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 | Hurricane variants Following on from the discussion on the Spitfire v Hurricane, I noticed that there's never been a proper discussion on the Hurricane alone. So, here are some links (I've only included some of the more interesting ones): The Hurricane Society The Hawker Hurricane Main Menu (This site has a great page on the different experimental types) K5083 - Hurricane Projects The most intriguing has to be
Hawker Sea Hurricane aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 The Hawker Hurricane - the forgotten star of the Battle of Britain. A list of preserved Hurricanes: Hurricane An excellent site for pictures: Aviation Photos: Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane Great Pathe film on the Hurricane being tested against a captured Ju88: ww2 air war footage British hurricane - Google Video
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 | Here's some cool sites on Hurri restorations including Hawker Restorations who have returned a few to flying condition among other types. The Maltese series of pics is amazing. Love the Hurri, led the way for the Spitfire in many theatres - Burma, Malta, North Africa. Like the P-40, outclassed in many respects but made up for it and was quite adaptable. One of the legends! Artifact Restoration - Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Welcome to Hawker Restorations Ltd Web Site : Restorers of World War 2 aircraft specialising in the Hawker Hurricane Restoration of Hurricane MkIIA - Z3055 The Real Aeroplane Company NZFPM |Hawker Hurricane P3351 Cheers Andy
__________________ Cheers Andy Apres moi le deluge But there are deeds that should not pass away....And names that must not wither - Byron HMAS Sydney II - lost with all hands and waiting to be found Last edited by Andy in West Oz; 31-01-2007 at 11:37 PM. |
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01-02-2007, 12:26 AM
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  | Those restoration people are astonishing aren't they, I could sit and watch them doing their thing at Duxford all day, nearly as good as watching the fruits of their labours roar over at treetop height. Tried looking it up, no joy. So why did they fit a 'slip' wing, & why is it called a slip wing? Extra lift? Carriers? why?  Cheers, Adam
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| I've read about it before (don't ask me where, probably when I used to get FlyPast) and my immediate answer is extra range although I imagine the extra lift would have helped for shorter take-offs so... Cheers Andy
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01-02-2007, 12:52 AM
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| Cheers Andy, just found this: http://www.raf662.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-18653.html Seems it was for overloaded takeoffs, and then the wing was jettisoned in flight! (though that wasn't tested in this case... not surprised, sounds terrifying.) You live and learn.
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Comments on: We? Wha? Feldgrau.net :: View topic - Feldgrau Forum Photo Riddle ? I don't think that it's for carrier operations as the Sea Hurricane already existed. The fact that the project wasn't scrapped until January 1944 means that the only viable theatre of operations that would require short take off and/or range would be Burma. At that time, fighter support was a problem because viable airfields were too far behind, and cutting new airfields was harder due to the geography, and lack of mechanical equipment.
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| So that's two firm forumites standing up for extra lift on takeoff, love that other slipwing thing on Feldgrau. Edit: Whoops, cross-posted with above, both those blokes seem pretty certain... could of course be the same bloke though... 'nother link: Hillson Bi-mono.
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| Looks ungainly without the upper wing - and imagine being the first pilot to be told to lose the wing before combat 
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