Supermarine fighters after the Spitfire?

[wjkuleck]

Agreed, just identifying the picture.

 

[33k in the air]

The Seafire (above) does the width right, but a backward Fulmar-like fold would both eliminate the wingtip fold and help clear the low hangar ceilings whilst providing for three abreast storage as shown below.

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Either that, or license from Grumman its "Sto-Wing" swing-fold to the side that the Hellcat and Avenger used.

 

[MikeMeech]

Either that, or license from Grumman its "Sto-Wing" swing-fold to the side that the Hellcat and Avenger used.

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Or the Blackburn Skua wing fold system that pre-dates the Grumman.

Mike

 

[Admiral Beez]

Or the Blackburn Skua wing fold system that pre-dates the Grumman.

I wonder how the two systems compare. On the Blackburn fold the leading edge faces upwards, but downward on the Grumman system, like on the Stuka.

The Grumman system is still used today on the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye.

The Blackburn rearward fold was last used on the Firebrand.

Interestingly, for the Firecrest, Blackburn instead went for dual fold origami. I wonder why the change?

Watching a power-fold equipped Grumman fold right after a trap is impressive.

 

[Delft]

Spitfire - one off one trick pony. They had no track record of designing fighters.

Do you actually know anythung about the subject ?