Hurricane BE505 to be converted into a two seater!

There’s a nice article in the latest Aeroplane explaining in detail this conversion, including the various problems that needed to be overcome, and the reasons for using this particular airframe.

Well worth reading If you are interested, and perhaps curious, about the project!

Cheers

Paul

There will be far fewer people able to say they had flown in it,Spitfires are getting common 🙂 LOL.

Probably the only two seater warbird I would ever consider spending a small fortune on having a flight in !

Yep, me too…………and hopefully fully intend to do so as well.

Probably the only two seater warbird I would ever consider spending a small fortune on having a flight in !

Got to admit, I’m starting to like it.

Must admit ,I like the look of it.

Slightly odd but not as odd as the Spitfire Tr9 with the bulbous rear canopy. Fortunately I can’t see that bit on the local one when it comes over the house heading back to Goodwood.

Definatly a strange sight.

It’s not a looker is it

There are some progress photos on the Platinum Fighter Sales site: https://www.platinumfighters.com/hurricaneghhii And a price…

Have they used up all the new stock that was made?

Thank you Tony, I remember the big issues with the front spars you tend to forget the rears were polygons also.
TA

They would have Oxcart!
TA, Cranfield did a design for an alternative tailplane spar. It was back in the 80s. I remember it being discussed at Duxford at a meeting to discuss common Hurricane issues that restorers had and how to overcome them. These included main spar polygons, missing Hurricane detailing, tailplane spar and fishplates. Might have been 1985. I think Autocraft used the design on their Hurri.

Why didn’t they check the Sea Hurricane’s C of G before they flew it?

And that is Tony?

The Sea Hurri might use the Cranfield tail plane spar design.

Thanks for your info Graham. Out of interest, was there a specific instruction about using only metal props on SeaHurri I’s or was it more on a common sense basis?

I might have to start saving up…….

2 seat Hurricane ? – how about a Hawker Henley then ? and a Thruxton Jackeroo inspired Hurricane ? that’ll be the Hillson P40 slipwing……
I’ll get me coat and exit stage right…..

Ant.H said “As I understand it, the Shuttleworth Hurri had a badly corroded tailplane spar which was replaced during restoration with a kind of steel beam, which along with the tail-hook and lighter wooden propeller caused the tail-heaviness.”

That may well be true, but nonetheless aft cg position was a known problem with the Hurricane Mk.I, and the Sea Hurricane Mk.Ib (i.e. with arrester hook) was limited to using the DH metal propeller because of that. The forced movement of the Merlin XX four inches forward on the Mk.II cured the problem.