First Piston a\c to shoot down a mig15,in Korea,it got 2 actually. top plane. Saw one V a Sabre F86...Fury recorded 2 hits...sabre couldnt catch him....out turned and out run ... smoke still affected by vortices and his wake a minute and longer after he passed that way...shows how a\c turbulence takes so long to dissipate . 4:28 top vid m8

@Warbirds

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks watching and your comment mate

@raymondjones8

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing with a prop will catch her❤️ absolutely beautiful!

@romiemiller2485

4 жыл бұрын

You got to be making most of this stuff up.

@Yosemite-George-61

3 жыл бұрын

@@Warbirds bull crap... self induced allucination ...

@Yosemite-George-61

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondjones8 bull crap... self induced allucination ...

Is it just me that gets emotional hearing these old warbirds ?❤

@wilburfinnigan2142

6 күн бұрын

With the AMERICAN PW R2800 in it !!! NOT a stock plane, as the old junk engine went away years ago !!!!

When I was a paperboy back in the early sixties, pairs of these beasts would head out to sea at low level right over my head. I lived near a Navy unit at Hurn airport, near Bournemouth.

@ikezutabunkyowa4628

3 жыл бұрын

Woah - nice.

@hugejohnson5011

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky kid to have seen and heard that! And, you'll never forget it I'll bet.

@NigelKendall

3 жыл бұрын

Huge Johnson The unit also had Hawker Sea Hawks which sometimes sortied at low level paired with a Sea Fury. Quite a weird thing to see.

@hugejohnson5011

3 жыл бұрын

@@NigelKendall I'll bet it was! I've just spent three years at a company here in the U.S., and our facility is situated about half a football pitch away from the main gate of an Air Reserve base, that happens to also be a main base for the giant Galaxy C-5 aeroplanes. Every last one that had its engines replaced in this last go-round of updates, has had to pass through this base, not to mention that they are in and out constantly anyway, so, I can kind of understand how you felt seeing your birds at home. I am still amazed to see these giants, seemingly stationary in the air as they come in! So big!

A Sidney Camm masterpiece. The ultimate piston powered fighter. Beautiful noise.🇬🇧

@Yosemite-George-61

3 жыл бұрын

Ha "beautiful noise" You ever heard one up close? The Centaurus is une of the quietest engines out there... not that it's a bad engine, only the quietest... A Merlin sounds good and a Pratt 2800... but a Centaurus??

@mickboakes7023

3 жыл бұрын

@@Yosemite-George-61 True . That’s why it’s beautiful. If loudness is your thing a Griffon at full chat takes some beating. Be interesting to see what the Napier Sabre sounds like when the Typhoon restoration is up and running

@Yosemite-George-61

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickboakes7023 sounds like 4 Merlins tied thogether with wire...there's a video on youtube I think. My favourite engine of all times... (I used to belong to the Typhoon Restoration Thrust) Reportedly thou... the loudest aircraft piston engine was the Crecy... look it up...

@cowboybob7093

3 жыл бұрын

Love that radial growl, starting up they remind me of a diesel train: Power

@MarsFKA

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickboakes7023 Sound of a Sabre? Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKNkrthqg5a4lrQ.html

An absolutely stunning aircraft, she was total piston engined perfection in my opinion and for a carrier based aircraft to have this title is nothing short of phenomenal. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

@wilburfinnigan2142

6 күн бұрын

BUT........ this one has a PW R2800 in it !!! 4 blade right hand turning prop !!!

Gorgeous aircraft, great sound. A piece of aeronautical art really.

@wilburfinnigan2142

3 ай бұрын

nathanmccreery Funny but this plan has a replaced engine, an American radial !!! DUUUH!!!!!!

Awesomeness in flight, perfection in landing. Breataking to watch. Thank you for sharing this magnificent machine and it's most capable pilot with us. My sole regret is not not being present to actually see it being flown. 👍

Awesome aircraft, brilliant photography and sound... You've set the bar very high, sir.

She's one sexy aircraft. The sound is so brutal yet refined

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

I wish my car would sound like that

@Yosemite-George-61

5 жыл бұрын

Never mind it has a 3350 not a Centaurus...

@davidmarshall1259

3 жыл бұрын

you've never heard the sound of a true Bristol Centaurus engine then? if you think this sounds refined you need to re-tune your ears. the Centaurus engine makes this sound primitive.

