Hawker Biplanes

seagull61785 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:59 pm

Morning Gents,

Here are some photos from the Hawker factory. Credits for the pics must go to Hawker Aviation, who gave me these prints for free when I was a lad of about 12 (53 years ago). I used to write to all of the aircraft companies and scrounge any photos to make my modelling efforts more detailed. They always obliged and sent me loads for free. Now these 'archives' I'm gradually scanning and sharing - hope you enjoy.

I haven't named them as I'm sure there are plenty of experts on here who will supply the ID's.

Cheers

Barry

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:46 pm

Thanks for posting those beautiful shots Barry.

I recently saw a Watts wooden prop for a Fury. That thing is huge! Apparently the Kestrel is so powerful that it is able to stall the propeller if the aeroplane is not moving fast enough.
200 MPH in an open cockpit! Wow!

Andy Scott

Tinker51 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:08 am **Posts:** 164

seagull61785 wrote:

Boy, you can sure see where the Hurricane came from.

shrike · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:08 pm

Tinker51 wrote:

seagull61785 wrote:

Boy, you can sure see where the Hurricane came from.

That IS a Hurricane, or rather the Hilson FH.40 Bi-Mono slipwing variant.

The idea was that the disposable upper wing would shorten takeoffs, then be jettisoned once airborne. The low powered prototypes proved that it could be done, but further testing showed that just because it could be done, doesn't meant it should be done!

That said, the Hurricane was originally referred to as the Fury Monoplane.
Did Sydney Camm design anything ugly?

Aeronut · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:23 am

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Did Sydney Camm design anything ugly?

Yes, the Henley.

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:48 am

seagull61785 wrote:

Morning Gents,

Here are some photos from the Hawker factory. Credits for the pics must go to Hawker Aviation, who gave me these prints for free when I was a lad of about 12 (53 years ago). I used to write to all of the aircraft companies and scrounge any photos to make my modelling efforts more detailed. They always obliged and sent me loads for free. Now these 'archives' I'm gradually scanning and sharing - hope you enjoy.

Yugoslav Fury
Revised single-seat fighter for Yugoslavia, powered by 745 hp Kestrel XVI piston engine, and fitted with low drag radiator and cantilever undercarriage with internally sprung wheels. Provision for an additional two machine guns under wing. Ten made by Hawker delivered 1936-37,with a further 40 licence built in Yugoslavia

I haven't named them as I'm sure there are plenty of experts on here who will supply the ID's.

Cheers

Barry

Great pics. thanks for posting
The 3 pics I have kept above are all taken at the Brooklands race track (you can see the banked track in the background) , the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed in 1907. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation and continued building aircraft here after WWII, including Concorde.

P.S. These are Fury's, first one RAF, 2nd Portugal (?), 3rd Yugoslavia

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:16 am

seagull61785 wrote:

Persian Fury
Single-seat fighter for Persia (now Iran). 16 aircraft powered by a Pratt & Whitney Hornet S2B1g radial piston engine, driving a three-bladed propeller, ordered in January 1933. A further six aircraft powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Bristol Mercury VI SP radial piston engine, fitted with a two-bladed propeller, ordered in May 1934, with several Hornet powered Furys re-engined.

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