Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: gofy on March 25, 2012, 11:25:41 PM
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Griffon
Packard Merlin
Jet (Now I'm going insane >:D)
Hurri nose on a Typhoon...
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Cut down rear deck with all-around vision canopy and vertical stail strake as needed for stability & control purposes?
Of course, there's always that Yugoslav conversion to a DB601, too.
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Some I created earlier:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/hurriradspat.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/hurrfpre.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/hurrradmh.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/hurrradbc.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/hurrradbcam.jpg)
Regards,
Greg
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There was a sofback book/magazine out recently on the Hurricane that depicted various alternate engine fits studied by Hawker but not pursued. Those would be interesting. Assuming the windscreen remained basically unchanges, it does make for some variation in potential canopy changes. One thought that occurs to me is redoing the aft turtledeck with windows, much like some of the Italian fighter prototypes had, rather than cutting it down. That could follow as a second step with a fixed aft portion that would allow the existing sliding canopy, or something with similar interfaces with the airframe to be used as I can see a malcolm-style or blown canopy on the same frame as an approach without all the internal bracing the stock canopy has.
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A good website -- click on the 'Projects' button
http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/main2.htm (http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/main2.htm)
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The Dagger-Hurricane reminds me of my Ranger/Menasco-Mustang proposal.
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An early Oerlikon-armed Hurricane proposal ... it'd be good for driving JMNs nuts ;)
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it'd be good for driving JMNs nuts
Indeed!!
Mr. Gofy
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The Yugoslav DB-605 one looks like something the Italians would do with thier captured Hurricane.
How about a Hurri with the allison engine from a P-40B ? end up looking somwhat like that Dagger-engined one but a bit more bullish.
I always liked the Ruski 2-seater -- model half-done - must finish it ...
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How about a Hurri with the allison engine from a P-40B ? ...
Here's my go at an Allison Hurricane with Tomahawk cowling. I suspect that the original radiator set-up is more aerodynamic than the Curtiss arrangement. But it looks kinda cool :D
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It does look cool. I'm thinking, though, that using the Hurricane's radiator installation and allowing a smooth cowl under the engine would look pretty sharp, too.
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Well okay then ;) I was saving this for a future story but what the heh ...
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Damn, that looks good!!
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Those both look good.
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Cut down rear deck with all-around vision canopy and vertical stail strake as needed for stability & control purposes?
Well, I did get us largely there...
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/bubblecane/2009_0427bubblecane0007.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/bubblecane/2009_0425bubblecane0001.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/bubblecane/2009_0425bubblecane0005.jpg)
I left off the tail strake as I decided it could be a depot level mod and might take some time to get around to all the units.
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Take the wing panels off outboard of the guns and convert it to an autogiro. :)
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Or maybe just lose the outer wing panels altogether and end the stub wings with an early version of gun pods?
[Image based on a Hurricane by Mihail Solanakis and an Avro C.30 by Teodor Liviu Morosanu.]
upnorth: Nice to see the 'Bubble-cane' again :)
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Very cool, apophenia. I like that a lot.
Cheers,
Logan
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Thanks Logan. Initially, I put a C.30 tail on her but it looked really goofy :o
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That deserves to be built in plastic!
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Autogyro-cane...
I like it!
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Looks great! I'd sure hate to have to bail out of this one though :o
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;D Those blades are shown at rest. There's a lot more clearance when the rotor is turning. Still plenty of slice-and-dice potential though for any pilot unfortunate enough to have to bail out!
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I like it! :)
I was thinking of the Murmansk run or the Mid-Atlantic Gap with my suggestion. It probably can't catch a Condor... but the very presence of such means that the Condor has to be more circumspect. Guns pods are a great idea, you would want bigger rounds so that the one surprise pass you might get counts. The biggest advantage over the Catapult-Armed-Merchantman (CAM Ship) is that a Giroscope-Armed Merchantman (GAM Ship) can have a small flight deck for recovery. That means that the choice isn't between a suicide mission off Jan Mayen Island and driving off the Condor. Mid-Atlantic, as few as 6 GAMs prevents the wolfpacks from almost winning the Battle of the Atlantic. I figure the Girocane has to be just as fast as the poor Shagbat. :)
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ASs per apo's drawing, the entire outer wings would have to come off if the autogiro is to be of the
'direct control' type ala the C.30 etc.