@wilburfinnigan2142

3 ай бұрын

@@davidmarshall1259 BUT the original Centaurus junk engine is Long gone replaced by a reliable American engine to fly !!!!! DUUUUHH!!!!!!!

@wilburfinnigan2142

Ай бұрын

@@Yosemite-George-61 WRONG !!! WRONG !!!! ALL F'n WRONG !!!!!! This has a PW R2800, ie F4U Corsair, F6F Hell Cat and P47 Thunderbolt !!! DUUUUUH!!!!!!!!

Wonderful to see the Royal Australian Navy get a look in! 🇭🇲

@benwilson6145

3 жыл бұрын

Hawker was an Australian

@xvdd1

3 жыл бұрын

@@benwilson6145 The Sea fury was designed by Sydney Camm who worked for Hawker Aircraft both British in response to a requirement of the Royal Navy.

@benwilson6145

3 жыл бұрын

@@xvdd1 What is your point? I think you must be incredibly arrogant. I did not say who designed the Sea Fury, Harry Hawker was killed in an aircrash in 1921.

@xvdd1

3 жыл бұрын

@@benwilson6145 You posted a 4 word comment on a video about the the Hawker Sea fury saying Hawker was Australian did you not complete your original post ?

@benwilson6145

3 жыл бұрын

@@xvdd1 I did , another arrogant post from "I know better". Now you "know" that I didn't complete my original post.

Thank you for the video beautiful quality and that sound mmmmm

That airframe really carried speed out of the dive, and flows into the aerobatic with power! 👍🏼Dig the whine cutting thru the Air.🌬🛩

Thanks for the amazing footage And for the sound above all

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thx watching mate

WOW What a stunning flying machine and display THANK YOU 👍

Champion plane & footage - my father in law was an aircraft wing designer for Hawker & would have been proud of this share & effort to keep memory alive !

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment. Enjoyed

Amazing plane, great pilot and one of the best aviation videos ever

@Warbirds

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing Rainer! Thumbs up!

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Bob !

Thanks ! brilliant photography and sound !!

Awesome Video and Sound quality, well done and thank you very much!

What great video. You really capture the essence of this magnificent machine.

Great looking aircraft, great sound!👍🏻 love the way the smoke trails hung around in various shapes 👍🏻

Thank you for this fantastic video!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks liking

That thing crankes! Beautiful sound, what a beast, love it!

beautiful aircraft - thank you for posting!

Wow. Thanks for putting this on here.

Absolutely awesome video! Thank you!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

The best I’ve ever seen the rate of climb of that plane is phenomenal and the sound is to die for!! Well done to the pilot flying it awesome job ☝️

@wilburfinnigan2142

Ай бұрын

F8F-2 Bearcat out climbed it !!!!

I saw Guido Zuccoli fly his Sea Fury right down the centre line of Ruthven St. in Toowoomba during a Carnival Of Flowers parade. Gob smacking how that engine noise thumped into your chest. Vortices were spinning off his wing tips too. He was really giving it to the old girl. Wonderful plane.

Großartig, das Warbird Highlight für mich in der Saison 2018! Schönes Video 👍

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Dank Dir . Freu mich auf die 2019er Saison

What a sound, what a power, what an aircraft - absolutely awesome 😍

FANTASTIC DEMO. The tip smokers are amazing...never skipped a beat.

Great video and sound. Well done sir.

Fantastic Video, thanks for sharing!

@Warbirds

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks visiting my channel !

Excellent presentation!!!! WOW!!!!!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thx

A Bearcat was just restored at a airport by me. I still ru outside to see it when i can hear it coming !!

What a great aircraft, pilot, and video. 101% × 3 of each issue.

God these smoke generators are very efficient aren't they? Brilliant display sir! Bloody good video and sound! Top video!

Magnificent aircraft second to none.

@wilburfinnigan2142

6 күн бұрын

And it has an AMERICAN PW R2800 in it to get it into the air !!! How about that, note the 4 blade prop !!! !

What a wonderful sound!

@Warbirds

Ай бұрын

Ty

Incredible,awesome and amazing,enough said.

My favorite plane. Hello from California

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Hello California🤩

What a machine! Outstanding!

Awesome sound!

My word what an awesome beast of an aircraft!

So powerful it doesn't bother to take off with flaps.

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

True thanks watching

@homefront3162

3 жыл бұрын

It just beats the air into submission

@graemesydney38

3 жыл бұрын

........and 3/4 throttle.

@jamescaley9942

3 жыл бұрын

Just like a Cessna.

