rigor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Good what Dave said. But then people will pick it apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Not about the kit exactly but if you were a young pilot officer in 1940 and they gave you the choice of a Hurricane or a Spitfire I know which one my posterior would be in. (not the Hurricane). Having said that I have 8 Spifires built (Mks 1 to XIV) and one PCM Hurricane so I will definitely be adding the Revell kit to the stash and the Kotare Spit as well. There I said it. TRF Rick Griewski, Gerhard and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 7:05 PM, AlanG said: I know where there is one for sale (from a former? member on here). But a hefty price tag to go with it Thanks, I found one on flea bay, but I am not prepared to pay the USD 265 for it. Excl shipping and taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Chek said: If Radu is involved ... He should be around here somewhere ... ask him ... Chek and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 If Radu’s involved, I’d buy 3 Rick Griewski, Out2gtcha, mozart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 15 hours ago, fastterry said: Not about the kit exactly but if you were a young pilot officer in 1940 and they gave you the choice of a Hurricane or a Spitfire I know which one my posterior would be in. (not the Hurricane). True. But if they considered just how much more punishment the hurricane could take compared to the spitfire, which would more than likely get them back home, then they might reconsider. But there again probably not. young blokes just want to be in the best looking thing without using their braincells to really think about things. npb748r and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 16 hours ago, fastterry said: Not about the kit exactly but if you were a young pilot officer in 1940 and they gave you the choice of a Hurricane or a Spitfire I know which one my posterior would be in. (not the Hurricane). Having said that I have 8 Spifires built (Mks 1 to XIV) and one PCM Hurricane so I will definitely be adding the Revell kit to the stash and the Kotare Spit as well. There I said it. TRF The Hurricane could outturn a Me109 and after a few circles on the merry go round you'd be on the others tail and your opponent would be in real trouble. The Hurricane was a much better stable gun platform with the thicker wing and would always stay on it's course as you shot. The Hurricane also was quicker to repair in the field too, a bit of canvas doped over the bullet holes in the fuselage area and you were off to the races again. Finally, the airframe was a LOT stronger and you could twist and turn at very high G relative to the Spitfire without pulling it's wings off. If you pulled too hard on the Spitty the wing would break at bay 14 if you wasn't careful enough. The two BOB vets I spoke too years ago just loved their Hurri's and both said the aircraft never got the recognition it truly deserved which they regretted. MikeC, Paul in Napier, Uncarina and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 20 hours ago, quang said: Call me nuts but I’m more excited by Revell’s new Hurricane than by Kotare’s Spitfire. I'll eventually want one of each, but will probably grab the Hurricane first (assuming they're both available at the same time). I'm going to presume the Hurricane will be a fair bit cheaper, and that appeals to me a lot, as well as the fact that I'm looking forward to tackling the VVS scheme that I've pretty much settled on. Alain Gadbois and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 15 hours ago, Royboy said: The Hurricane could outturn a Me109 Yep , the Hurricane was a turn and burner while the Spitfire was a boom and zoomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I think this might turn into a bun fight very quickly. According to my figures the Hurricane had the best turn radius closely followed by the Spitfire so turning also got more than one Spitfire pilot out of trouble. Regarding the Hurricane being able to take more punishment suggests that maybe they were easier to hit, bit like P-40E's when up against A6M2's. Anyway Adolf Galland reckoned that Hurricanes were easy prey, so there. TRF Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 all of the comments go to show, I think, that the assumption that the spit was much loved beyond the hurricane isn't completely true. Maybe the general public of the UK view know the spit more because media always focuses it, but for us aircraft geeks I guess if it flies we love it regardless !! fastterry and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) 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! It was a toss up between a Spitfire or Hurricane but the poor relation full of character that got the vote, plus it’s a delightful little airfield on the right side of London that it flies from. Edited January 8, 2022 by mozart TAG, Alain Gadbois, AlanG and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 44 minutes 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! It was a toss up between a Spitfire or Hurricane but the poor relation full of character that got the vote, plus it’s a delightful little airfield on the right side of London that it flies from. From Tiger Moth to Hurricane! If all goes well they’ll have you intercept some hostile German bomber heading for England!:) Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Alain Gadbois said: From Tiger Moth to Hurricane! If all goes well they’ll have you intercept some hostile German bomber heading for England!:) Alain Ah, but there has been a Harvard in between Alain! MikeC, npb748r, Alain Gadbois and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour 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! It was a toss up between a Spitfire or Hurricane but the poor relation full of character that got the vote, plus it’s a delightful little airfield on the right side of London that it flies from. Oh yeah! … and a wall-of-sound shattering flight on the back seat of an EE Lightning for your 80th? Edited January 8, 2022 by quang syntax Rick Griewski, mozart and npb748r 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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