Thank God so many of these magnificent planes were preserved.

RAN types had centaurus engines,my cousin went to England in "48 to learn how to service engines and he told me there were modifications from time to time and one in particular was the fitting of kill switches on the ignition as any mechanic "walking" the prop around could have had a fatal accident,the engine was probably originally shut down by killing the fuel injection only, he had some great photos of those he called "his babies".

I've never seen this plane, before. It's very pretty. It reminds me of a Bearcat.

@Jack-bs6zb

2 ай бұрын

Larger, faster, more powerfully armed and more fuel efficient than tge Bearcat.

This is a beautiful plane with plenty of power.The Corsair was the last US piston powered fighter kept in production after the war and was used in Korea as was the Sea Fury. I would very much like to to see the two of them in a practice dogfight by pilots of equal skill. The Corsair was a heavy load lifter too, but I don't know the Sea Fury's capabilities with carrying bombs. I'm just glad that BOTH were on our side! I'd give my eye teeth for a ride in one, I've had rides in B-25P-51T-6 B-17

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I saw this one live, and it is awesome! With the Centaurus or the R-3350, and now a R-2800 , I just don´t care!. The Seafury, the Sea Hornet (sadly no airframe exists) and the F8F Bearcat are the end line of piston engine fighters. But if I have to chose to go to war I would prefer the P-47N Thunderbolt...It had the range, high speed at altitude, 8 0.5 inch guns and more bombs or rockets, and it would survive severe punishment. I never understand why they took the F-51D to Korea instead the 47N!

@chaosbreaker657

6 жыл бұрын

The F-51 was more available, and I think the US retired the P-47 after the war. While the Mustang did great in high altitude combat in Europe, the low-level altitude role of ground attack became the bane of the Mustang. A lot of Mustangs in Korea were lost due to ground fire; their inline engines receiving an unlucky shrapnel into the coolant tank, ending in their engines seizing up and being unable to fly anymore. Personally, I think the P-47 or - to a lesser extent - even the P-40 could've been more suitable for that role, as both aircraft are ruggedly built, although the P-40 also shares the same weakness as the Mustang - mainly their inline engines. But the Warhawk's pretty sturdy.

I could be wrong (it has been known), but the sound is of a Bristol Centaurus engine, not an American substitute. Marvellous plane and great display. What a crying shame no DH Sea Hornet has survived. One version exceeded 500 mph in level flight, although the maximum speed in service was about 472 mph - still incredible. Big piston-engined fighters have a lot more charisma than early jets!

@colinmartin2921

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the engine is a P&W R2800, as visible from the four-bladed prop; Centaurus engines have five blades. Still, as long as this magnificent plane flies, I am happy.

@nanchuanwushu1 Sorry to be a tedious plane spotter, but 369 has a Pratt & Whitney R3350 engine, which was fitted during a re-build after the aircraft was damaged in a wheels-up landing in July 1990. The P&W engine is fitted to a lot of surviving Sea Furies, one of the reasons being the difficulty of obtaining parts for the original Centaurus engine.

This has the American Wright R3350 engine, and a 4 blade prop. The original Sea Fury has the Bristol Centaurus (even better sounding), and a 5-blade prop.

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@Loxleiev They fixed that problem with dive recovery flaps, to avoid enter compressibility and control ineffectiveness, as the did to P-47 as well.

This perticular Sea Fury is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R2800.

@rustyATV This one is fitted with the R-3350, like most others. A 5-blade prop would be included with the Centaurus engine.

Closest thing to a jet with a prop, along with the Merlin powered P-51...

@Camerameister Because of the supercharger whistle?

@frontenginedragsterd Either I rmis-read the source, or my source got it wrong, which is all too common on the internet. Thank you for the correction. One day in August 1969, I walked around two retired RAN Sea Furies parked at Bankstown airport in Sydney - I still have the photos somewhere in my collection. It was the first and only time I had been up close to such aircraft and I was young and impressionable enough to be very impressed.

@Camerameister I'm not even a pilot, so I bow to your expertise on the subject...I DON'T agree that it's "ugly"...(to coolengine2000)

Could someone please tell me what engine this has and is it true that some of these were fitted with a 5 bladed prop . .

Sounds just like our local Martin Mars water bombers but at twice the speed and insanely high rpms.

2 prototypes got the sabre with one of them clocking up 485mph at altitude!

It's powered by a Pratt and whitney R2800 Radial.

@elrey53 No it isn't. It's a development of the Hawker Tempest, again developed from the Hawker Typhoon. The reason it looks alike is the use of radial engines in both, the Fury using the Bristol Centaurus engine developing in excess of 3000 hp. The Hawker Fury was never build in numbers, as jet-fighters was the new thing, but the Royal Navy liked it, and ordered the carrier-version build, the Hawker Seafury. This Fury uses a different engine, though.

Is this one powered by the original Centaurus, or something else?

2500 engines produced beginning in 1942 off of a 1918 design? A child could tune them. Finding parts for their underpowered applications however would be challenging. Perhaps that's why folks prefer something a little closer to 21st century power in their antique craft.

The American made Grumman F8F Bearcat is the fasted piston plane and holds the world record of 529mph or 850km. It is all accomplished with a Wright! Sorry tea sippers.

@frontenginedragsterd Well said Sir, I totally agree with you.

WOW....

@MarsFKA Parts issues and finding anyone who can time the sleeves has got to be a major problem nowadays.

