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Note that there was just one Spiteful XVI built and it didn't hit 494 until 1947.
Is that an early version with the 4 bladed prop?
Is that an early version with the 4 bladed prop?
This was the first Fury prototype (NX798) built to F.2/43, with a Centaurus XII engine and the Rotol four-bladed prop.Is that an early version with the 4 bladed prop?
Imagine if the Seafang had made it to the Pacific, facing 340 mph Zeros? Those IJN will be sitting still when a 460 mph Seafang zooms past.Never knew the the Spiteful was so fast.
That's a nice looking airplane.
Agreed!That's a nice looking airplane.
Sea Furies just look right, not pretty not angry just right.
Is this not something like a Griffon 85 engine?
While you're making the high-performance mods, don't forget the stereo and amp dials that go up to 11….you know, because 11 is more than 10..Well, you should have used "300 mph tape" instead, just imagine the net gain if you had!
The Hornet prototype RR 915 first flew on 28 July 1944 with Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. at the controls. Powered by twin Merlin engines, it was the fastest piston-engined fighter in Royal Air Force service. The Hornet also has the distinction of being the fastest wooden aircraft ever built and the second fastest operational twin propeller-driven aircraft — being slightly slower than the unconventional German Dornier Do 335 of 1945.
The prototype achieved 485 mph (780 km/h) in level flight, which came down to 472 mph (760 km/h) in production aircraft.
The first 10 Do 335 A-0s were delivered for testing in May. By late 1944, the Do 335 A-1 was on the production line. This was similar to the A-0 but with the uprated DB 603 E-1 engines and two underwing hardpoints for additional bombs, drop tanks or guns. It was capable of a maximum speed of 763 km/h (474 mph) at 6,500 m (21,300 ft) with MW 50 boost, or 686 km/h (426 mph) without boost, and able to climb to 8,000 m (26,250 ft) in under 15 minutes. Even with one engine out, it could reach about 563 km/h (350 mph).