Sea Fury Alternative powerplant

I have seen another BW photo of this Fury with the Sabre VII. The aircraft is painted overall silver with a Blue or Red spinner, and cheatline running from the spinner along the fuselage, just like the silver/red spitfire scheme that used to adorn Historic Flying’s lowback MkXVI.

I think that it may have appeared at an early post war Farnborough display.

I don’t know, I think the early Griffon nose with the Fury tail makes for the prettiest of the breed. Then again, if you want pretty, look at a Spitfire. If you want sheer, burly, knock-your-head-off-soon-as-look-at-you aggression, you go for a Tempest.

The Griffon-nosed Fury has something of the Supermarine Spiteful about it to my eye.

Hawker fury LA610 with Sabre VII

The prettiest version courtest of:

www.vflintham.demon.co.uk/. ../typhtem/fury.htm

That’s a bit better – but you still can’t beat the snub-nosed look!

There were other versions that were less… well, ugly.

http://www.hawkertempest.se/markiii.htm

Thanks very much for posting. I tend to agree with your thoughts, more than a touch of the hybrid about it!

LA610, fitted with a Griffon 85, driving a contra-prop.

Piccy from www.vflintham.demon.co.uk

Yeeesh! Not so keen on it, to be honest! 😀

As a (unfortunately badly educated) Sea Fury admirer I was wondering if anyone has a photo of the Griffin Powered version they could post? I have seen the various configurations of tempest/tornado but must confess to not seeing this one.

Might be easier to get a Griffon-powered Sea Fury replica into the air than a Sabre powered Tempest or Typhoon, and in that sense might be worth doing. The Griffon powered Fury is significant as (is often quoted, anyway) the fastest Hawker piston engined aircraft.

If you had a lot of time, a spare workshop and a few million quid burning a hole in the Caymen Islands it might be worth doing, but I can think of some worthier projects.

It always interests me in the context of the pace of development of aircraft in this period that the Griffon powered Fury prototypes were considered a ‘lightweight’ development of the Tempest. All things being relative of course, but you are still talking half as much again as the loaded weight of a Blackburn Skua which was considered a massive and overweight aircraft in its day (although the aircraft itself might have protested ‘I’m not overweight, just underpowered!’)

While possible i would find it a little pointless to do this to any Sea Fury Airframe, It would make a intresting Replica project though, For someone with a lot of time money and effort to spare.
Really wish there were a few more “Furies” unmodified flying on the Scene pity they are so good for Racing in a way, But in another the reason we have some flying is due to Racing.

As Melv said, anything is possible just take money 😀

Melvyn,

If you made that red UFO flyable, I trust that you can make anything.

Yes

just keep sending me money until I tell you how

Airframes and money

That’s all you need!