Four blade Hurricane

[Admiral Beez]

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

 

[SaparotRob]

I don't know why but it just looks wrong.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I don't know why but it just looks wrong.

I was thinking the same. I just finished searching for a five or six blade contra-rotating prop.

 

[RCAFson]

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

View attachment 600870

These aircraft had Merlin 32 and/or the Merlin 24 engines, IIRC and they needed the 4 bladed prop to efficiently extract all the power.

 

[ODonovan]

It kind of looks like the Hurri and the Mustang had a baby. With the four-bladed prop and those big mucker gun pods slung under the wings, I think it kind of brings sexy back to the Hurri-box.

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

Actually, from what I've read, only one prototype was purpose-built as a Mk V. They had three prototypes in total. The two others were converted Mk IVs.



-Irish

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting shot!

 

[kiwimac]

Wonder what effect it had on performance?

 

[Admiral Beez]

Wonder what effect it had on performance?

You'd need the extra power to haul those heavy cannon pods under the wings.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I don't know why but it just looks wrong.

2 blade looks more wrong, IMO.

Hurricane with 2-blade metal prop?

Does anyone have any information on the 2-blade metal (CS?) prop being fitted to Hurricanes? Even if it was just for use by CC&F locally. Snautzer01 posted a photo in the Aircraft Pictures thread, see "Hawker Hurricane"

ww2aircraft.net

Now, how about five blade!

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/241/241587-cede37f8467048f7bfad80e19e54f3c4.jpg

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Give it a bubble-top and call it a day!

 

[Frog]

2 blade looks more wrong, IMO.

Hurricane with 2-blade metal prop?

Does anyone have any information on the 2-blade metal (CS?) prop being fitted to Hurricanes? Even if it was just for use by CC&F locally. Snautzer01 posted a photo in the Aircraft Pictures thread, see "Hawker Hurricane"

ww2aircraft.net

Now, how about five blade!

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/241/241587-cede37f8467048f7bfad80e19e54f3c4.jpg

One blade is even worse.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Give it a bubble-top and call it a day!

Has there ever been a fabric covered fighter with a bubble canopy? It just seems wrong.

 

[cammerjeff]

Does the series II version of the Avia B-534 count? Modified after production I know.

source Avia B.534

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Has there ever been a fabric covered fighter with a bubble canopy? It just seems wrong.

I don't know, but I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I don't know, but I don't see anything wrong with it.

Looks weird to me.

Once there's a suitable powerplant and supercharger available I'd like to see a folding wing Sea Hurricane.

 

[GreenKnight121]

I was thinking the same. I just finished searching for a five or six blade contra-rotating prop.

Did you find any? I have one.