Compared to many other air-show commentators, e.g. so-called "Jacques Brel of aviation" presenting Duxford's wonderful "Flying Legends" annually with his tedious wise guy- attitude, to me this is quite bearable.

..it's for sale too!

Is this a Pratt & Whitney R2800 or Bristol Centaurus? I can't tell. It has a four-blade prop. Does anyone know? The Argonaut Sea Fury has an R2800 in it.

@greggmuret824

9 жыл бұрын

I think 'Irvine5312x6ma' got it right in the comments below. 'This has the American Wright R3350 engine, and a 4 blade prop. The original Sea Fury has the Bristol Centaurus (even better sounding), and a 5-blade prop.' Currently, the only Sea Fury in the world running a Pratt & Whtney R2800 is the Sanders Aeronautics' Sea Fury 'Argonaut' as stated above; but they are working on building another. They switched to the R2800 due to the poor service record they'd had with the Wright R3350. They also have a Sea Fury running the original Bristol Centaurus and a race Sea Fury (Dreadnought) running a Pratt & Whitney R4360-Wasp Major. They are the 'Sea Fury Kings'. Check out their current projects at sandersaeronautics.com

@thethirdman225

9 жыл бұрын

Gregg Muret Thanks Gregg.

@thethirdman225

8 жыл бұрын

Basel Hammond There's one in New Zealand and one at the Temora Museum, both flying examples.

Let me ask you aviation aficianado chaps a question, please. Seafury aeroplane looks similar in design to our Foche Wulf 190, Is there a connection? Ja? It looks like designers were strongly influenced.

@davidmarshall1259

10 жыл бұрын

I thought this too. they are very similar. even sounding the same.

@SolarLiner

10 жыл бұрын

During WW2 a pilot from the Lutwaffe (sorry if mispelled, I can never get it right) landed his brand new Foche Wulf 190 into a british airfield, thinking it was a French airfield controlled by the germans. The governemt took the opportunity to study the plane. First Sea Fury's prototypes were born by modifying the 190.

@billycaspersghost7528

7 жыл бұрын

Rubbish

@michaelnaisbitt1639

5 жыл бұрын

Steffi Reitsch During the war a Fw190 pilot mistakenly landed his aircraft on a British airfield. No one was more surprised when someone stuck a Very pistol in his ear and asked him to vacate the plane. This captured fully working Fw 190 was studied intently and certain features influenced the the design of the Hawker Fury.

@anitadolan6417

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelnaisbitt1639, the windfall of having Armin Faber accidentally land his Fw- 190A-3 at Pembrey airfield, provided some shocking findings of its capabilities. Simulated combat tests soon showed it to be far ahead of the Spitfire V in every respect except turning, and some areas of performance were still superior to the Mk IX.

Wright powered!...BOO! HISS!

@PaddyPatrone Ich meine, es ist eine Kopie von FW190

@MrUllersater me too.

Nice! :)

blimey some sense at last! yip the sabre engine was awesome! fuel injection i believe? sabres had a bad rep because of unreliability. this was due to many things including leaving the machining swarf in the engine from the factory! quality control was non existent. now if only they had put 10% of the effort into the sabre as they did the merlin.. things might have been a lot different a lot sooner?

Well, never let it be said that I continue to insult a Killybeg or a relative of the Mad Milkman of Deptford.

The P47 Thunderbolt could reach speeds of 550mph in a dive, carry half the payload of a B-17, and carried eight 50cal machine guns. Both German fighters as well as the P47 could leave the Spitfire behind in a dive. Don't get so high and mighty about your dreary little island.

@davidgamble2492

5 жыл бұрын

Which spitfire you are talking about

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Was it me or did I just witnesses a VERY low pass at 0:57-1:04 it looked to be only half a wingspan altitude at its lowest. Prop tips looked barely off the grass runway. SIckening. This appears to be irresponsible low flying in front of a crowd of innocents, IMHO. What's that pilot's name?

@PaddyPatrone

10 жыл бұрын

yep, that was very low ! The pilot`s name is frederic akary .

Sea Fury airframe, but NOT a Sea Fury engine. Sorry, this doesn't qualify.

@josfrusch4917

6 жыл бұрын

It is NOT a Sea Fury airframe but a 'Land' Fury's. (FB10 ISS ex.Iraqi AF and a so called 'Bagdad" Fury) These lack the folding wing just like the prototype SR661. A/C is currently powered by a P&W R2800. A/C never flew as such with RAN. Its current colours are purely fictioneous and is on the French registry.

@josfrusch4917

6 жыл бұрын

It is a 'Baghdad' Fury airframe not a Sea Fury... (Rigid wings, no arrester hook, enlarged rudder etc.) Note: the original single seat canopy was replaced by a two seat version during restoration.😎

@ccmyart

5 жыл бұрын

Some people need an enema.

FW 190...

It is a Fury not a Seafury....An ex Iraqui Air Force machine. Now folding wings or arrester hook.

Needs a tuneup too rich!

Who needs idiots on tannoys spoiling the sound !

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they have all american engines in, because the americans don't know, how the Centaurus works. thats the reason, they have all pratt and whitneys in their machines in reno. they don't know how to tune up a centaurus.

@craigpennington1251

5 жыл бұрын

Centaurus engines and parts are no where to be found. That's why the P&Ws are in those planes. Wow. Some people.