Hawker Fury
Варианты:
Hawker - Fury - 1931 - Великобритания
Страна: Великобритания
Год: 1931


Одноместный истребитель
Описание:
Fury
Hawker Fury I и II
Flight, November 1932
British Aircraft
Flight, June 1934
NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL
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Fury

Цельнометаллический одноместный биплан с открытой кабиной и неубирающимся шасси. Спроектирован в КБ фирмы "Хаукер эйркрафт" под руководством С. Кэмма. Первый полет опытный образец "Фьюри" совершил 25 марта 1931 г. Выпускался серийно с апреля 1931 г. заводами фирм "Хаукер" и "Дженерал эйркрафт" в Англии, а также по лицензии в Югославии (заводы "Икарус" в Белграде и "Змай" в Земуне). Всего построено 300 экз. всех модификаций. Самолет состоял на вооружении в Великобритании - с мая 1931 г., в Югославии - с июня 1932 г., в Иране - с 1933 г., а также в ЮАС. Вооружение 2x7,69.
Основные серийные модификации:
   - "Фьюри" I с мотором "Кестрел" VS;
   - "Фьюри" II с мотором "Кестрел" VI и обтекателями на колесах;
   - экспортная для Ирана на базе "Фьюри" I, но с мотором "Меркьюри" VIS2 и увеличенным вертикальным оперением;
   - экспортная для Ирана с мотором "Хорнет" S2B-1G;
   - "Фьюри" IA - экспортная для Югославии на базе "Фьюри" I, но с обтекателями колес;
   - "Фьюри" II югославской постройки с мотором "Кестрел" XVI, свободнонесущими стойками шасси, увеличенным радиатором, дополнительным бензобаком.
Участвовал в боевых действиях в Испании в 1937 г. В Великобритании снят с вооружения в 1939 г., но южноафриканские части применяли "Фьюри" в Восточной Африке в 1940-1941 гг. против итальянцев. Югославские истребители принимали участие в отражении вторжения немцев в апреле 1941 г. и были практически полностью уничтожены. В Иране "Фьюри" состояли на вооружении до конца 1942 г.


"Фьюри" I||
Размах:||9,14 м
Длина:||8,13 м
Моторы, количество х мощность:||1x525 л.с.
Взлетная масса, максимальная:||1583 кг
Максимальная скорость:||333 км/ч
Практический потолок:||8535 м
Дальность:||490 км

Hawker Fury I и II

История создания истребителя-биплана Fury началась в 1927 году, когда Министерство авиации выпустило техническое задание F.20/27 на истребитель-перехватчик. Хотя представленный компанией "Hawker" прототип был оснащен звездообразным двигателем Bristol Jupiter мощностью 450 л. с. (336 кВт), как того требовало задание, фирме не удалось получить контракт на серийное производство. Тем не менее полученный при его создании опыт пригодился компании, когда дневной бомбардировщик Hart продемонстрировал, что истребительные силы Британии вооружены устаревшими самолетами. Понимание этого факта привело к ускоренной разработке (в инициативном порядке) прототипа нового истребителя, которому "Hawker" присвоила название Hornet. На этой машине Сидней Кэмм решил отказаться от использования звездообразного двигателя, в котором было так заинтересовано Министерство авиации, и установить рядный V-образный Rolls-Royce F.XIS (позднее названный Kestrel). Этот самолет и стал прототипом Fury, купленным Министерством авиации, которое присвоило ему новое обозначение в соответствии принятой тогда в ВВС номенклатурой.
   Красивый самолет с обтекаемыми обводами, Fury Mk I был первым истребителем британских ВВС, развивавшем в горизонтальном полете скорость 322 км/ч. Первым в мае 1931 года его получила 43-я(истребительная) эскадрилья.
   Это был одностоечный биплан с металлическим каркасом и полотняной обшивкой, за исключением носовой части, обшитой листами из легких сплавов, и шасси с хвостовым костылем. Машина оснащалась двигателем Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIS мощностью 525 л.с. (391 кВт). Как и Hart, истребитель Fury в целях испытаний или по требованиям зарубежных заказчиков мог оснащаться различными типами двигателей, включая Armstrong Siddeley Panther, Bristol Mercury, Hispano-Suiza 12NB и 12X, Lorraine Petrel, и Pratt & Whitney Hornet S2B1G. Были построены в общей сложности 160 Fury Mk I, за которыми последовали еще два самолета, снова созданных в инициативном порядке. Это были Intermediate Fury и High-Speed Fury, разрабатывавшиеся в соответствии с техническими требованиями F.7/30 и F. 14/32, соответственно. В результате Fury Mk I оснастили более мощным двигателем Kestrel VI и обтекателями на стойках шасси. Эти самолеты, под которые выпустили техническое задание 6/35, были запущены в серию под обозначением Fury Mk II, и первые из них поступили на вооружение 25-й (истребительной) эскадрильи в начале 1937 года. Хотя Fury Mk II демонстрировали на 10% большую максимальную скорость, за это пришлось заплатить снижением дальности полета, несмотря на увеличение запаса топлива.
   Оба варианта Fury оказались привлекательными для зарубежных заказчиков и строились для ВВС Испании, Норвегии, Персии, Португалии, Южной Африки и Югославии.
   Британские ВВС получили 98 Fury Mk II, которыми оснастили шесть эскадрилий. Fury несли службу в боевых подразделениях до замены их на Hurricane в 1939 году, и даже после начала Второй мировой войны некоторое количество Fury Mk II использовалось для обучения. Три эскадрильи южноафриканских ВВС в Западной Африке использовали эти самолеты на начальном этапе войны. Югославские Fury приняли участие в боевых действиях во время германского вторжения в апреле 1941 года.


