British Silver Wings: British silver finished biplane fighters in late '20s

[ysi_maniac]

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

[PR19_Kit]

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.

[ysi_maniac]

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

[jcf]

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.

[ysi_maniac]

Bulldog and Fury interchange engines

[ysi_maniac]

Thanks jcf.
I will see Napier Rapier. :)

[jcf]

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. 

[jcf]

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

[GTX_Admin]

The one with the high altitude wings is interesting.

[GTX_Admin]

[GTX_Admin]

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