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Re: Sea Fury with Griffon

Posted by ErikH on Tue Jul 30, 2002 06:56:05 AM

In reply top Re: Sea Fury with Griffon posted by Cees on Tue Jul 30, 2002 06:10:05 AM

: Hi Erik,
:
: Yes, but it would be the reverse of what Hawker did during
: the war when fitting the Tempest V aiframe with a Centaur
: us thus creating the Mk II.
:
: The sea Fury had serveral prototypes fitted with various e
: ngines including the Griffon and the Sabre.
:
: Would the standard Sea Fury airframe be sufficiently stres
: sed to take a Griffon?
:
: Cees

Hi!

I see your point, and it would make an interesting
modification, but still, isn't the Napier Sabre engine a
bigger lump of engine than the relativly slender Griffon?

As a side note:
I'm a big fan of the Tempest V and would love to see
Kermit Weeks example fly if he dares to do so....

Erik

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