ТАКТИКО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

   Hawker Fury Mk II

   Тип: одноместный истребитель
   Силовая установка: один V-образный рядный двигатель Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI мощностью 640 л. с. (477 кВт)
   Летные характеристики: максимальная скорость на высоте 5030 м - 359 км/ч; время набора высоты 3050 м - 3 мин 50 с; потолок 8990 м; дальность полета 435 км
   Масса: пустого 1240 кг; максимальная взлетная 1637 кг
   Размеры: размах крыла 9,14 м; длина 8,15 м; высота 3,10 м; площадь крыльев 23,41 м2
   Вооружение: два 7,7-мм пулемета Vickers Mk V в носовой части фюзеляжа

Flight, November 1932

British Aircraft

The H. G. Hawker Engineering Co., Ltd.
Kingston-on-Thames

   DURING the war period the name Sopwith became a household word. Sopwith machines in enormous numbers, and covering a great variety of types, were in use in many theatres of war. After the war the old Sopwith firm ceased to exist, and out of it grew the present H. G. Hawker Engineering Co., Ltd., which, under the joint managing directorship of Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith and F. Sigrist, has worthily upheld the splendid traditions of the old Sopwith Company.
   During the last two or three years Hawker machines have been adopted very extensively by the British Royal Air Force, while not inconsiderable numbers have been sold abroad. The present greatness of the firm may be said to have started with the "Fury," a single-seater interceptor fighter, which in turn was made possible by the introduction of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine. The combination was one which resulted in a quite exceptional performance.
   The interceptor fighter is, as its name implies, intended to intercept and fight approaching enemy aircraft, and for this purpose the greatest possible rate of climb is required in order to get to the raider's altitude in the shortest possible time. When that altitude has been reached, the interceptor fighter must have sufficient speed and manoeuvrability to be able to tackle the raider effectively. These qualities of climb and speed at height are achieved to a remarkable degree in the "Fury."
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   As there appears to exist a good deal of confusion concerning the various Hawker types, it may be of assistance if we outline briefly the purposes for which the various types are used.
   Beginning with the "Fury," this was, as already mentioned, the first modern Hawker aircraft, and in its standard form is the interceptor fighter. For use as a fleet fighter, operating from aircraft carriers, a slightly modified version known as the "Nimrod" is now produced, and various carriers are now in process of being re-equipped with this machine.
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Flight, June 1934

NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL

Hawker High-Speed "Fury"

   This machine is an interceptor lighter, designed to chase and intercept enemy raiders, a function which demands that the aircraft shall be able to attain its operational altitude in a very few minutes, and shall have the highest possible speed at that altitude in order to overtake the raider. The Hawker "High-speed Fury" is a development of the "Super Fury," which had a speed of about 250 m.p.h. It is not known what the speed of the new machine is, but with the "Goshawk" engine it should be a good deal higher. The machine is quite small, having a wing span of 30 ft, only. The engine is steam cooled.