When autogiros went to the direct-control hub/rotor design the stub-wings went away as they were not
only no longer necessary for control, they were actually a detriment to control.
BTW as the rotor span would be in the neighborhood of, at least, 60+ feet, the footprint for take-off and
landing would be fairly large. The aircraft would also be considerably larger and heavier than any successfully
flown autogiro, it would also be the first one powered by a liquid-cooled engine since the C.7 (Hispano-Suiza 8Fb)
and C.8V (Wolseley Viper) and of the late '20s.
:icon_fsm:
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Early "Early" Hurricane maybe? :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/NoNNo_83/Hurricane34whif.jpg)
Merlin C, 8x0.303, bent wing & spats (Supermarine 224 style), open cockpit..
Or intermediate version, closed cockpit and retractable undercarriage (WIP)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/NoNNo_83/WipHurri35.jpg)
S!
A1
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Very nice. Like D-501 and P-35 contemporaries.
Cheers,
Logan
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Different! I really like the second one!
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I like the first one - looks like it's built to the same Air Ministry spec as the original crank-wing Spitfire !!
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I like the first one - looks like it's built to the same Air Ministry spec as the original crank-wing Spitfire !!
yes, spats came directly from 224, and cranked wing too, but with hurricane wing shape :)
strange thing I've noticed: if spats are removed, W wing appears placed too far forward, but I haven't changed horizontal surfaces position from stock hurricane.. someone noticed too? ???
S!
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strange thing I've noticed: if spats are removed, W wing appears placed too far forward, but I haven't changed horizontal surfaces position from stock hurricane.. someone noticed too? ???
now you mention it - yes, it does look that way -- maybe a slightly longer nose would be better. The rear fuselage looks a bit too long also so move the cockpit back a bit ?
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Has anyone ever done the Hurricane Mk.V?
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After some thinking about personal preferences, and after some difficulties on retractable undercarriage, i've decided to "finalize" the early hurricane concept, with my Hawker Storm (windy name, to maintain style).
Mk.I version, with open "Fury" cockpit and spats, like my previous profile; and now the Mk.Ib, with enclosed cockpit..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/NoNNo_83/HawkerStormMkIb_NakedComparison.jpg)
in this comparison is easy to see how positions and proportions aren't changed from stock hurricane, so i still have doubts on how is possible this great change in proportions perception.. :-\
And now for something "operative": a Zmaj produced Storm Mk.Ib from RYAF 6 Fighter Squadron (if i had understand well some strange serbian words :-[ ) in 1939
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/NoNNo_83/HawkerStormMkIb_RYAF.jpg)
S!
A1
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You just keep getting better and better. Those look wonderful. I love the Yugoslavian profile.
Cheers,
Logan
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I'd love to see it in styrene!
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in this comparison is easy to see how positions and proportions aren't changed from stock hurricane, so i still have doubts on how is possible this great change in proportions perception.. :-\
S!
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I can only imagine that coulour & shading has a big part in the deception to our eyes ???
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That is very cool! :)
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in this comparison is easy to see how positions and proportions aren't changed from stock hurricane, so i still have doubts on how is possible this great change in proportions perception.. :-\
S!
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I can only imagine that coulour & shading has a big part in the deception to our eyes ???
My guess after some comparison falls on lowered fuselage.. rear part seems much longer now, and protruding wing on profile gives more visibility of itself.. in hurris profile wing is less noticeable but is well forward :D
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(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/hurriFPS.jpg)
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^^^^^
I love them! :-* :-*
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Random idea: Israeli Hurricane
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I have a Revell Sea Hurricane which will eventually have a Malcom Hood canopy, clipped wings and be in overall GSB.
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To elaborate a bit on the Storm idea in the practical world of 1:48 Hurricane models, one of the flaws of the Hobbycraft kits is the spine is baby butt smooth. Put the Storm spine on it. Enjoy.
