2008年1月7日 · The tale of Hawker Hurricane Mk I, P2902, DX-R, or "R for Robert". Now residing in southern England and undergoing restoration to full flying status, it is hard to imagine a more fitting tribute to the late Squadron Leader Kenneth McGlashan AFC.

2020年7月30日 · Hurricane ground-1 Here is a similar image of a Hawker Demon and you can see the commonality of the fuselage construction between the two aircraft. The same metal tube structural element with wooden frames to give the fabric covered rear fuselage shape.

2022年2月10日 · Recently snapped a second hand Hasegawa 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC 'Night Hurricane' I think that the kit number is JT164.... Looking at suitable projects in my Hurricane bible, so, anyhoo, I was wondering, how were these night fighters, night intruders camouflaged, we're they always all...

2010年8月2日 · Being that the basic structure of the airplane is metal tubing, wood and fabric, I was wondering how easy it would be to build a 1:1 flying replica of the Hurricane. IIRC, the wing box and other components of the structure are special alloy, and would be expensive to have remanufactured, but...

2009年12月16日 · The evidence on Canadian built Mark XIIs favours the aluminum dope painted part mentioned above. s/n 5389, on which I am a member of the restoration team, had no zinc chromate. The pit and wheel wells were all silver.

2011年11月4日 · The primary motivation behind this blog is my own personal interest towards old aircraft and photography which I am studying at the moment. I was granted a great opportunity by the Aviation Museum of Central Finland to photograph the restoration project of former Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane Mk. I HC-452 fighter aircraft.

2010年5月30日 · The Hurricane seems more complicated with the cloth covered parts as compared to the all-metal fuselage of the Spitfire. The cost of the engines could not be a factor nor could initial armament (8 .303 Brownings) but yet it appears that Hurricane were more plentiful in the early years because the cost of the Spit was a factor.

2024年9月17日 · Supermarine Spitfire and other warbird restorations undertaken by Historic Flying Ltd. HFL is now a part of the Aircraft Restoration Company specialising in the meticulous rebuilding, fabrication and restoration of Spitfires and other rare vintage aircraft right up to airworthy condition)

2011年5月30日 · The Hawker Hurricane is one of several iconic fighters of World War II and a relative rarity on the airshow circuit. In this week's video, well-known Canadian warbird expert Dave Hadfield takes us through the initial test flight of a recently restored Mark 12 Hurricane. The aircraft was built in Canada in 1942 and saw duty in the training command.

2006年6月3日 · Hawker Hurricane IIB 'Trop' Z5252 Discovery recovery The loss of the Hurricane was discovered in 2001 when a research group of the 'Federation of Aviarestoration' found a wartime report whilst going through the Naval archives. The report indicated that a Soviet pilot had undertaken an emergency landing on a small frozen lake to the west of ...