Hawker Day and Night Fighter

   Built by the firm as a private venture, the Hawker Day and Night Fighter shows unmistakable Hawker "lines." It is a biplane of 34 ft. wing span, and has its leading edge condensers supplemented by a retractable radiator. As in the case of the other machines of this class, the engine fitted is the Rolls-Royce "Goshawk."
A fine photograph of Hawker Fury I K1926, the first production aircraft from an initial RAF batch of 21 aircraft delivered in April 1931.
THE HAWKER "FURY": A single-seater interceptor fighter with Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine.
Camm's masterpiece, the Hawker Fury I. The type remained in first-line service from 1931 until 1939.
Hawker Fury I K1926 was the first production aircraft. After a period with the A&AEE and the RAE, it flew with 1 Sqn; it was finally grounded as instructional airframe 928M.
25 марта 1931г.: первый полет в Брукленде, Суррей, под управлением флайт-лейтенанта П. У. С. Балмэна выполнил первый серийный истребитель Hawker Fury I (K1926). Он стал первым британским истребителем, превысившим в горизонтальном полете скорость 200 миль в час (322 км/ч). В мае 1931 года самолеты данного типа поступили на вооружение 43-й эскадрильи британских ВВС. На снимке - K1927, второй из трех предсерийных Fury I.
Two views of K1927, the second production Hawker Fury. This too first went to the A&AEE and then to the RAE, after which it joined 43 Sqn before ending up as 1068M in 1938.
Fury I was second of three prototypes, K1926-7-8. First prototype flew in July 1930 with a 525-h.p. Kestrel IB, did 202 m.p.h. at 10,800 ft. Second and subsequent Fury Is had the 550-h.p. Kestrel IIS.
A PAIR of Hawker Fury single-seater fighters of the Advanced Training Squadron, No. 3 Flying Training School, South Cerney, skating along on their sides in a “crazy formation” rehearsal for Empire Air Day.
After fading from sight since its acquisition by a Belgian Collector at Christie’s 1990 Duxford auction, Hawker Fury replica G-BKBB is back in one piece following an engine rebuild. It is seen here at Booker on November 28, 1991, having just had its Kestrel started by the Shuttleworth Collection’s Hucks Starter, borrowed especially for the occasion.
Hawker Fury replica G-BKBB/ K1930, being built at Lands End by Viv Bellamy, is nearing completion. Engine runs were imminent at time of press.
The Fury, K1930/G-BKBB, is a reproduction built by Viv Bellamy at Land’s End Airfield in Cornwall, and powered by an original Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine.
Верхние крылья и фюзеляжи истребителей Fury из 43-й эскадрильи украшены черно-белыми шашечками, являвшимися отличительным знаком этого подразделения. 43-я эскадрилья летала на Fury до 1939 года.
Rolls-Royce "Kestrel VI" engines will be fitted to future "Furies" for the R.A.F. Here a flight of No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron, one of the three "Fury" units now in service, is seen landing in formation.
A trio of 43 Sqn Furies taking off from Brooklands.
THE "STAR TURN": The Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel") was demonstrated in masterly fashion at Brooklands by Mr. Sayer, Hawker's Test Pilot.
INTERCEPTING EXTRAORDINARY: Our Photographer has caught the Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" engine) high above the clouds as Mr. Bulman swung it up and out in an Immelmann Turn after "attacking" a Hawker "Horseley" piloted by Mr. Sayer.
An unusual view of Hawker Fury I K1944, from the same initial batch. After service with 43 Sqn it became an instructional airframe in June 1936.
Истребители "Фьюри" 1 в полете, 1-я эскадрилья Королевских ВВС, июль 1933 г.
Classic Flight photograph of 1 Sqn Furies up from RAF Tangmere in July 1933.
Hawker Fury Is of 1 Squadron. Nearest the camera is K2043, delivered early in 1932 and relegated to an instructional airframe in November 1937. The other Furies are: K2040, which appears to have a replacement rudder; K5673, which has the squadron badge inside the standard spearhead surround on the fin (it crashed on landing at South Cerney on December 7, 1938 while with 3 FTS); and, furthest from the camera, K2881, which was delivered in December 1932.
ECHELON ON THE RIGHT, STEPPED UP: View of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron in one of the most difficult of all formations.
No. 1 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON: The squadron marking is two red lines, parallel on the upper planes, but converging on the fuselage.
Перевооружение первых трех эскадрилий с истребителей Siskin на Fury началось в мае 1931 года (эскадрилья № 43) и завершилось в феврале 1932 года (эскадрильи № 1 и №25). Эти машины 1-й эскадрильи показаны в цельносеребристой окраске (периода до 1934 года), с красно-бело-синими рулями направления.