For the Airfix 1:48 kit: Aeroclub resin two blade prop. Oil splash guard. Ultracast exhausts and seat. Spatted undercarriage as on the Storm but with a straight wing. Convert to fabric wing. BoB with white/black undersides. Keep the canopy closed to emphasize modifications elsewhere.
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While looking to see if the Hurricane was tested with a 4 bladed propeller, I came across this profile:
(http://www.glennballdesigns.com/2005working/HurriX.jpg)
Glenn lives in Vermont Victoria Australia. Maybe a local mate could drop him a line to ask him to join and share his works?
Source: http://www.glennballdesigns.com/Aircraft.html (http://www.glennballdesigns.com/Aircraft.html)
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His eMail address was at the bottom of the page. I just sent him a message inviting him to join us here at BTS. :)
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(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/smeders/f4bb7d7d2e72df64640bc379d28d3770.jpg)
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Those Omega Hurricanes are nice little models, I've got about eight of them in the stash -- all of different versions
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The photographs of the new Airfix fabric winged Hurricane in 1/72 show what appears to be an incredible model.
Now to get one into fixed gear.
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There must be something between Hurricane and Typhoon
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Hurricane-typhoon.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/Hurricane-typhoon.jpg.html)
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There must be something between Hurricane and Typhoon
There was, the Tornado.
But your idea looks a LOT better! :)
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I have always liked the Tornado - will build one one of these days…
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Hawker_Tornado.svg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Hawker_Tornado_(with_Rolls-Royce_Vulture_engine).jpg)
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Idle chatter: It is seemingly now a reasonable hope that Airfix might tool up a 1/48 ragwing Hurricane. That would simplify one project immensely. :D
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A Tornado with a bubble hood perhaps?
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How about a dive bomber equivalent of the NA Apache? Or perhaps rather than my preferred Hawker Henley FAA Scout/Dive Bomber, a smaller two seat Hurricane version.
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Interesting photo:
(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/51b2c176b5052708acb787a818d166e3efe58323f7a39f3caef6aab04fff22bd.jpg)
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Possibly one of Royal Yugoslav Air Force fighters captured after Axis occupation of Yugoslavia in April 1941...
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Neat camo scheme! :)
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Purely Italian... not only that white nose and white stripe on fuselage were applied as quick-recognition markings, but the entire aircraft received the new colors. Yugoslav Hurries were painted in colors like in these two pics...
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Interesting photo:
(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/51b2c176b5052708acb787a818d166e3efe58323f7a39f3caef6aab04fff22bd.jpg)
Meanwhile, I was digging through my hard drive and found these pics. Probably the same aircraft, ex-RYAF No 2337, with some aditional data...
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:)
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Random inspiration:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QIzbI3XFMvk/Vqe3ul6M73I/AAAAAAAAB1A/0RM5de7IFYI/s1600/12642456_10207664455024899_1156075960274708830_n.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdyh79R3bgg/Vqe3v7l6oxI/AAAAAAAAB1I/PgykcaqOKdU/s1600/usaaf%2BHurricane%2Bbp654%2B350th%2Bfg-2_zpsxcsq48rd.jpg)
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Most of the Canadian built Hurricanes did not have propeller spinners because they used American propellers and the British spinners would not fit. Some had spinners made for the American propellers. This kind of a "tail dragger"accident seems to have happened a fair amount as there are many photos of these situations.
Hawker Hurricane (Serial No. 5650), crash, 26 Jan 1943. (Library and Archives Canada Photos, MIKAN Nos. 3582338 and 3582339)
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43951590_719850071741013_5008422021688721408_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=de82652e5379060ef258466581bb7a19&oe=5C1479BC)
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43828486_719850088407678_1030835319756292096_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&oh=1de5b8c73c16f124c8e7fc6d4d658145&oe=5C566F6B)
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(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Hurricane-variations.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/Hurricane-variations.jpg.html)
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For Sale: The World's only dual control two place Hawker Hurricane. Currently under modification to two seat specifications by Hawker Restorations, G-HHII is expected to be certified and flying in the Autumn of 2019. Offered at £2.5m.
