03.06.2009, 05:55
RealDarko Wrote:The real Hawker Hurricane biplane is the Hawker Fury
AAAARGH! That couldn't be more wrong. The Hawker Fury was an entirely seperate design and one that followed 1930's methodologies. The Hurricane was a more advanced concept, a transitional design that retained some earlier techniques such as a fabric fuselage with internal metal frame and wooden formers, combining that with a modern metal monoque wing with retractable undercarriage and such.
The only connection between the two designs is that they were designed by teams headed by Sidney Camm, thus there is bound to be a visual similarity (such as modern Jaguars and Aston MArtins - different cars but designed by the same man, so essentially similar in appearance)