THE CO.: Sqd. Ldr. C. B. S. Spackman, D.F.C., in his Hawker "Fury."
Hawker Fury I K2048, the squadron commander’s aircraft of No 1 Squadron, photographed in April 1933, up from RAF Tangmere.
HAWKER FURY: Fighter (Kestrel V engine - 640 h.p. at 14,000ft.); span, 30ft.; gross weight, 3,609 lb.; max. speed, 223 m.p.h. at 16,400ft.
Hawker Fury I K2051 flew with Nos 1, 43 and 25 Sqns before becoming an instructional airframe in November 1937. K2051 was part of the second batch of 48 RAF aircraft, delivered between January and March 1932.
Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" II.S).
The pilot of a 1917 SE5A would not have found a 1937 Hawker Fury a particularly intimidating prospect.
SQUADRON FORMATION: No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron flying their interceptor Hawker "Furies" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrels") above the clouds.
No.25 (Fighter) Squadron RAF Hawker Furies' fitted with Rolls-Royce 'Kestrel' Engines.
R.A.F.: The Hawker "Furies" of No. 25 Squadron lined up ready for their display.
Fury I (K2070) with 25 Squadron colours on the fuselage; No. 25's crest can be seen on the fin of the aircraft to the left
The elegant Hawker Fury was one of the large family of biplanes originated on Sydney Canon's drawing boards in the inter-war periods. Seven RAF squadrons flew Furies, including No 25, illustrated performing a "tied-together" display.
A HAWKER "FURY" with "Kestrel" IIS Engine. The world's Fighter Supreme.
Hawker Fury I K2876 was delivered to the RAF in December 1932. Part of a batch often aircraft, K2876 entered service with 3 FTS and then passed to 6 FTS. In January 1940 the Fury became 1719M and presumably became an instructional airframe. Total production of the Fury I for the RAF amounted to 117 aircraft, built between 1930 and 1935. The type was allocated to Nos 1, 25 and 43 Squadrons and remained in first-line service until 1939.
HULLO TRIPLETS: A Flight of No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron come in to land with their connecting cords still unbroken.
A flight of 25 Sqn Furies land tied together at the 1934 RAF Display at Hendon on June 30. Three flights of three landed in this way, and all but one of the rubber cables remained unbroken.
Ever impressive were the Hawker Furies of No. 1 Squadron; K2901 in the foreground
The Hawker Fury is single-seater, an intercepter. The Fury mount the 600 h.p. Rolls-Royce Kestrel.
Fury 1 K2902 of 1 Sqn was delivered in January 1933.
An interesting formation comprising l. to r., Fairey Battle K7572, the He 70G, and Hawker Fury K3586 near Hucknall in September 1937.
Another view of the four 1 Sqn Furies.
HAWKER FURY ROLLS-ROYCE KESTREL ENGINE
HAWKER AND HAWKS: A smart line-up of R.A.F. Hillman Hawk service cars seen at the Hendon Display.
AT THE SCHOOLBOYS' EXHIBITION: One of the attractions was a Sopwith "Camel," used in the Great War, compared with a modern Hawker "Fury."
FURIES IN CANADA: A line of aircraft which took part In the demonstration at Ottawa in July.
The photograph shows a line-up at Brooklands of Hawker "Furies" and (behind) "Harts."
ECHELON ON THE RIGHT, STEPPED UP: View of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron in one of the most difficult of all formations.
SEVEN YEARS AFTER: Flight makes no apology for publishing these outstanding pictures of a line-abreast formation by the Hawker Furies No. 43 (F.) Squadron. It was in 1931 that the squadron took delivery of its Furies, then the very last word in fighting aircraft, and still to-day exceedingly popular for aerobatics. Now, on the eve of re-equipment, the squadron shows once again the perfection of its flying with these beloved biplanes. Their new camouflage, with the white and yellow circles omitted, is of interest
Camouflaged 43 Sqn Furies up from RAF Tangmere in October 1938. From September 1938 all the squadron's Furies were painted thus, with squadron markings deleted for the duration of the Munich Crisis.
IN LINE ABREAST: No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron in another of their formations.
"SQUADRON LINE ABREAST": Perfect formation flying by No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron.
Hawker Furies of No 25 Fighter Squadron up from Hawkinge in November 1932.
ACCURACY: No. 25 F.S. in squadron formation with nights in line abreast.
No. 1 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON: In the left-hand picture the squadron is in Squadron Formation; in the lower right-hand picture it is in Squadron V, and in the top right one of the flights is shown doing a "flight roll."
SQUADRON "V": No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron can fly their "Furies" in any formation.
