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{{Specs-Card
|code=sea_hawk_fga50_netherlands
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Dance of Dragons"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}

''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| ___ || ___ || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | ___
|-
! Upgraded
| ___ || ___ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| _ || _ || _ || _ || _ || _ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || ___ || ___ || ___ || ~__ || ~__
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || -
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | _____ || _
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel
|-
| ___ kg || colspan="2" | ___
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MGW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf (_ km/h) || ___ kgf (_ km/h)
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, chin-mounted (200 rpg = 800 total)

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}

''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''

{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
* Without load
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
* 10 x AP Mk II rockets
* 30 x AP Mk II rockets
* 8 x RP-3 rockets
* 16 x RP-3 rockets
* 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,000 lb total)
* 4 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (2,000 lb total)
* 2 x 1,000 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (2,000 lb total)
{{Navigation-End}}

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===

''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== History ==

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==

''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{France jet aircraft}}
{{France premium aircraft}}

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 == History ==
-Following the latest developments in foreign naval aviation, the Royal Netherlands Navy became well aware towards the middle of the 1950s that its Sea Furies were becoming increasingly obsolete, and a search was started for a successor.  Following evaluations of a number of US and British naval fighters, the Royal Netherlands Navy's preference went out towards the Hawker Sea Hawk, which was entering service with the Royal Navy and could be operated from its Colossus-Class aircraft carrier, the Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman.
+Towards the middle of the 1950s, the Royal Netherlands Navy was awarethat its Sea Furies were becoming increasingly obsolete, and a search was started for a successor.  After a number of US and British naval fighters were evaluated, preference went out towards the Hawker Sea Hawk, which was at the time entering service with Britain's Royal Navy and could be operated from the Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman, Netherland's Colossus-Class aircraft carrier.
-Even though the Royal Netherlands Navy's preference towards the type became known as early as December 1955, budget and permission issues delayed the final decision.  Originally an order of 30 aircraft was considered, but it wasn't until September of 1956 that a financial agreement was struck: using funds made available under a US Off Shore Procurement program, an order of 22 Sea Hawks would be made, to be built by Armstrong Whitworth at their Coventry factory.  These aircraft, to be known as the FGA.Mk.50 variant, would be based on the Royal Navy's own FGA.Mk.6 variant, but equipped with an American UHF radio system, built under license by Philips at Eindhoven.
+Even though the Royal Netherlands Navy's preference towards the type became known as early as December 1955, budget and permission issues delayed the size and timing of the purchase.  Originally an order of 30 aircraft was considered, but it wasn't until September of 1956 that a financial agreement was struck with the United States under the Mutual Defence Assistance Program for order of 22 Sea Hawks built by Armstrong Whitworth at their Coventry factory.  These aircraft, known as the FGA.Mk.50 variant, would be based on the Royal Navy's own FGA.Mk.6 variant, but equipped with an American UHF radio system, built under license by Philips at Eindhoven.
 Deliveries of the Sea Hawks, registered 6-50 to 6-71, started in July of 1957 and continued until February of 1958, with aircraft being delivered to the Royal Netherlands Navy's Nos. 3 (conversion) and 860 Squadron at Valkenburg.  As the Dutch carrier Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman was still being converted to an angled deck configuration, the first year saw the Dutch Sea Hawks mainly being flown from the Valkenburg air base, with occasional deployments to British aircraft carriers for deck landing practices.  During this time, one Sea Hawk (6-53) was written off in an accident on November 6th 1957.

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 == History ==
-<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''
+Following the latest developments in foreign naval aviation, the Royal Netherlands Navy became well aware towards the middle of the 1950s that its Sea Furies were becoming increasingly obsolete, and a search was started for a successor.  Following evaluations of a number of US and British naval fighters, the Royal Netherlands Navy's preference went out towards the Hawker Sea Hawk, which was entering service with the Royal Navy and could be operated from its Colossus-Class aircraft carrier, the Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman.
 == Media ==

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 * ''other literature.''
 {{France jet aircraft}}
 {{France premium aircraft}}

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 ! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%/WEP)
 |-
-! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP
+! Condition || 100% || 100%/WEP
 ! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel || MGW
 |-
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 {{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' -->
-''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
-''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''
+In ground battles, this naval jet aircraft truly shines thanks to the high number of rockets it can carry, plus bombs.
 '''Pros:'''
+* Extremely high flap breakage speed (850 km/h for take-off, 796 km/h for landing).
 '''Cons:'''
+* Subpar turning energy retention.
 == History ==

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 ! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
 |-
-| _ || _ || _ || _ || _ || _     <!-- ✓ -->
+| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X     <!-- ✓ -->
 |-
 |}
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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || ___ || ___ || ___ || ~__ || ~__
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 836 || 796 || ~13 || ~6
 |-
 |}
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 ! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 |-
-| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || -
+| < 461 || < 600 || < 550 || N/A
 |-
 |}
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 ! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 |-
-| colspan="2" | _____ || _
+| colspan="2" | Rolls-Royce Nene-Mk.103 ||  1
-| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup>
+| colspan="2" | 4,450 kg || colspan="3" | 232 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
 |-
 ! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
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 |-
 ! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
-! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel
+! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel
 |-
-| ___ kg || colspan="2" | ___
+| 1,000 kg || colspan="2" | Centrifugal-flow turbojet
-| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg
+| 4,866 kg || 5,278 kg || 5,789 kg || 5,995 kg || 7,170 kg
 |-
 ! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
-! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
+! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%/WEP)
 |-
 ! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP
-! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MGW
+! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel || MGW
 |-
-| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf
+| ''Stationary'' || 2,376 kgf || N/A
-| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
+| 0.49 || 0.45 || 0.41 || 0.40 || 0.33
 |-
-| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h)
+| ''Optimal'' || 2,376 kgf<br />(0 km/h) || N/A
-| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
+| 0.49 || 0.45 || 0.41 || 0.40 || 0.33
 |-
 |}

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=sea_hawk_fga50_netherlands
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Dance of Dragons"]].
+The Netherlands placed an order in the mid-1950s for 30 aircraft, as the Sea Hawk Mk 50, a ground-attack variant for the Royal Netherlands Navy, which was financed by NATO funding. The Mk 50 was externally similar to the Royal Navy aircraft, differing in its use of a Philips-built ultra high frequency (UHF) radio; Dutch Sea Hawks were later equipped to each carry a pair of AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. Between 1957 and 1964, the Dutch Navy operated 22 aircraft.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
 <!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
-''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
+The '''{{Specs|name}}'' is a carrier-based fighter. Its powerplant is the Rolls-Royce Nene Mk.103 engine, which gives it quite decent thrust to weight ratio of 0.40 with full fuel tanks. The plane is not that fast, at sea level it can reach only up to 933 km/h and can struggle to keep up with some planes like the F9F-5 or the Yak-30 that can reach 1025 km/h at that altitude. If the plane carries missiles it gets even lower, decreasing to 899 km/h.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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 |-
 ! Stock
-| ___ || ___ || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | ___
+| 919 || 898 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 27.0 || 27.8 || 25.9 || 24.4 || rowspan="2" | 650
 |-
 ! Upgraded
-| ___ || ___ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
+| 943 || 933 || 25.4 || 26.0 || 38.8 || 32.0
 |-
 |}