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.