NO. 25 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON (HAWKER "FURIES" AND ROLLS-ROYCE "KESTRELS"): "Flights Line Abreast" above Hawkinge.
FLIGHTS LINE ABREAST: The clean lines of the Hawker "Furies" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrels") of No. I (Fighter) Squadron from Tangmere show up well in this effective formation.
Three flights of 43 Sqn Furies up from RAF Tangmere in June 1932.
Camouflaged 43 Sqn Furies up from RAF Tangmere in October 1938. From September 1938 all the squadron's Furies were painted thus, with squadron markings deleted for the duration of the Munich Crisis.
"1": No.1 (Fighter) Squadron do a little figure-writing, being naturally proud of their number.
HAWKER "FURY" ROLLS-ROYCE "KESTREL" ENGINE
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS: Hawker "Furies" ("Kestrel") of No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron showing one of their ten formations.
"UNITED WE FLY": No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron on Hawker "Fury" (" Kestrel II.S") fly past "tied together." The connecting cords may be seen between the wing tips.
The four Hawker Furies in their famous diamond formation.
THE R.A.F. AT ZURICH. Four Furies of No. 1 Fighter Squadron give their R.A.F. Display demonstration over Dubendorf aerodrome.
The aerobatic Fury flight from No. 1 (F.) Squadron in action over the Gladiators of No. 3 (F.) Squadron.
A flight of HAWKER FURY single-seater fighters (Kestrel V engines) flying over a squadron of GLOSTER GLADIATORS (Bristol Mercury).
Something new in flight aerobatics: Four Furies carry out combined aerobatics and formation changes. In this view the machines are seen in the basic diamond formation.
"Furies" ("Kestrel") of No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron.
ALL "KESTRELS": Three Hawker "Furies" of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, with "Kestrel" engines.
The "Fury" single seater is fitted with the 525 h.p. supercharged water-cooled "Kestrel."
The Rolls-Royce experimental section at Hucknall used the Hawker Fury for experiments with cooling systems.
"THE HELICOPTER": A Hawker "Super-Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel"), piloted by Mr. P. W. S. Bulman, doing a vertical climb above the clouds. As the machine had to cross the path of the "Hart" from which the photograph was taken, the relative movement was extremely fast, and to secure this picture the pilots had to show high degree of judgment, while our photographer estimates that he had but a small fraction of a second in which to aim his camera and press the button.
THE INTERCEPTOR FIGHTER: A Photographic Impression of a Hawker "Fury" with Rolls Royce engine above the clouds.
THE "FURIES": THESE MACHINES OF NO. 43 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON COMING OUT OF A LOOP IN LINE ASTERN.
The latest production type of Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" engine), the Interceptor Fighter ordered for No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron. This photograph was obtained above the clouds recently, from a Hawker "Horsley." The two machines were piloted by Mr. Bulman and Mr. Saver respectively.
The latest production type of Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" engine), the Interceptor Fighter ordered for No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron. In the photograph it looks curiously as if the "Fury" was about to alight on the tail of H.M. Aircraft Carrier "Horsley." This photograph was obtained above the clouds recently, from a Hawker "Horsley." The two machines were piloted by Mr. Bulman and Mr. Saver respectively.
A SERVICE RECORD: Figures recently issued by the Air Ministry show that the flying time of the machines engaged in the 1935 Air Exercises aggregated 3,839 1/2 hours, which is an increase of 37 per cent, over the figures for 1934. High-altitude fighting was an outstanding feature, combats between light bombers and fighters being fought at about 21,000 ft. This photograph taken during the Exercises, shows such an engagement. The fighters are Furies and the picture was secured from a Gordon.
Самолет с кодом G-ABSE, известный как "промежуточный Fury", был построен в 1932 году в качестве экспериментальной машины. На него ставили по очереди несколько вариантов мотора Kestrel, а также обтекатели колес, шасси с консольными стойками, колеса Dowty с внутренней амортизацией и электрические бомбосбрасыватели.
Fury G-ABSE was company hack used for development work which led, among other things, to Fury II.
A British corner: the Hawker "Fury" is on the left, and the Bristol 143, interesting for its new form of construction, on the right.
High-Speed Fury
