Name those wheels mk2

Definately Demon wheels. Very nice but sadly no good for a flyer! :O(

Anyone help on this one!! Wheel diameter 9″.

Wheels

Hi 19 inch diameter have removed brake plate to check condition.

cheers dave

what is the diameter , 15 or 19? Are the wheels cast in one piece or do they have a seperate rim? Aussie demons had quite a few upgrades and mods so they could have been fitted with 15s and/or 19s?

wheel id

Hi no Hinds in Australia only Demons.

cheers dave

Part numbers found on wheel , H183 IR

On brake assembly 346 BO Palmer Patent

I have looked at internal condition spokes etc look very good could not see any corrosion in them.

cheers dave

They look like 15 inch hawker biplane wheels i.e. Hind not Demon which are 19 inch. They are magnesium alloy so chances are the main castings are shot. The nuts and bolts are stainless so they might be useable but that will probably be about it, which is why Skysport had to make a set. The 15 inch wheels are quite simple compared to the 19’s. The 19’s have a cast centre hub with cast spokes with an extruded outer rim. Even the spiner is a pain as they are heat treated and spun, which means you have to keep travelling from heat treatment plant to spinning facility until they are finished! If they are up for grabs let me know as some of the components might be useful for my Hind.

Vintage wheels

According to the article in December’s Aeroplane mag’ about the Skysport restoration of a Hawker Demon, they had to have wheels made ‘cos they couldn’t find any decent originals.

You might have that Moore fella banging on yer door in the morning asking if he can buy them.

Anon.

I have some similair to those, in my dads workshop.

Dave