For more information see: https://www.platinumfighters.com/hurricaneghhii (https://www.platinumfighters.com/hurricaneghhii)
This is a photoshop of what it will look like.
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65201808_10157540714949669_3285155729488478208_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_eui2=AeG9otJVjP2ckbLNqMJ6kuzCv7__VwaMfh-OWybax-Mc7VMXsli0ZS1s3tEOIdhYdE2Y3us4xbZgy0_PjnzGyCtTsWKNgwFc58nnSRolnpTelA&_nc_oc=AQktmEA_YDoDd3WV1kb3SPM2KeEWheWlfpkr_47PaxpSEqrgu99Pq_lca0RCHcNCusk&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=2ac7f8fbf8e3f1537e7789cfcf45a9cc&oe=5D7CC472)
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65566213_10157540720844669_690665483187257344_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_eui2=AeHmxmIbb44sgnD6r-9eYPzOo9IlFaBTn0ElWweoO3xEhR3PF5N8k_RzkcUXAqah9-YBQJEIXmlHqSAuXhceB43C3Sm8lq_kBvD9F7OOQdTEzg&_nc_oc=AQkmwuq3TcHyOpGn8c9XoWmIZSuBgIwDSzSvp_zRtyU2P3oZ6sSq4dcrQqXnLsCAQnM&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=9ae13a95d0ed68979b2a24ecaecac1c7&oe=5D8B8254)
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65102381_10157540720834669_7237074280930869248_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_eui2=AeEN3od1DjnRi6KXvRGpfVs-Lg1h0T5jMr0pB-GIKmP37k9M1DlPBWfegqOVNeC62eSar3R_GOYnxa4YgfkmZa_Pb36ZbYIfdNJZf7yw1PWQUQ&_nc_oc=AQkYvoAfjrNipqKFv8UTqoQt490K9ycwlQAzM0C1sLkt--k6GMDUgoeTdYEVgtjHIjg&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=d2cd3d366dbf3e43548c90e4e2d0dbe4&oe=5DC6D161)
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65280252_10157540720949669_1939933455114567680_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeFA8-TxYatl0FJx7ch6Lec0n4Dtk2JSht45Czec1Whtb-b14Pm3b91_FA4PVKjq_HZgWqv6eD0b5DBwvW87KpLSvWzrzsMpD5YEUZJLXiJR-w&_nc_oc=AQnT1yZQa0hM6C8mLKHOJ20RY2GOvchs-mAHWDrhGOwVuZeZeGedHk60mGhmYsqSOSY&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=660f69e678594fe9afb16d1943690a20&oe=5DB6F25B)
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I wonder if they will keep the Mk IIA Series 2 wing on it?
Is certainly more attractive approach than the Persian two seaters:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/61/57/bd6157ea6d78f47adb58931fde1afbe2.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg)
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I was thinking of the 40mm armed version as a possible aircraft for RAF Coastal Command after the BoB as the RAF was starting to attack targets in Europe. Seems like a pair of 40mms would make short work of littoral craft such as E-boats and coasters.
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The 40mm S on the Hurricane II didn't go into service until 1942.
Later many Mk IV were equipped with the S and were used to attack
targets in France and coastal traffic, they were withdrawn from
service in March 1944.
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Cheers
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they were withdrawn from service in March 1944.
I think that coincides with the tests done with Typhoons and Tempests and the 40mm, doesn't it Jon. But they found the RP just as effective ---
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I was thinking of the 40mm armed version as a possible aircraft for RAF Coastal Command after the BoB as the RAF was starting to attack targets in Europe. Seems like a pair of 40mms would make short work of littoral craft such as E-boats and coasters.
I'm thinking of those as armament for Costal Command Battles to free up other aircraft for the airwar over Europe.
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they were withdrawn from service in March 1944.
I think that coincides with the tests done with Typhoons and Tempests and the 40mm, doesn't it Jon. But they found the RP just as effective ---
The RP were far less accurate and less effective, however they also didn't require as
close an approach, meaning the attacking aircraft was much less vulnerable to ground
fire, and they were far cheaper, so blasting off a bunch wasn't an issue. Interestingly
the HE round for the S turned out to be more effective than the AP round.