High-Speed Fury (K3586) had swept-back top wing and outer-plane "V" struts, first flew 3rd May 1933 with 600-h.p. Kestrel S giving a top speed at 10,000 ft. of 245 m.p.h. Span was 29 ft. 6 1/4 in.
Hawker High-Speed Fury with Kestrel engine and an experimental radiator installation. The two-bladed wooden propeller was characteristic of most fighters of the period.
FACING THE STARTER: The three Hawker machines "Fury," "Hart" and "Pegasus-Hart" about to take off.
The Hawker High Speed Fury II, K3586, was fitted with various engines during its life. It is seen at Brooklands in May 1935.
THE HAWKER HIGH-SPEED "FURY" modified since its last appearance in public. A later type engine has been fitted and the performance shows a marked increase.
GETTING UPSTAIRS: Rapid climb is a first consideration in an interceptor fighter. The Hawker "Highspeed Fury" is seen here on its way upwards. The engine is a steam-cooled Rolls-Royce "Goshawk" 12-cyl. Vee type. This machine will be seen in public for the first time at the R.A.F. Display at Hendon next Saturday.
THE MASTER HAND: An impression of Mr. P. W. S. Bulman piloting the Hawker high-speed "Fury." The machine from which the picture was taken was also doing a banked turn.
The Flight photograph depicts what was arguably the most beautiful biplane ever built, the Hawker High Speed Fury K3586, powered by the 700 h.p. Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine. Its original powerplant was a 1,000 h.p. Kestrel S, and it later became a Merlin test bed.
The Kestrel VIS engined Hawker High Speed Fury, with tapered lower wing and carefully-faired struts. The aircraft spent most of its life with Hawker, Rolls-Royce and the RAE and was used as a Kestrel and Goshawk engine testbed.
Биплан с кодом K3586 ("скоростной Fury"), разработанный фирмой "Hawker" в инициативном порядке. Он впервые взлетел в мае 1933 года и служил в качестве летающего стенда для отладки технических решений, примененных в дальнейшем на истребителе Fury II.
Hawker High Speed Fury fitted with Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" Engine
Hawker High Speed Fury.
EVEREST CONQUERED AGAIN: A "Skybird" Model of a Hawker Super "Fury" over the Himalayas.
Fury II
Reworked with 695-h.p. Goshawk III, steam condensers along normal straight top-wing leading edge, and "N" struts, top speed being 238 m.p.h. at 16,000 ft. at 3,708 lb. loaded weight. Much Fury II development was done on K3586, which was finally converted to a standard Fury II and delivered to No. 43(F) Squadron in September 1934. Withdrawn again by mid-1936, it became a Merlin test-bed with Rolls-Royce.
Hawker Fury II.
CHARLES SIMS was responsible for the study of the Hawker Furies of No 25 Squadron, RAF, led by Sgn Ldr H. H. Downs, in echelon near the north Kent coast in 1937.
A classic photograph of 25 Sqn Fury Ils, complete with wheel spats and with two different styles of fin markings.
With a 20 per cent increase in power over the previous Mark, the Hawker Fury II had a maximum speed of 223 m.p.h. at 16,000ft.
K7275 was twenty-sixth Fury II built (1936), delivered to No. 43(F) Squadron.
The Fury II illustrated here, K7279, was photographed by Charles Sims, The Aeroplane's photographer, in 1937. K7279 spent its short life with No 25 Sqn, the first unit to receive the type. On August 2, 1937 K7279 crashed at Dymchurch and was written off. No 25 Sqn flew Fury IIs until the following year when they were replaced with Demons and Gladiators.
The Hawker "Fury" Mk.II Single-seat Fighter Biplane (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" engine).
Fury II K7284 was attached to the Station Flight at RAF Northolt. Delivered towards the end of 1936, it was lost in a forced landing at Fulmer, Bucks in September 1939.
An amusing contrast was provided by Mr. Hudson's 1902 Oldsmobile - still very mobile - and the Hawker "Fury" (" Kestrel ") - still more mobile!
On this spatted Mark II Fury, with 600 h.p. Kestrel engine, can be seen the almost flush exhaust stubs and the swelled strut indicating composite cooling.
На киле биплана Fury II из центральной летной школы британских ВВС, размещавшейся в Уиттеринге, а с конца 1935 года - в Апейвоне, видна эмблема школы. Этот самолет принадлежал ко второй производственной серии в 75 машин, большинство из которых были отправлены в резерв.
This is not (as the poet has it) “a woman scorned,” but a very deliberately upset Fury, flown by a C.F.S. instructor. Past days at Hendon showed the almost uncanny skill of C.F.S. instructors in inverted aircraft.
The real thing. A CFS instructor inverts Hawker Fury K8238 near Upavon for the benefit of Flight’s photographer, August 1938.
