Schneider Aero-Grand Prix Seaplane Racer

deathjester · October 15, 2012, 01:56:41 PM

What If? After WW2, instead of taking up with Motor Racing, the Schneider Cup was re-invented as a globe travelling racing series, open to national teams, works teams, and private teams / individuals?

Here I present the Hawker SeaWind, Williams Aero-Racing 1968 contenderfor the championship, powered by the awesome triple row, 27 cylinder Napier Excelsior Turbo-Compound Thermojet engine....

Gondor · October 15, 2012, 03:07:27 PM

Me thinks there's a Hurricane in there somewhere

Like it a lot

Gondor

Glenn · October 15, 2012, 07:17:24 PM

Hurricane or Ki-61?
Glenn

PS Way to go!!!

NARSES2 · October 16, 2012, 01:16:42 AM

Well my first instinct was Ki-61 then I thought "Hurricane"....now I'm just confused

Delightfull build though Mr Jester whatever it is

rickshaw · October 16, 2012, 03:54:34 AM

Hurricane fuselage definitely. Different nose and cockpit obviously. Floats are from?

JayBee · October 16, 2012, 05:46:57 AM

I reckon the cockpit , or at least the canopy, is from a P-40.

Captain Canada · October 16, 2012, 05:24:48 PM

And the award for longest engine name ever goes to........

What a beauty ! Neat idea too.

deathjester · October 17, 2012, 09:55:30 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on October 16, 2012, 05:24:48 PM
And the award for longest engine name ever goes to........

What a beauty ! Neat idea too.

One does ones best...

Joe C-P · October 22, 2012, 06:21:40 PM

Lov-er-ly.

deathjester · October 25, 2012, 11:57:17 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on October 16, 2012, 03:54:34 AM
Hurricane fuselage definitely. Different nose and cockpit obviously. Floats are from?

Strangely enough, from a Norseman!

Pablo1965 · October 25, 2012, 02:40:47 PM

Nice, and very interesting resoult.

naturally, awesome scheme.

Cheers

Pablo

buzzbomb · October 25, 2012, 05:23:02 PM

Looks pretty wicked. Works for me