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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on December 11, 2013, 01:10:27 PM

Title: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: ysi_maniac on December 11, 2013, 01:10:27 PM

This thread is devoted to Furies, Bulldogs, Flycatchers, etc

I mean this http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Wings-Biplane-Fighters-aircraft/dp/1855323745/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386738506&sr=1-5&keywords=silver+wings+fighters (http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Wings-Biplane-Fighters-aircraft/dp/1855323745/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386738506&sr=1-5&keywords=silver+wings+fighters)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/hawker_fury_mono1.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/hawker_fury_mono1.jpg.html)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/hawker_fury_mono2.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/hawker_fury_mono2.jpg.html)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: PR19_Kit on December 11, 2013, 07:04:42 PM

Oh yes! :)

That Hawker one at the top melds pretty much with some ideas I've been having with respect to the new Airfix Hurricane I.

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: ysi_maniac on December 20, 2013, 12:46:45 PM

Is there any pic of a Bristol Bulldog powered by RR Falcon?

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: jcf on December 20, 2013, 01:24:25 PM

Quote from: ysi_maniac on December 20, 2013, 12:46:45 PM

Is there any pic of a Bristol Bulldog powered by RR Falcon?

No, because by the time the Bulldog was designed the Falcon was nearing the
end of production.

The two original Bristol proposals to F.9/26 were for aircraft powered by the R-R F.XI
and Bristol Mercury. The latter led to a Jupiter powered private venture that became
the Bulldog. While originally listed as a Falcon development the R-R F.XI was a very
different beast and was renamed Kestrel.

Bulldog TM K3183 was used as a testbed for both the Napier Rapier I and the Alvis
Leonides.

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: ysi_maniac on December 20, 2013, 02:34:57 PM

Bulldog and Fury interchange engines

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Bulldog-Fury.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/Bulldog-Fury.jpeg.html)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: ysi_maniac on December 20, 2013, 02:37:22 PM

Thanks jcf.
I will see Napier Rapier. :)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: jcf on December 20, 2013, 02:53:28 PM

I'll scan the photo of K3183 with the Rapier tomorrow.

... and the photo of the original Bulldog prototype in its long-winged, high-altitude form.  ;)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: jcf on December 21, 2013, 03:41:58 AM

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/BTS/BULLDOG_01.png)

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/BTS/BULLDOG_02.png)

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/BTS/BULLDOG_03.png)


BTW a Fury with a Mercury radial is called a Persian Fury.  ;)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 21, 2013, 04:08:37 AM

The one with the high altitude wings is interesting.

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 28, 2024, 01:41:00 AM

(http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/AI/AI99-5/23-2.jpg)

(https://vintageaviationecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0646.jpg)

Title: Re: British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 28, 2024, 01:43:07 AM

And speaking of Bulldogs and Furies, how about floatplane versions of each?