The Flight photograph was taken in June 1938, and shows a selection of aircraft then flown by the Central Flying School at Upavon, all bearing the CFS crest on their fins. They are, front to rear, Avro Anson K6163, Airspeed Oxford L4537, Hawker Hart Trainer K5863, Avro Tutor K3303 and Hawker Fury K8238.
Portugal
FOREIGN APPRECIATION: One of the Hawker types supplied to foreign air forces. A Portuguese "Fury" ("Kestrel").
Hawker Fury (600 h.p. Kestrel VI).
FOR PORTUGAL: Hawker Fury (Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine), the single-seater Army fighter ol the Portuguese Air Force.
В течение 1935 года Португалия получила три истребителя Fury, оснащенных моторами Kestrel IIS.
The first of three Hawker Fury Is purchased by Portugal in 1934.
FAST FIGHTERS FOR PORTUGAL: One of a batch of Hawker "Furies" (R.R. "Kestrel") which have been purchased by the Portuguese Government.
Portuguese Fury was similar to R.A.F. Mk. I. About twelve were ordered in 1933, the first of which flew on 28th May 1934.
Spain
Mr. Lucas brings the first of the new 690 h.p. Hispano-Suiza-engined Spanish Furies close alongside "MR," flown by Mr. Hindmarsh and carrying our photographer. The radiator is further aft along the fuselage than on the Rolls-Royce-engined Furies in the R.A.F. The simplicity of the cantilever undercarriage with its Dowty internally sprung wheels is also apparent.
До начала гражданской войны испанские "Фьюри" не имели камуфляжа
The third Spanish Fury photographed prior to delivery
SPECIAL FOR SPAIN: One of the initial batch of three Hawker Furies for the Spanish Air Force. The engine is a 690 h.p. Hispano Suiza 12Xbrs and the cantilever undercarriage has Dowty internally sprung wheels. At 13,120 ft. the speed is 236 m.p.h. Three squadrons of these machines will eventually be provided.
THREE HAWKER FURIES FOR SPAIN
Spanish Fury first flew on 7th April 1936, had 700-h.p. Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs, two 13.2-mm. Hispano guns, did 234 m.p.h. at 13,400 ft.
Spanish Hawker Fury II.
Три истребителя Hawker Fury с моторами Hispano-Suiza воевали в составе франкистских ВВС. Первоначально, до принятия пятнистого камуфляжа, у них была серебристая окраска.
The Fury that suffered a heavy landing while being flown by Andres Garcia Lacalle photographed after being rebuilt some considerable time later by the Hispano-Suiza factory.
One of the Furies at Guadalajara immediately prior to transfer to Getafe, Madrid
One of the Furies shortly after its arrival at Guadalajara. Note the crudely painted red panels on the rear fuselage.
The Fury in which Felix Urtubi made a dead stick landing behind the Nationalist lines seen in Nationalist markings after re-construction. This aircraft was flown over Madrid on the day that the Spanish conflict terminated.
The Fury in which Felix Urtubi made a dead stick landing behind the Nationalist lines seen in Nationalist markings after re-construction. This aircraft was flown over Madrid on the day that the Spanish conflict terminated.
Hawker supplied three Spanish Furies, 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3, to Spain as models for a batch to be licence-built by Hispano-Suiza, and they arrived on July 11, 1936, one week before war broke out. All three fell into the hands of the Nationalists, this example, 4-1, being brought down over Santa Olalla by Nationalist ace Joaquin Garcia Morato on September 20, 1936, his seventh victory in the war and his third flying the Fiat C.R.32. Franco’s air force recovered the Fury and restored it to airworthiness, but it did not see combat. Powerplant was a Hispano-Suiza 12XBrs of 700 h.p. It is seen here in company with a C.R.32 and an Aero A-101.
One of the Furies during re-assembly at Guadalajara. This process had been completed and the briefest flight testing undertaken when hostilities erupted.
Yugoslavia
Prototype Kestrel-engined Yugoslav Fury was identical to standard Mk. I, but Yugoslav-built production models presumably had Hispano-Suiza.
WINNER IN THE SINGLE-SEATER CLASS: The Hawker "Fury" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel") and its pilot, Capt. Sintic, of the Yugoslav Air Force. The "Fury" won the race at an average speed of 201 m.p.h.
Two-gun “Yugoslav” Fury at Brooklands in September 1936.
Fury with 750-h.p. Hispano-Suiza 12NB was another Yugoslav version, with twin 7.7-mm. Spandaus and a 222-m.p.h. top speed at 15,100 ft.
Fastest of all the Furies was yet another Yugoslav model with twin Vickers, cantilever undercarriage, reduced wing area (250 sq. ft), 745-h.p. Kestrel XVI, and 252-m.p.h. top speed at 16,000 ft. Similar version illustrated here had four guns - note that the wing guns are minus their fairing covers.
Hawker “Yugoslav” Fury No 13, photographed at Brooklands in 1937, was another four-gun version.
The four-gun Hawker "Yugoslav” Fury No 10 during firing trials of the Darne wing guns at Brooklands in 1937.
