Radial Engined Hurricane

TomZ · December 15, 2019, 12:21:27 PM

Radial Engined Hurricane

In 1940 there was a sense that within the Air Ministry that the modern RAF aircraft like the Hurricane, Spitfire and Lancaster were too dependent on the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Any disruption in Merlin production would put a lot of aircraft manufacturers in trouble.

So manufacturers were asked to develop variant of their aircraft with different engines. Hawker came up with a radial engined Hurricane, powered by the Bristol Hercules engine delivering 1350hp.

The lower weight of the engine compensated for the less streamlined form of the aircraft. In May 1940 full scale production was ordered as the Hurricane Mk VII. The first unit equipped with the radial Hurricane was 320 squadron which flew with Dutch pilots.

TomZ

Captain Canada · December 15, 2019, 01:02:21 PM

Looks good, but so wrong lol. I'd have to feel it in person and fly it around the room lol

The Rat · December 15, 2019, 01:26:24 PM

Not the first radial engined Hurricane I've seen done, but it's a damned good one. But weird to look at when you contrast it with the Merlin version.

The Wooksta! · December 15, 2019, 04:56:46 PM

Contrast it with my Dagger engined version (which did get finished and it's not far from me now - I *REALLY* need to take some photos of it!)

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=30648.0

Nice, apart from the lack of Sky band and yellow ID strips on the leading edges of the wings. Czech Omega kit?

Dizzyfugu · December 16, 2019, 12:03:00 AM

Nice, very good rhinoplasty. Grafting a radial onto the slender 'Came fuselage is not an easy task.

Hobbes · December 16, 2019, 12:29:11 AM

That looks like it belongs there. Did you find a front fuselage you could splice into the Hurricane, or is it all putty?

KiwiZac · December 16, 2019, 02:42:10 AM

Beautiful job Tom, that looks so "right"!

NARSES2 · December 16, 2019, 06:16:49 AM

That's a nice job Tom. I'm thinking Fleet Air Arm as a user,of a Sea Hurricane version especially on Escort Carriers ?

Martin H did a radial engined version in USAAC markings I seem to remember Ratty ?

Mossie · December 16, 2019, 07:15:03 AM

I do think a radial sits well on a Hurri, great job!

The Wooksta! · December 16, 2019, 10:06:41 AM

Quote from: KiwiZac on December 16, 2019, 02:42:10 AM
Beautiful job Tom, that looks so "right"!

It's a kit - Czech Omega did a lot of the oddball Hurricanes and I have at least 3 (two seater Persia, Griffon and Hercules)

TomZ · December 16, 2019, 11:03:37 AM

Quote from: Hobbes on December 16, 2019, 12:29:11 AM
That looks like it belongs there. Did you find a front fuselage you could splice into the Hurricane, or is it all putty?

Ehhhh, I cheated. It's the Omega resin kit

TomZ

chrisonord · December 18, 2019, 03:04:21 AM

That looks bob on that does Tom

Chris

Martin H · December 18, 2019, 04:29:51 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on December 16, 2019, 06:16:49 AM
That's a nice job Tom. I'm thinking Fleet Air Arm as a user,of a Sea Hurricane version especially on Escort Carriers ?

Martin H did a radial engined version in USAAC markings I seem to remember Ratty ?

I did, with a dirty great engine from a curtiss hawk conversion that Airwaves did many moons ago. I must say, Toms Hurricane looks much better.

DogfighterZen · December 18, 2019, 07:14:48 AM

Excellent! I like this, looks better than the original!!

Tophe · December 18, 2019, 11:35:23 AM

Quote from: TomZ on December 16, 2019, 11:03:37 AM
It's the Omega resin kit

Before reading this sentence, I was ready to conclude you are the very best modeller in the World

, increasing the fuselage perfectly to match harmoniously the larger engine, but... if this is commercially proposed, I should mainly congratulate the provider. But what you made for this subject is is wonderful anyway.