mozart Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, quang said: Oh yeah! … and a flight on the back seat of an EE Lightning for your 80th? Now there's a thought.....South Africa here I come!! quang, Gerhard, npb748r and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, mozart said: Ah, but there has been a Harvard in between Alain! I understand, but it would have resulted in a needlessly complex sentence to include the whole syllabus! By the way, any pic of the Hurricane in question? Alain Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Really jealous Max, I watched a programme on the building of a two seater Hurricane (Warbird Workshop) and it was fascinating as well as a change from two seater Spitfires, as they said it was the only one it must be the one you are going up in BE505 ? Cheers Dennis KiwiZac and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 59 minutes ago, dennismcc said: Really jealous Max, I watched a programme on the building of a two seater Hurricane (Warbird Workshop) and it was fascinating as well as a change from two seater Spitfires, as they said it was the only one it must be the one you are going up in BE505 ? Cheers Dennis Indeed Dennis: AlanG, LSP_K2, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 12 hours ago, mozart said: I’ve just booked a flight in a Hurricane for my 75th birthday in May 2023, just got to make sure I keep going that long now! I fully expect you to convert your new-tool Revell Hurricane to represent BE505 to commemorate your flight! quang, Alain Gadbois, geedubelyer and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Max, you don’t have to worry about your time schedule for the years to come. LSP members will establish it for you! Rick Griewski, KiwiZac and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcleon Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 No Frightenings left flying unfortunately in South Africa, the airframes here are in a sorry state. Don't think there are tyres left anyway.... Regards, Marc. KiwiZac and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Marcleon said: No Frightenings left flying unfortunately in South Africa, the airframes here are in a sorry state. Don't think there are tyres left anyway.... Regards, Marc. Oh dear, that’s so sad Marc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 In the discussions about Hurricane vs Spitfire one other factor that has to be considered is "manufacturing." The Hurricane was very complex, with a mix of metal, wood and fabric, all of which required specialised tools, skills and labour, which in turn made it more expensive than the all-metal Spitfire. The parts count for the tubular fuselage structure of the Hurricane far exceeded the parts count for the Spitfire fuselage, not to mention that the Hurricane fuselage was part metalwork and part cabinet-making. For that reason, the Spitfire was easier and cheaper to produce. The all-metal successor of the Hurricane was the (failed) Tornado, which eventually led to the Typhoon and then the Tempest. Yet, the Typhoon and the Tempest continued to be very complex designs with their very intricate tubular internal frame (a leftover of WW1 and inter-war aicraft design) compared to the much simpler and streamlined Spitfire. That simplicity of the Spitfire was what made it so versatile and long-lasting. Having said all that, I still love the Hurricane more than the Spitfire. Radu Beaconroot, quang, 109 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) It’s precisely for the same reasons that I like the Hurricane so much when I built the 1/32 Fly model. From a modeller’s point of vue, the Hurricane has a lot to offer: different camouflages, theaters of operation, nationalities,… while the Spitfire MK.I is a one-trick pony. Of course YMMV Quang Edited January 9, 2022 by quang Syntax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Radub said: The all-metal successor of the Hurricane was the (failed) Tornado, which eventually led to the Typhoon and then the Tempest. Yet, the Typhoon and the Tempest continued to be very complex designs with their very intricate tubular internal frame (a leftover of WW1 and inter-war aicraft design) compared to the much simpler and streamlined Spitfire. That simplicity of the Spitfire was what made it so versatile and long-lasting. Having said all that, I still love the Hurricane more than the Spitfire. Radu Just to be correct, the Tornado was one of two parallel Hurricane replacements that Hawker was developing, specifically the 'R' design for the RR Vulture. The 'N' design that was developed alongside it for the Napier Sabre became the Typhoon. The Typhoon only flew 4 months after the Tornado due to development issues with the Sabre engine, something which would plague the Typhoon program. Note these aircraft were much earlier than most folks realize, with design work starting in 1937 and the Tornado first flying in Oct 1939, followed by the Typhoon in Feb 1940. Both designs were largely settled by the time the challenges with Hawker-style construction became evident. One wonders what would have happened if RR had not killed the Vulture program after the Manchester fiasco, effectively killing the Tornado, as the Vulture had been trouble-free in the Tornado unlike the Sabre in the Typhoon. The Tornado was never a failed design, in fact it was quite trouble-free in development unlike the Typhoon. Edited January 9, 2022 by Adam Maas MikeC, MikeMaben and coogrfan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 21 hours ago, Radub said: In the discussions about (the new Revell) Hurricane I still love the Hurricane . So are you involved ? Inquiring minds want to know. If it's a secret, we won't tell ... mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, MikeMaben said: So are you involved ? Inquiring minds want to know. If it's a secret, we won't tell ... Yes, it is a secret, so don't tell anyone. Radu Scotsman, mozart, D.B. Andrus and 10 others 5 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, Radub said: Yes, it is a secret, so don't tell anyone. Radu Ach so. I’ll buy 4! Iain, mozart and TAG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Yes, I'm in for at least one (and one each of any subsequent editions). Tony John Stambaugh and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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