@brisiobrien1

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamescaley9942 LOL, that was funny.

First flown in February 1945 in semi navalised form and lacking folding wings. A second fully navalised prototype flew eight months later powered by a Bristol Centaurus 18 radial rated at 2,550 hp at 4000 feet. The first example of the initial production version ,the Sea Fury F Mk 10 entered Royal navy Service in the following spring The eventual FB Mk 11 supplemented the 4 20 mm cannon with external ordnance.615 of this particular aircraft were build before production ceased in November 1950.it would have undoubtedly given the FW 190 and Zero a very hard time! An awesome aircraft for its day and a natural extension of Hawkers brilliant Hurricane, Typhoon and Tempest (The latter two wiped out tiger tanks attacking directly from behind with cannon, bombs and rockets)The Tempest's maximum speed was 466 mph and the heavier Typhoon 408 mph. Sadly the engine development was abandoned when Napier failed to persist with the sabre 4 engine. Strangely the Naval Fury didn't quite march the Tempest's amazing 466mph.

Beautiful colour scheme

*super show !* 🔝👍😎 Toll mit der Kamera eingefangen.

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Danke Horst - Schönes Wochenende !

@RCScaleAirplanes

5 жыл бұрын

@@Warbirds gerne. Schönes Wochenende auch für dich 😎

It is awesome to hear that giant engine with so many pistons coming to life! And top notch video for having no dumb ass music to obscure the sound of such a lovely engine waking up! P.S., If anyone could explain the reasons that the camera, and I assume it's to do with "frames per second" or some kind of crap that I don't know about, but why does the camera cause a moving object to appear as if its direction of rotation changes? I reckon with a film type movie camera, it is the speed of the individual frames passing by that causes the rotational effect. But, with digital stuff, haven't designers been able to compensate for the effect? If anyone can explain it simply so a dumb ass like me can understand, I'd sure appreciate it. Thank you.

@davidjulian8536

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but its not a Centaurus, that has been fitted with an Amercan engine. Centaurus had a 5 blade prop and turned the other way.

@hugejohnson5011

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidjulian8536 Still, sounds "alive", no? I love hearing any old school engines starting up, whether an old 12 cylinder auto, twin cylinder motorcycle (my favorite! 45 degree V Twin!) and all of the rest. I've been lucky to have lived most of my life within a very short drive to two well known auto racing facilities, and got to see and hear a wide variety of engines on a regular basis. I've spent nearly all of my working life in the automotive business, due in no small part to those cars getting me so interested.

@oastie3

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it’s the same effect as you used to see with spoked wheels , in western films (mainly), where they appeared to be going backwards. I always understood it was something to do with 'persistence of vision' in the observer's Mk1 eyeball. The change of direction appears to be at certain rotational speeds. I hasten to add that I’m no expert.

@hugejohnson5011

3 жыл бұрын

@@oastie3 I thought it had to do with frames per second, compared to the rotational speed. If that is so, one would think that the digital cameras would have a feature to sort that out. In any case, thank you for the input, as it is another avenue that I can explore.

@needleneedle6294

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hugh, I only found about this by "happen stance". I was in some training at the General Electric turbine factory many years ago and had an engineer come into the class and he brought up this subject. The phenomena has a name.... "Standing Wave In Space". You can google it and try to understand the concept, which the engineer admitted was a bit challenging even to him. For reasons I have long forgotten, it is something you want to try to avoid in a turbine with many rows of blades or buckets. You see the same thing with bicycle spokes or even a house fan. But I can tell you for sure, it is not something caused by camera/filming issues. I hope this helps.

Can't help thinking about Frank Sanders at Oshkosh when I was a kid. First time I ever saw a Sea Fury and he did the wingtip streamer thing too. I still loves me a Grumman Bearcat though.

@lorddaver5729

3 жыл бұрын

It's a British 'plane.

Top Video - mittendrin statt nur dabei !!! Danke und Gruß, Frank

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Danke Frank

That is. Awesome. Thank you

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

Awesome landing approach... touched down in the first 50 meters of grass ...!!!!!!

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@easttexan2933

5 жыл бұрын

one can do that with 2 miles of flat land in front of the air strip....lol

@alexanderreimer387

5 жыл бұрын

Maximuspadus : I betcha you are not a fighter qualified and your entire frame of reference is fro a Tiger Moth or a KIT FOX...!!!

