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 Post subject: Hawker Sea Fury
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Just wondering how many of these aircraft have the centaurus engines? Are their any under restoration?
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All the static museum examples around the world do, I'd suggest...

There's a good number flying with the Bristol Centaurus outside N America, including at least two in Australia, and a couple in the UK, one in France. I think there's a couple in the US operational with Centaruses currently, but more precise details welcome!

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 Post subject: Re: Hawker Sea Fury
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At Oshkosh WI this year was Centaurus powered N97SF (VH-HFG) and on the west coast at Hollister CA, is Ellsworth Getchell's N260X.


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 Post subject: Re: Hawker Sea Fury
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JDK wrote:
one in France.
I'm afraid but no Centaurus powered Sea Fury in France.
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 Post subject: Re: Hawker Sea Fury
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Too bad. Thanks for the correction, Ben.

And thanks for the info Roger!

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The Sanders family "924" is slowly getting rebuilt and has the freshly overhauled Centaurus ready.
http://www.sandersaircraft.com/restorat ... ry-924.asp
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war eagles museun has a Centaurus Sea Fury http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/exhibit.php?id=16 , but it hasn't flown for a while now
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JDK wrote:
Too bad.
No at all, you had to see Frédrérick Akary display at Legends this year - it was brutish!

Also under restoration in Europe:
FB.10 3773 ex-VH-ISS in Belgium (see: http://www.freewebs.com/fastbvba/apps/p ... d=12668935)
FB.10 at Meier Motors GmbH, Bremgarten, Germany (ex-AJBS).
FB.11 VR930 — Royal Navy Historic Flight, Yeovilton, UK (should fly again in 2012 >>> http://www.royalnavyhistoricflight.org. ... s_page.htm).
FB.11 VX653 — G-BUCM — The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK >>> http://fighter-collection.com/pages/air ... /index.php
FB.11 WH588 — ex-G-EEMV— Dan Borgström, Sweden.
T.20 VZ345 — The Fighter Collection (?), Wangaratta, Australia.
T.20 VX302 — Meier Motors GmbH — Ione (USA) / Bremgarten (Germany) >>> http://www.meiermotors.com/index.php?op ... Itemid=239
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From a quick N# check I see that the old Zuccoli Fury (N97SF as photographed at Oshkosh) is now based in Colorado Springs. Isn't there another ex- Iraqi Fury being restored somewhere in the Southern area of Colorado?

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I've enquired about this Sea Fury sometimes ago - it's owned by Verne McCallister.
Check: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42681
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Ben ya beat me! I have visited Vern and his brother Steve a few times over the years on my pilgrimages to Colorado high country and he's doing a top notch job! Its been a few years since the last visit but A couple years ago he had an engine fire during a run-up and set him back a bit. Those vids look to be prior to that incident I believe. Nice guy to talk to and he has a T-6 and couple Beech 18's or AT-11.
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Sea Fury T.20 VX281, G-RNHF currently flying for the Royal Navy Historic Flight:
http://www.clipwings.com/index.php?comm ... eo_id=1234

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M.P. wrote:
Sea Fury T.20 VX281, G-RNHF currently flying for the Royal Navy Historic Flight:
http://www.clipwings.com/index.php?comm ... eo_id=1234



That's was one impressive performance. Is that a Bristol in that Sea Fury?



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Chappie wrote:
M.P. wrote:
That's was one impressive performance. Is that a Bristol in that Sea Fury?

Yes. It's pretty certain that the UK's CAA won't allow a UK registered Fury to have a non-original engine type - which is a reason for my earlier assumption error of the visiting French Fury having to be Bristol Centarus powered - but visitors are not included in the requirement.

Good to hear of more US based Bristol power, too...

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 Post subject: Re: Hawker Sea Fury
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Yes, as James already mentioned, this is the sound of an Bristol Centarus. More info about T.20 VX281 and why it is flown by the Royal Navy Historic Flight is available on their site
http://www.royalnavyhistoricflight.org.uk/home
Scroll down and read the news of 4 March 2011 and 21 March 2011.

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