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Not sure what the story is behind this one:
(http://www.ram-home.com/ram-old/hurricane-2d.jpg)
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NS 37 pods from an Il-2?
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(http://wunderwaffe.narod.ru/Magazine/AirWar/74/Draw/01.jpg)
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Interesting trail:
(https://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww109/dibble201/dibble201001/OTTO003_zps1b50d40d.jpg)
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Czech Omega Resin makes a whole bunch of different Hurricane variants. I've got eight different ones so far -- floatplane, trainers, some with different engines ----
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Czech Omega Resin makes a whole bunch of different Hurricane variants. I've got eight different ones so far -- floatplane, trainers, some with different engines ----
Indeed - see here: https://omega-models.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=hurricane
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(https://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww109/dibble201/dibble201007/OTTO002_zps67733111.jpg)
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Some pics of RP armed Hurricanes:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/b1/e2/0eb1e21499bfdbd2dba497c61a1c56f2.jpg)
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/48502f77c2a11a5e67dc1fdc0e948b2b/tumblr_nidm10sFwx1sqvybwo1_1280.png)
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/3f107d20807df6589aa359cb49d7778e/tumblr_nidm10sFwx1sqvybwo2_1280.png)
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On a different tangent, I was looking at some Sea Hurricane pics:
(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/531fdb48e4b0e8fbe6259952/t/56079702e4b0afe8da3d8b60/1443337987159/?format=1500w)
(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/531fdb48e4b0e8fbe6259952/t/56079a14e4b09976d552c054/1443338776888/?format=1500w)
(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/531fdb48e4b0e8fbe6259952/t/560798c6e4b00830fde3ddb9/1443338441840/?format=750w)
(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/531fdb48e4b0e8fbe6259952/t/56079a72e4b0aebb8cc05af5/1443338869501/?format=1500w)
And started to wonder: what if the RN FAA tried fitting a Mark XII torpedo Same as used by Fairey Swordfish - "18 inch" - 450 mm diameter, 1,548 lb (702 kg) weight) to some Sea Hurricanes. Yes, it would have been arguably sluggish and overloaded but even so, its performance would still have been arguably better than the Swordfish.
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Wouldn't the radiator have to be relocated ?
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According to Eric Browne, the Swordfish was actually quite an aerobatic machine when unloaded. He tested one against the latest British fighters in early 1944 when the RN was preparing a task force to go into the Pacific war and the FAA was worried about their elderly machines versus the Japanese fighters.
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Wouldn't the radiator have to be relocated ?
My thoughts, too. Probably be something like the cooling system redesign in making the Fiat G.55S.
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"Speed" performance sure, better performance as a torpedo aircraft, not likely.
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Ok, what about a different track: a lengthen derivative with a second seat for a observer - something akin to a Fairly Fulmar or Firefly in appearance.
(http://www.airpages.ru/draw/fulmar.gif)
(http://www.airpages.ru/draw/firefly1.gif)
Maybe it would look a bit like a Hwaker Henley (below) or perhaps it could be more elegant:
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10241/normal_Pollitt-1942_Henley.jpg)
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To illustrate my idea:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/GTwiner043/ExHurr_zpszysbkhlj.jpg)
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Then you'd basically have a Henley. ;D :icon_fsm:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Hawker_Henley_going_into_a_dive.jpg)
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Which is one of the things I already said. I was looking at something more akin to a Fulmar/Firefly though.
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Maybe the starting point could the turretless Hotspur (as in the Dujin kit)? Just needs the upper rear decking extended to make a Fulmar analogue.
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Could be an interesting build:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/GTwiner050/Escanear-3_zpse2xsawmu.jpg)
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During last months of RW Spanish Civil War, some high rank socialist authoritis tried to approach UK to buy weapons. UK rejected the offer.