@easttexan2933

5 жыл бұрын

Alexander Reimer, and I betcha you failed comprehensive reading analysis in high school too. I simply made a statement that with no obstacles to clear on the approach it is very easy to land within 50 meters of the end of the runway. That's all.

glorious...............a time when the UK could actually build it's own aircraft.

@pauldulworth2768

3 жыл бұрын

Does this one have the ubiquitous Wright R-3350 conversion?

@nobby4358

3 жыл бұрын

When aircraft were cheap to make

@redjacc7581

3 жыл бұрын

@@nobby4358 well they seem to make aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines which are far more expensive.

@xvdd1

3 жыл бұрын

@@pauldulworth2768 This one has the Wright R-2800.

@pauldulworth2768

3 жыл бұрын

@@xvdd1 thank you. Best of British and American, once again, like the Shelby Cobra.

An engine with wings!

@psychiatry-is-eugenics

3 жыл бұрын

And guns or smoke canisters

Simply beautiful plane! One of the very best ever designed. Lucky man to be flying it.

Looks like a real joy to fly.

Excelente video, belas imagens. Toda máquina voadora é fascinante, desde um simples avião de papel até a complexidade de um UFO.

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks watching and commenting

I know one thing, it's faster then the Ercoupe I fly! 😲🤣 Awesome video, beautiful plane.

I can hear the bearings.What an AMAZING SOUND.

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks watching !

well it certainly appeared to be faster than a F8F Bearcat. Beautifully done.

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

thanks watching and commenting

Gorgeous!

Wow, a GREAT AIRCRAFT! John P.

A beauty indeed!

Superb!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thx

Awesome beast !

Nice 3-point landing.

Awesome!

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thx Red 13

Beautiful

Wow! A superb machine. Best piston fighter I've ever seen.

Goosebumps hearing that engine.....

@wilburfinnigan2142

7 ай бұрын

That AMERICAN MADE PW R 2800 ????? FYI the engine is NOT the Centaurus !!!!! !

Splendid film work of a splendid aircraft. It is extremely sad that we live in an age where most of the film we have of these magnificent machines is not very good. Soon enough these last flying types will fly no more, so really its only work like this that will actually capture these planes and provide the long term film of them. Keeping them in the air must be very costly, and spares and support must be hard to come by. We should enjoy these moments - in the future they will no longer exist in terms of seeing it live.

I saw one race at Reno in 1970. It was the fastest plane then, but has been superceded since by souped up American planes, Bearcats, like Rarebear, and Mustangs with Griffons. Now you don't see them anymore. Don't know why. I guess if you love plane racing the Reno air races are like Mecca, as Oshkosh is for everything else. Maybe some day, by 2022 Covid will be under control. Love to all and take care!

That plane was at Orange AFB Airshow (France) on 25 and 26 of May 2019. Great !

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

great

Ooooh. That engine…❤

@wilburfinnigan2142

Ай бұрын

PW R2800 !!!!!!

My favorite radial fighter is the F8F Bearcat. I really like the Hawker Tempest for an inline motor but it was plagued with engine pblms

The DH Hornet was another forgotten hot rod!

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

True and also nice

@TheHarryMann

4 жыл бұрын

Wicked bit of kit a Hornet

@mickboakes7023

3 жыл бұрын

Vasco Ribeiro I agree. Shame there’s not being one rebuilt somewhere.🇬🇧

@vascoribeiro69

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickboakes7023 they rotten. There is a project to build one in NZ, I think the same company that rebuilds Mosquitos.

@davidjohnireland4

3 жыл бұрын

There is a Hornet being g rebuilt in New Zealand, by Pioneer I think

A bit late to the party, but nice sound quality & thanks for not gumming up the works with music...it IS music!👍

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thx mate

I'm a kind of British heretic in that I think that we produced lots of planes during wwii that were way more charismatic than the iconic but underpowered and underarmed Spitfire mk1. Our later planes, i.e. the Griffin Spitfire, the Tempest, the Mosquito, The Tempest ii and the Sea Fury were just about the coolest piston driven planes ever. The plane in this video really is a thing of beauty, especially in its blue livery.

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your Post . Enjoyed a lot 👍

@kinglear5952

3 жыл бұрын

I'm very pleased. Thank you for posting great videos.

@Rev6044

3 жыл бұрын

Was the Spitfire I under powered by 1940 standards?

@wilburfinnigan2142

7 ай бұрын

kinglear BUT.......this plane has an American engine !!! 4 blade plop right turning, PW R2800 or Wright R3350 !!!!!! DUUUUUHH!!!!

