Hawker Furore - for a Merlinless Britain

[zenrat]

Me too.  It has that cartoonish element which I like but which can be hard to get without overdoing it.

[NARSES2]

Lovely 

From some angles she has the look of a Miles M.20 emergency fighter with retractable undercarriage

[Bungle]

Not sure if the Mods will allow this but I wasn't happy with my Hawker Furore. It looked to short so I sought inspiration listening to Radio 6Music one afternoon I heard Mark Radcliffe say.... "You know what you wanna do with that, right? You wanna put a bangin' donk on it."

So here it is the Hawker Furore II with a bangin' donk on it.








By the way if anyone knows what a  bangin' donk please explain it a to poor southern lad.

No real build thread with this off with the original prop and glue in place the engine off of a Westland Wallace and the Fury prop glued in place.

[Rick Lowe]

Y'know, that looks so... right.

Bridges the gap between the exposed-engine biplane and the pre/early war fighter look. 

[Steel Penguin]

does look rather brutal, in the very best way   so a big  here

[Gondor]

Perhaps this will help http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=put+a+donk+on+it

Google is your friend 

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Not sure if the Mods will allow this but I wasn't happy with my Hawker Furore.

Why wouldn't the mods allow it? The 18 month time spread maybe? Just modify your backstory to suit....

We'll consult on the matter and get back to you.

[PR19_Kit]

The Moderators have moderated and we see no problem with your different Furore version. 

[zenrat]

"Donk" is also Australian for engine so you did the right thing.

Can I suggest your new story involve some reason for having 2 engines of different types?
Maybe the superior low level performance of the air cooled radial is complemented by the liquid cooled inliners greater ceiling?
Or something.

[buzzbomb]

Liking it

[Bungle]

Just modify your backstory to suit....

Hawker Furore reprise ....

Prime Ministers questions House of Lords 2nd March 1938 2.13pm Winds south moderate to fresh  perhaps locally strong, veering northwest late afternoon increasing fresh  to strong , further veering north to northeast after midnight and decreasing light  moderate. Mostly cloudy with occasional rain mainly in the afternoon, clearing early evening to fair periods.

Lord Battenburg of Castle Bromwich stands before the House.

"Prime Minister, Gentlemen of the House it is now 4 months since the army brought the Cake riots to a conclusion. This, gentlemen, marked the end of a sordid time for British workers and for the government..."

Cries of 'Shame', 'Hear, hear' and a rumbling of rhubarb from the back benches.

Lord Battenburg squared himself and straighten his back. He was unwell, looking alternatively pink and yellow and a little cross. However he was determined to continue..

'Prime Minister my constituency has seen the worst of it. People have not eaten for weeks, they have no work, there is no industry and these, Mr Chamberlain, are desperate times.  The winds of war are blowing and I fear we are under prepared should Her Hitler turn his eyes towards our fair lands'

Uproar in the House, paper thrown in the air, cries and shouts from the Members some even stirring awake.

Shouting above the hubbub Battenburg struggled to make himself heard...

'Prime Minister, Prime Minister' he cried

'Order, order ' yelled the Speaker ' Order.. Lord Battenburg has the floor'

'Prime Minister! It is my understanding that because of the riots and the closure of the Rolls Royce factory the only new aircraft produced for the Royal Air Force has been the Hawker Furore. The Hawker Furore I understand is not what the Royal Airforce wanted, I quote from Air Marshall Sir Arthur Brownies that the Furore couldn't fight it's way out of a frigging wet paper bag ! What say you Prime Minister, hey what say you'

He pointed his paper speech at the seated Chamberlain as again the House went into uproar. Neville Chamberlain looked down at his notes where he had just written 'Must plan a trip to Berlin to get some duty-frees and get the recipe for Stollen while there'. He shuffled his papers and with great dignity rose from his seat.

The House grew quite. Battenburg slumped back on his bench pulling forth a large doily in place of a hankerchief to mop his brow.

'Mr Speaker, Gentlemen of the House, my dear Lord Battenburg. When the House met last Wednesday, we were all under the shadow of a great and imminent menace. War, in a form more stark and terrible than ever before, seemed to be staring us in the face. Before I sat down, a message had come which gave new hope that we could defend this fair isle. That message came from Sir Reginald Bakewell-Tarte, Minister of War direct from the Air Ministry. In the message Sir Reginald confirmed that the Joint Chiefs for the Royal Air Force had seen a new aircraft, a re-engined Hawker Furore and were totally satisfied that this new aircraft could defend our skies.'

'rhubarb, rhubarb...'

'Order ! Order.... Let Mr Chamberlain speak'

Turning to Mr Lennon Drizell, the Speaker, Nev continued

'Mr Speaker, I must apologies to the House' he bowed his head, Drizell gave a nod, Chamberlain put it in his pocket for later. 'I apologise for I have had this news for a week but I sought confirmation that this new aircraft could be the machine that we need should the fascists turn towards these shores. I can tell the House that yesterday we, the government, ordered 400 of this new fighter, 150 to be built in Castle Bromwich alone. This new aircraft is 125 miles per hour faster than the original Furore, it climbs faster and in the words of Harry Muffin, Hawkers chief test pilot it is a "Super Wheeze"'

mutterings of agreement and dismay came from all

' I delayed the announcement until today as I requested confirmation from Bakewell-Tarte, I have here a telegram' He held up a GPO message ' My question to him was how did they achieve this remarkable turn around? Gentleman here I have his reply'

"Mr Prime Minister, You know what they did with that, right? They put a bangin' donk on it."

[PR19_Kit]

I've always been of the belief that a backstory is an evolving medium. It can be extended, shortened, expanded and changed almost ad infinitum, and Bungle's job here shows that perfectly. 

[rickshaw]

Most excellent, most excellent, I must say.   

[Rick Lowe]

Hear, Hear!
I say, sir, well spoken!

(Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb & Custard...)

[NARSES2]

Marvellous 

However one small constitutional point. What was a Peer, "Lord Battenberg" doing speaking in the House of Commons ?