FOR YUGO-SLAVIA: Despite the enormous amount of work created by the expansion of our own Air Force the industry is still able to cope with orders from abroad. This aerial photograph shows one of a batch of the latest Hawker Furies for Yugo-Slavia. Fitted with a Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI and Dowty cantilever undercarriage it has a speed of 250 m.p.h.
Yougoslavian Fury, 1937
FOR JUGO-SLAVIA. Hawker Fury (Rolls-Royce Kestrel V Engine), one of a squadron supplied to the Royal Jugo-Slav Air Force.
The chief interest of this remarkable aerial photograph is its testimony to the skill of the Hawker test pilots who enabled Flight's chief photographer to secure them. On the photo, the two machines dived in intimate company at 280 m.p.h.
The chief interest of this remarkable aerial photograph is its testimony to the skill of the Hawker test pilots who enabled Flight's chief photographer to secure them. On the photo, Mr. J. S. Hindmarsh had one of the Yugo-Slavia Hawker Furies (Kestrel XVI) in a vertical turn, while Flt. Lt. P. W. S. Bulman, flying the photographer in the Hart "-MR," broke away sharply to clear as the other side-slipped at the crucial instant.
Norway
Norwegian Hawker Fury, 1932
Фирма "Hawker" довольно энергично продвигала истребители Fury на экспорт. В 1932 году Норвегия оценивала один самолет со звездообразным мотором Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIIA (фото). Этот вариант собирались строить по лицензии, но мотор Panther оказался неудачным. В течение 1935 года Португалия получила три истребителя Fury, оснащенных моторами Kestrel IIS.
View of the pretty Hawker “Norwegian” Fury, 401, powered by a 530 h.p. Armstrong SiddeLey Panther IIIA engine, photographed at Brooklands in May 1933. This was the only aircraft supplied to Norway - for evaluation purposes.
A Hawker "Fury" (Siddeley "Panther" engine) of the Air Force of Norway.
Prototype Norwegian Fury (401) first flew in August 1932 with a 500-h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIIA having two concentric Townend rings. Length was 25 ft. 10 1/2 in., loaded weight 3,500 lb., top speed 201.5 m.p.h. at 16,400 ft. Guns were two 7.7-mm. Spandau. All other models were built under licence at the Norwegian Army Factory at Kjeller.
Persia/Iran
A Hawker “Persian” Fury, powered by a 750 h.p. Pratt & Whitney radial engine, seen at Brooklands in May 1933.
Persian Fury с двигателем Hornet S2B1G ВВС Ирана
About twelve Furies with the 575-h.p. Pratt & Whitney Hornet S.2BIG and Hamilton three-blade v.p. airscrew were delivered to Persia, beginning November 1933. Top speed was 209 m.p.h. at 15,000 ft., length 24 ft. in., loaded weight 3,660 lb., service ceiling 27,000 ft.
Иранские летчики у своих "Фьюри"
Hawker "Fury" Fighter Biplanes and Pilots of the Air Force of Iran.
Иностранные военные заинтересовались этим истребителем, хотя заказов было мало из-за его дороговизны и ограниченных поставок моторов Kestrel. Норвегия заказала один оценочный экземпляр со звездообразным мотором Panther, и он некоторое время летал с лыжным шасси. Однако этот 14-цилиндровый мотор был слишком тяжел, и машина оказалась не очень удачной. Самым большим иностранным заказчиком стала Персия. Для ее ВВС собрали 16 самолетов со звездообразными моторами Pratt & Whitney Hornet (фото). Большинство из них поставили в 1933 году. На следующий год Иран заказал еще шесть самолетов со звездообразными моторами Bristol Mercury VISP, так как мотор Hornet оказался ненадежным. Часть машин из первой партии возвратили в Кингстон для замены моторов. До совместной оккупации Ирана советско-британскими войсками в 1941 году дожило несколько Fury с моторами Mercury.
Иранский Хаукер "Одэкс" летит в сопровождении "Фьюри"
A Hawker “Persian ” Fury, fitted with a 550 h.p. Bristol Mercury engine, outside the Hawker flight sheds in September 1934.
Persian Fury with Bristol Mercury was to have been built in Teheran with the Hornet model - anyway, Bristol delivered forty-two 645-h.p. Mercury VIS2s with cowlings to Persia. Prototype was dispatched in October 1933, did 215 m.p.h. at 16,500 ft. Length was 24 ft. 6 1/4 in.
 
A “virtually new” Kestrel engine for the Hon Patrick Lindsay's Bellamy-built Hawker Fury is en route from New Zealand.
The Hon Patrick Lindsay’s Hawker Fury reproduction, G-BKBB, had a trial fitting of its uncovered wings late in June 1984. The wooden wings are the work of John Isaacs. The Fury’s Kestrel engine has now returned from a complete overhaul by Hants and Sussex Aviation under the watchful eyes of managing director Ted Hawes, and is reported to be “looking quite splendid”. An ex-RN artificer who is something of a “sheet metal wizard” made the close-fitting cowling panels.