That’s awesome

Awesome....

@Warbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve ! Have a nice Sunday

I remember as a lad in Christchurch, NZ, seeing a Sea Fury in action at an airshow in Christchurch (NZ). It was an awesome sight (and sound). I agree with the comment re. the lauding of of the Spitfire to the neglect of other planes. The Spitfire had (in my opinion) two fatal flaws that stayed with it forever: (1) the narrow track undercarriage that could prove fatal in sudden cross winds at landing or if the engine was gunned too suddenly and too soon, and (2) serious lack of range. This meant it could not serve in any other than a defensive role or in cross-channel tactical missions (similar to Typhoons and Tempests). It wasn't until the Spitfire Mk XIV on (with the Griffon engine) that it performed up to the standard of (say) the Tempest or Mustang. Then it still had the flaws described above. The writer also left out the Mosquito, in my opinion one of the greatest and most iconic warplanes ever built and I'm very glad that a number have finally been restored to flying condition, one right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Sadly, I think all the NZ Sea Furys have been sold to overseas buyers, hopefully not to end up in air race events with Wright R3350 engines. As a lad I had the privilege to be involved in the restoration of a P51D Mustang at a farm inland from Christchurch. That was a culmination of a 25 year full-on effort after it was mothballed and eventually sold by the RNZAF. Then finally in 1967 it was towed to Christchurch airport at Harewood (minus its wings), reassembled and flown for the first time in over two decades. This was my one lasting vivid memory and one that still gives me goosebumps at takeoff with the sound of its Packard-built Merlin engine. When it flew over Christchurch in its white paint job and Mobil decals, I could tell right away from its sound and speed that it was the Mustang I helped (no matter how humbly) get flying again. God, it could go!! I would say, though, that the Sea Fury (or Tempest II for that matter) could give it a real run for its money and they were most probably faster. Sadly, it was sold to a US buyer and became "Cripes Amighty" which people on this site might recall. Yes, the Sea Fury (and the Centaurus engine) together formed a formidable team. At startup and taxiing, that monstrous 18-cylinder radial produced an almost rough, highly tuned sound and was very reminiscent of the sound of the Bristol Freighters I used to hear taxiing as a child during my visits to CHCH airport. The Bristol Freighter had two 14 cylinder Bristol Hercules engines. As a specialist carrier-borne naval aircraft, again the Sea Fury fitted a role that the Spitfire could never achieve. So my vote is for the Sea Fury over the Spitfire, hands down!

@Warbirds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate beeing here

@Spacklatard

Жыл бұрын

this particular aircraft doesn't have a Centaurus fitted

@wilburfinnigan2142

7 ай бұрын

@@Spacklatard Nope PW R2800 !!!! American power !!!

What a beauty she is!

one of my favourite aircraft ,wish there was a Sabre engine Tempest flying !

@MrDaiseymay

3 жыл бұрын

yeah---but who would risk flying it?

@572Btriode

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDaiseymay I understand Kermit Weeks has one and several engines, no one will work on or certify the engines though as I am led to believe.

Gorgeous..

I was looking down a surprisingly long list of WW2 piston powered aircraft and the Sea Fury and Fury were the first significant aircraft as far as service given and speed attained. Surprisingly there were a huge number of German planes on the list before the fury, maybe they had their eggs in too many baskets. (Some were very pretty aircraft, not an accolade many received) So maybe the title of fastest is deserved even if a “Guinness book” might not agree

Beautiful aircraft and graceful aerobatics shows off its power and speed. I wonder how the Sea Fury and a Grumman Bearcat would compare. Both came at the end of piston-engine fighter design. It would be a big thrill to fly either one.

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Of Course

@robertpatrick3350

8 ай бұрын

Probably the best commentator of the Bearcat V Seafury debate was Eric Brown, he stated that both were at the pinnacle of piston carriers air craft development… both were superb planes and any difference in combat would be due to the skill of the pilots….. he loved flying both.

The RAN used to operate these aircraft from the Carrier HMAS Sydney during the Korean War and later from HMAS Vengeance,they were stationed at HMAS Albatross naval air station in Nowra,about an hours drive from where I lived,It is a helicopter base now.

Very pretty bird...got to had to the Brits! The Spitfire, Mosquito....sweet!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

awesome times of engineering

@Acheiropoietos

3 жыл бұрын

I can see FW-190, Hellcat and Mustang heritage in that thing

@michaeldschutte

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Buccaneer!

