DSK Airmotive Hawk

The Hawk is a single-seat, low-wing monoplane stressed to 9G’s. Originally it was designed to be built around a surplus 200-gal drop-tank, but plans also provide for a bulkhead and stressed skin structure, The wings are built with twin light-alley spars and the landing gear is the non-retractable tricycle type. Fuel is carried in a forward tank with the capacity of nine gallons, but an optional 14-gallon tank can be added in the aft section.

Gross Wt. 893 lbs.
Empty Wt. 525 lbs.
Fuel capacity 9-23 USG.
Wingspan 20’4”.
Length 15’.
Engine 65-hp Lycoming.
Top speed 156 mph.
Cruise 141 mph.
Stall 50 mph.
Climb rate 1500 fpm.
Ceiling 12,000 ft.
Takeoff run 600 ft.
Landing roll 550 ft.
Range (14 gals) 480 sm.