly 40 years. The design has proved to be highly successful, with over 900 examples of more than 10 variants sold to air forces in 18 countries, including the UK, Finland, India and Saudi Arabia.
The Hawk T1 variant, first delivered to the RAF in 1976, continues to serve as an advanced jet and weapons trainer. Possibly the most well-known Hawk T1s are those flown by the world famous RAF Red Arrows display team, which has been flying the Hawk T1 since 1979.
The Just Flight Hawk T1 has been modelled to an exceptional level of detail and features a variety of 4096x4096 paint schemes (including the RAF and Red Arrows), realistic payloads (including the AIM-9L Sidewinder, 30mm ADEN cannon gun pod and Red Arrows diesel/dye smoke pod) and ground equipment. Both the front and rear pilot positions are included and the aircraft features a truly 3D virtual cockpit with smoothly animated 3D instruments and fully functioning custom-coded systems and avionics.
MODEL
Accurately modelled Hawk T1 & T1A, built using extensive research materials and hands-on experience with the real aircraft
Numerous external animations including storage hatch, RAT, canopy, crew ladder
Animated, configurable front and rear pilots
Ground equipment including chocks, access steps, pitot cover, engine intake covers and tie-downs
4096 x 4096 textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity
Bump and specular mapping used throughout the aircraft to produce a truly 3D feel
3D light cone and splash for authentic night lighting
Three different coloured smoke effects included for an authentic air show experience
Included configurable weapons, with correct brackets and mounts for all weapon types:
Aden 30mm centre line gun pod
AIM 9L air-to-air missile
CBLS 200 practice bomb carrier with 28lb practice bombs
Matra 155 68mm rocket launcher pod
COCKPIT
A truly 3D virtual cockpit featuring accurately modelled ejector seats, cockpit wear and tear and stunning texturing - every instrument is constructed fully in 3D with smooth animations
Aircraft configuration system lets you choose between 'cold & dark' or ready for take-off
Easily modify your cockpit configuration using the in-game icon panel. Choose between weapon panels, Red Arrows smoke controls, HUD/GPS/HUD+GPS configurations, and hide the control column for an unobstructed view of the cockpit
Front and rear cockpit positions included
Every button and switch in the cockpit is accurately modelled
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Gyro-controlled HSI, attitude indicator and turn indicator, modelled with accurate 'spin-up' times and simulated gyro-drift
Custom-coded electrical system with AC & DC resets and loads
Custom hydraulic systems, including RAT operation
Original AN/ARC 164 UHF radio, plus retrofitted modern AN/ARC-232 UHF/VHF unit with the ability to save and recall frequencies
TACAN and ILS radio units
Bendix King Skyforce Skymap II GPS system
Authentic HUD display
Custom failure control app
Configure ordnance using custom in-flight Weapon Control panel
12 LIVERIES
Hawk T1 Royal Air Force Early trainer livery, XX241
Hawk T1 Empire Test Pilots School livery, XX341
Hawk T1 Royal Air Force Valley, Central Flying Squadron, XX176
Hawk T1 Royal Air Force Camouflage scheme, XX353
Hawk T1 Royal Air Force 4 FTS, Welsh Dragon livery, XX172
RAF 19 Squadron, RAF Leeming – XX329
Hawk T1 Royal Air Force Red Arrows 2011 livery XX260
Hawk T1A Royal Air Force 100 Squadron, Black livery, XX331
Realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data, and input from Hawk pilots
Authentic sound sets for both engine variants, developed by Military Sound Studios (M.S.S.)
Custom sounds for switches, doors, gear warnings and more
Requis
Flight Simulator X, FSX: Steam Edition or Prepar3D
Intel i5 3.2GHz or similar
4GB RAM
1GB graphics card
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (32-bit or 64-bit)
Joystick
1.3GB hard drive space
OK Wow! I didn’t expect to be so happy with this purchase. I’m glad I did. You get a terrific flight model and excellent textures inside and out. Most things in the cockpit work. Parasitic drag will depend on your external load and impact the flight envelope noticeably. Not like lazily made military planes that fly exactly the same with pylon loads or none. Nope. This will fly as expected according to all load factors. At least that’s what I am experiencing.
The liveries and lively! Some very creative and beautifully made liveries to choose from. Even without TacPac you can load any weapon configuration, but none will fire or work.
Fun and easy plane to fly in all aspects.