Bravo!

@Warbirds

3 жыл бұрын

👍

You tube experience : whenever you see "ever" in a YT video title you can be sure the statement that goes it it is just plain wrong. Thanks for the upload.

Sweet!

Beast

That might be a Sea Fury sorta, but that is an all American engine!!

@wilburfinnigan2142

6 күн бұрын

PW R2800 !!! !

Back in the 1970s, I worked for Westland Helicopters in Yeovil, Somerset and the airfield there had the occasional pleasure of an overflight of a Sea Fury from RNAS Yeovilton a few miles away. The distinctive sound of the Centaurus engine was a unique indicator of its arrival in the circuit. Wish I could see it again.

@howyduinyall7653

Жыл бұрын

Aye,flown by Pete Shepard no doubt!

Soooooooooo effortless....

I’m really getting annoyed at the constant lauding of the Spitfire (which by the way was NOT one aircraft, but five very different aircraft, all co existing in different roles) to the detriment of aircraft like the Tempest, the Mosquito, the Sea Fury and even the humble Hurricane (half the price, half the materials and twice as quick to build and much easier to repair).

@sylvaleader

3 жыл бұрын

I think one reason the Spitfire was so highly regarded was due to it's incredible capacity for development. Designed as a short range interceptor, it performed other duties such as ground attack, photo rec, was navalised, and was the equal of any other piston engined fighter throughout the war. Remember that for 2/3 of the war it and the Hurricane was all we had. Not bad for 1st generation monoplane fighters. The Tempest, Mosquito etc were fantastic world class aircraft but the Tempest didn't become operational til Jan 1945 and the Mosquito became operational in Nov 1941. The Sea Fury became operation long after the war ended (1947/8 I think) It also helps that the Spitfire was very highly regarded by it's adversaries right to the end of WW11.

@scottcurlis4893

Жыл бұрын

@@sylvaleader Yes, I would have to agree with you on several points here. The spitfire was one of the most feared planes by many accounts from German pilots. It was one plane that served throughout the war and was continuously upgraded with a variety of variants that made it one of the most versatile aircraft ever to serve. The poor hurricane never gets it's fair share of credit that it deserves but without it the Battle of Britain could have in all likelihood, had a different outcome. It was a true workhorse. The mosquito changed the philosophy of bombers forever. The days of planes such as the B-17 and Lancaster were numbered when it comes to "flying fortresses" as future bombers such as the B-29 began to shed their guns. Later bombers like the B-52 we're basically devoid of armament all together with only early versions having a rear gun. As far as the Tempest, it was superb at lower altitudes, better than the Spits but the Spitfire regained it's superior status as a fighter at higher altitudes. The Tempest also entered service in 1944 so it had many luxuries of advanced design that both the Spitfire and Hurricane didn't have several years before. But again, the Spitfire was ahead of it's time and through improvements both in design and engines, the Spits we're more than a match for any plane throughout the war. The Seafury entered service in 46 and was essentially, a redesigned Tempest that made it one if not the best propeller aircraft of all time. The Seafury and the F8F Bearcat we're simply works of art!

@steveperreira5850

11 ай бұрын

Russia did poorly with spitfires it was given, too complicated for that white trash nation.

@steveperreira5850

11 ай бұрын

@@scottcurlis4893: If aircraft came at the end of the war, and it really didn’t do any fighting in that war, it cannot be considered a World War II aircraft. Sorry to say. Same goes for the bearcat. They didn’t fight. Mustangs and spitfires did.

@scottcurlis4893

11 ай бұрын

@@steveperreira5850 You are correct. The Bearcat was to late as it was on its way in the Pacific when the war ended. The Sea Fury entered service in 46. I believe my comments regarding these two aircraft were centered around the idea that in my humble opinion, they are two extremely beautiful aircraft and to expand apon this, both aircraft really exemplify the advancements that had been made in fighter aircraft during that time. Thanks for helping me clarify this Steve, as it is important to know that the Sea Fury and Bearcat were not active in contributing to the war effort in battle.

Beauty

Where was this video taken please. I can see it's marked up as anRoyal Australian Navy plane but was this taken on Australia? Looks a little too green to me for OZ. NZ maybe but probably in the US I would guess.

It is hard to put it into words, but there are many aircraft which appear to be "working" to stay in the air, while the Sea Fury seems to fly without the slightest effort.