This highly detailed simulation of the Hawk has been developed by Just Flight's in-house development team after hands-on research with a real-life 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.

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
• Ground equipment including chocks, access steps, pitot cover, engine intake covers and tie-downs
• 8K PBR textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity, with 15 liveries
• Numerous effects, including Red Arrows display smoke, engine and GTS exhaust haze and wing vortices

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
• Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment
• Dimmable instrument, radio and dome lighting, with separate control circuits
• Tablet EFB for controlling various aircraft options, and checking aircraft and flight information
• Front and rear cockpit positions fully modelled and simulated
• Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers
• Fully compatible with MSFS VR mode
• A variety of showcase camera presets (including front pilot looking aft, over front pilot's shoulder, over front pilot's ejection seat, over left and right wings)

Custom-coded aircraft systems

• Electrical system with generators, busbars, inverters and AC/DC power supplies
• Hydraulic systems, including independent No.1 and 2 systems, accumulators and RAT operation in case of engine failure
• Flight control system with hydraulically-powered flying controls, standby flap system and realistic airbrake operation
• Landing gear and wheelbrake system with hydraulically-charged brake accumulators with realistic discharge rates, standby gear system and front/rear cockpit control transfer
• Flight information and instrumentation system with Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), modelled with accurate 'spin-up' times and simulated gyro-drift, and standby instruments with power source controls
• Lighting system with dimmable instrument, console and map lighting, and separate upper and lower fuselage anti-collision lighting
• Communication system with original AN/ARC 164 UHF radio, plus retrofitted modern RT8300 VHF radio with the ability to save and recall frequencies, fully-functional TACAN and ILS radio units for IFR navigation, and modern Mode C/S compatible military IFF transponder
• Engine systems with realistic Adour Mk. 151 turbofan engine operation, including gas turbine starting (GTS) system and engine starting procedures
• Realistic flight dynamics based on real world data and input from Hawk T1 pilots
• And many more...

Sounds

• A highly-fidelity Wwise sound environment, with over 200 separate sound effects
• High-fidelity RR Adour Mk.151/851 engine sounds
• Authentic audio for every switch, button, lever and electrical system
• Audible feedback as you operate the control surfaces, flaps and airbrake, with dynamic airflow noise during manoeuvring