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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #50 on: December 18, 2013, 01:58:25 AM »
I have always liked the Tornado - will build one one of these days…


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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #51 on: January 25, 2014, 01:26:03 AM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #52 on: January 26, 2014, 10:11:34 AM »
A Tornado with a bubble hood perhaps?

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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #53 on: February 16, 2017, 11:05:55 PM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #54 on: July 02, 2017, 05:35:30 AM »
Interesting photo:

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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #55 on: July 03, 2017, 02:49:48 PM »
Possibly one of Royal Yugoslav Air Force fighters captured after Axis occupation of Yugoslavia in April 1941...
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #56 on: July 03, 2017, 10:28:16 PM »
Neat camo scheme! :)
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #57 on: July 03, 2017, 11:29:46 PM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #58 on: July 04, 2017, 01:13:47 AM »
Interesting photo:


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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #59 on: July 04, 2017, 02:04:15 AM »
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #60 on: May 20, 2018, 02:14:32 AM »
Random inspiration:


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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #61 on: October 14, 2018, 03:17:22 AM »
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)



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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #62 on: October 20, 2018, 04:36:23 AM »

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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #63 on: June 28, 2019, 12:09:34 AM »
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.

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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #64 on: June 28, 2019, 03:06:50 AM »
I wonder if they will keep the Mk IIA Series 2 wing on it?

Is certainly more attractive approach than the Persian two seaters:


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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #65 on: July 04, 2019, 03:03:33 AM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #66 on: July 04, 2019, 05:41:17 AM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #67 on: July 04, 2019, 02:28:58 PM »
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #68 on: July 04, 2019, 09:41:27 PM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #69 on: July 05, 2019, 01:48:52 AM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #70 on: July 05, 2019, 02:42:45 AM »
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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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #71 on: July 05, 2019, 02:56:19 AM »
Not sure what the story is behind this one:

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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #72 on: July 05, 2019, 03:31:24 AM »
NS 37 pods from an Il-2?
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2019, 03:44:49 AM »
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Re: Hawker Hurricane Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #74 on: July 05, 2019, 03:52:58 AM »
Interesting trail:

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