How true is it that the Fury led so directly to the Hurricane that the latter is basically a monoplane Fury with retractable gear and an enclosed cockpit? (And, obviously, the Merlin in place of the Kestrel.) Is this a wild exaggeration? Close to the truth? A common oversimplification?
Oh, and please don’t tell me this has all been discussed ad infinitum…
By: pagen01 - 15th August 2012 at 13:04
I’ve always taken the ‘Fury monoplane’ as a bit of a generalisation of the fact that construction of the fuselage is similar, ie metal frame work with fabric covered main, and metal clading around the cockpit and inline engine areas.
This resulted in a generic family appearance between the two types.
The wings of course are very different.
By: paul178 - 15th August 2012 at 10:36
Well there is always this
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August 14, 2012 at 11:43 pm