Sea Fury WE820 First Flight Photos

Ken Dwelle · **Joined:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:08 pm **Posts:** 80

WIXers,

Here are some photos of the first post restoration flight of the Sea Fury T.20 WE820, D-COTE, ES-8504, N85SF which happened on Saturday 1 July. It's been 14 years since she last flew as the clipped wing unlimited air racer Critical Mass. Dennis Sanders and Tom Dwelle are flying chase in the Centaurus powered T.20 N924G. Three flights conducted on Saturday with no major issues. Paintwork to follow in a Royal Navy scheme from her time at Lossiemouth with 738 SQN.

Tom and Ken Dwelle

Zac Yates · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:42 am

Great stuff Ken, thanks heaps for sharing! I'm looking forward to seeing her with paint.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:25 am

Yes, thanks for sharing those shots.
Congratulations on the fabulous milestone.
Must be a great feeling.

Andy

CJAM427 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:32 pm

This is so great to see!! Congratulations, Ken! I'm looking forward to seeing it in the Navy paint scheme!

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:10 pm

Congrats to all, looking forward to more photo's...

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

OK, it's been two days since the test flight pics were posted Ken. So where are the finished and painted pictures?

<--------- That's a joke.

airnutz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:54 am

C VEICH wrote:

OK, it's been two days since the test flight pics were posted Ken. So where are the finished and painted pictures?

<--------- That's a joke.

I want my Oompa Loompa, and I want it NOOOOWWWW! :lol:

Happy Days! Congratulations to the Dwelles and thank you for sharing!

Ken Dwelle · **Joined:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:08 pm **Posts:** 80

C VEICH wrote:

OK, it's been two days since the test flight pics were posted Ken. So where are the finished and painted pictures?

<--------- That's a joke.

That's pretty funny, and accurate! It's good to change the narrative, I was getting a bit tired of "when's it going to fly"."

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:09 am

Great pics! Thanks for posting them Ken! Can't wait to see her in paint!
Jerry

Wilson · **Posted:** Sat Jul 08, 2017 11:08 pm

Thanks for bringing us along on the journey. She looks beautiful. Glad to see all your years of effort pay off.

MKD1966 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:21 pm

Any new updates since the first flight last year ?

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Sea Furies just look so badass in bare metal.

And even more badass with a giant 4-blade prop.

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

Terrific! Congratulations to the team that did it.

But what engine does it have?

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Wright 3350
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=N85SF

GRNDP51 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:34 pm **Posts:** 509

Will the paint be similar to VR930's old scheme?

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