Here you can see Hurricane with bubble top and Griffon engine
(https://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Hurricane_SRAF.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/Hurricane_SRAF.jpg.html)
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It wasn't always fuel in those pods:
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/2b-2b-2b-2b_6-jpg.499116/)
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Was just reading on the battle of Ceylon and was surprised how very close it came to being an earlier Midway, with elements of Cape Mattapan, though a more likely outcome would have been the annihilation of the British Eastern Fleet. The Japanese assumed they would catch the British completely by surprise, Fleet in harbor and defenders at Sunday morning church services, while the British had pre-deployed from Ceylon and were aiming for a night engagement, assuming that:
a) they would only be facing a smaller task group not size fleet Japan actually deployed,
b) the Japanese were as inexperienced at night fighting as the Italians and USN were at the time and
c) the Japanese would attack on April 1 with the full moon.
There was a brief window confusion on the Japanese carriers as they quickly rearmed for a follow up attack on Ceylon, but then had to change back to anti shipping strike as the two British cruisers, they believed were the vanguard of the Eastern Fleet, were detected. This was similar to the situation that caused such calamity at Midway, luckily they didn't learn from the experience. Then that night the Japanese fleet sailed south to refuel as the British looked north and east, a night strike lead by ASV equipped Albacores could have caused significant damage had they position of the Japanese been identified.
What was interesting was the Hurricanes did not do as badly as would be expected considering they had to climb to engage the Japanese and were so badly outnumbered. I suppose the fact these were veteran squadrons from the Mediterranean Theatre made some difference, but they were also let down by poor positioning of the available radars, failure of coms, and failure of allied units to report (or even correctly identify in some cases) sighting of the attacking fleet and aircraft. Being at altitude would have helped but considering the disparity in numbers, they couldn't have made a huge difference.
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Interestingly, the RAF had recently deployed in late 1941 their first, medium twin engine torpedo bombers - Wellingtons - to Malta. Now, if Bletchley Park had decoded the Japanese fleet codes earlier, those aircraft could have been flown on Ceylon for use against the Japanese Fleet. It would have made life difficult for the Japanese, facing long range torpedo bombers. The RAF could have struck them far out to sea, before their own strike aircraft were in range.
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Inspiration in as far as this is a really good BBC writeup.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201127-the-forgotten-fighter-plane-which-won-the-battle-of-britain (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201127-the-forgotten-fighter-plane-which-won-the-battle-of-britain)
Sad that the BBC (of all folk) has to caption which is a Spitfire and which a Hurricane.
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Vintage Wings of Canada just completed the restoration of a CCF Hurricane MK.XII to represent a Hurricane I flown by Flying Officer William Lidstone “Willie” McKnight, DFC and Bar.
The Vintage Wings Hurricane XII is painted in the markings of P2961, a Hurricane I flown by Flying Officer William Lidstone “Willie” McKnight, DFC and Bar, a Canadian in the Royal Air Force, Canada's most outstanding fighter pilot of the first 18 months of the Second World War. McKnight, from Alberta, joined the RAF before the outset of the Second World War and fought in the Battle of France, Dunkirk, and the Battle of Britain. He was lost in an enemy engagement in January 1941 over the English Channel. He has no known grave. McKnight Boulevard in Calgary, Alberta is named in his honour.
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McKnight is on the wing, far right.
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CFBV
Many more photos on this page:
https://www.vintagewings.ca/hurricane-mk-xii (https://www.vintagewings.ca/hurricane-mk-xii)
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You beat me to it. :smiley:
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Ukraine finds British WW2 Hurricane planes (eight) outside Kyiv
The rusting remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to World War Two have been found buried in a forest in Ukraine.
The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union by Britain after Nazi Germany invaded the country in 1941.
They were part of a package of allied military support for the USSR, paid for by the United States under the so-called Lend-Lease scheme.
Similar legislation is being used by the US government today to send military aid to Ukraine as it seeks to expel Russian forces from its country.
Aviation experts say this is the first time the remains of so many Hurricanes have been found in Ukraine.
"It is very rare to find this aircraft in Ukraine," says Oleks Shtan, a former airline pilot who is leading the excavation. "It's very important for our aviation history because no Lend-Lease aircraft have been found here before."
Story here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365)
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Story here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365)
Response here: https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg209409#msg209409 (https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg209409#msg209409)
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Russian variant:
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Had one 12.7 mm UBS and one 20 mm ShVAK in each wing + rockets under wings