Hawker Fury II, SR661, G-CBEL - Flown by Paul Bonhomme

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • Paul Bonhomme flying Anglia Aircraft Restorations 1953 Bristol Centaurus XVII engined, Hawker Fury Mk.II, SR661, G-CBEL. The aircraft is seen here being prepped and taking off for the East Midlands Airshow at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire on Saturday 19th May 2018.
    This Fury, construction number 37539 was produced by Hawker’s as a Fury ISS - Iraqi Single Seat for the Iraqi Air Force, as part of contract number 53/1/012 for 60 aircraft, and was numbered 315 within this production batch. The aircraft was bought to Orlando, Florida, USA from Iraq in 1979 by Ed Jurist and David C Tallichet. In 1989 the aircraft passed to Laws/Coleman Warbird Museum, Coleman, Texas where it was rebuilt to airworthy condition, before flying again in April 1991, registered as N36SF. The Fury was then shipped to the UK in September 1991, passing into the ownership of John Bradshaw at Wroughton until 2009. During this time the aircraft flew in the markings of a Dutch Navy and latterly Royal Australian Navy aircraft marked as 361 and on the UK Civil Register as G-CBEL. She was then exported to Australia where she was registered as VH-SFW. She was imported back into the UK by her new owners, Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd. and was re-registered again as G-CBEL. The aircraft has been refurbished and repainted, by Air Leasing Ltd, in the colours of one of Hawker’s Sea Fury prototypes coded SR661, which was a modified Fury Mk.II with a tail hook fitted, but without the folding wings included on subsequent production Sea Fury’s.
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Komentáře • 419

  • @timdrums1
    @timdrums1 Před 4 lety +47

    My late dad flew these and absolutely adored them. The stories he told me as a kid will stay with me for life.

  • @Tom-Lahaye
    @Tom-Lahaye Před 3 lety +7

    The proper sounds, no P&W inside but the only engine that makes it a real Fury, a Centaurus, lots of mythology in this plane.

  • @simonbird1973
    @simonbird1973 Před 2 lety +7

    The pinnacle of piston powered fighter aircraft. What a beast!!

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere Před 11 dny +1

    The sound of that Centaurus is something rather special.

  • @globalawakeningproject
    @globalawakeningproject Před 5 lety +9

    That Hurricane parked in the grass as the Fury taxied by was sweet....

  • @MrTallpoppy58
    @MrTallpoppy58 Před 5 lety +117

    War is a terrible evil but it does create some wonderful machines.

    • @Firespectrum122
      @Firespectrum122 Před 5 lety +6

      Necessity is the mother of invention ;)

    • @FalconXE302
      @FalconXE302 Před 5 lety +4

      I have the same love hate relationship with war machines. When used for demonstration purposes and to show off their abilities, apart from their ability to kill, they are awesome and do show case human kinds ability to push the limits. But yes, war is evil, I completely agree.

    • @tomthx5804
      @tomthx5804 Před 5 lety +1

      Aahhh...it aint that bad.

    • @christopherpardell4418
      @christopherpardell4418 Před 4 lety +2

      Phil Cadey well, still and all, a bicycle is a machine, too... but no one ever used one to kill 50 people at a concert. Some machines are built expressly to facilitate the killing of people. Others make you a cup of coffee.

    • @normalizedinsanity4873
      @normalizedinsanity4873 Před 4 lety +2

      War is totally unecessary, those who suggest otherwise are just brainwashed by a system born from geonocide and maintained by genoide run by a hanfdul of pyschopaths who benifit from our ignorance, and who make sure we remain ignorant.

  • @reggierico
    @reggierico Před 5 lety +15

    An amazing example of a Fury. Probably in better than new condition. Great engine, prop and paint! Well done.

  • @benters3509
    @benters3509 Před 4 lety +10

    Been in love with the SF ever since the mid seventies, when I saw my first one in the RNAS museum at Yeovilton. It just sat there looking mean, but somehow beautiful. A year or so later I was at an airshow and heard an airplane start up with the sound of a Coffman starter (though I did not know what that was then). I walked over, and there was a SF running and getting ready to taxi out. I could hardly contain my excitement! I swear I was jumping up and down on the spot! I miss those days.

  • @backpackerthrulife8497
    @backpackerthrulife8497 Před 5 lety +9

    What a wonderful sounding engine- like balm to my soul.

  • @bluarcher5941
    @bluarcher5941 Před 2 lety +1

    truly one of my favorite big radial aircraft. Nothing compares, except for the F-8. Great stuff.

  • @peterlee4682
    @peterlee4682 Před 4 lety +2

    Magnificent! This, the Bearcat and the TA 152 were the last great propeller aircraft developed for WWII...

  • @jameslynch165
    @jameslynch165 Před 2 lety

    Met Paul at the old buckenham air show last year, such a nice guy and a super talented pilot. Thanks for posting this video.

  • @evannorth5397
    @evannorth5397 Před 5 lety +9

    A few years ago I took a walk up glastonbury tor and suddenly there was a beautiful sound.
    It was a 2 seater sea fury (from the royal navy historic flight at nearby yeovilton) flying overhead.
    What a sound!

  • @zabaleta66
    @zabaleta66 Před 4 lety +4

    Didn't realize it was so big! Five blades, huge engine, beast!

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere Před 11 dny

      At least one was tested to over 3,000 bhp in a factory.

  • @benters3509
    @benters3509 Před 5 lety +11

    My favorite airplane of all time. I remember back in the seventies I saw a SF on static display in the Yeovilton museum and fell in love with the look of the thing. A few years later I was at an air display, heard a big "CHUFF" and a big engine running. I went over to look, and it was a Sea Fury actually running. I nearly pissed myself in sheer delight. The only thing that could ever surpass that would be to hear a Typhoon or Tempest with a Napier Saber running. There is a possibility, thanks to a group in the UK restoring a Typhoon, but at my age, I am running out of time.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +8

      Let's hope that you do get to see and hear the Hawker Typhoon again. The plan is for it to be flying for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6/6/2024 and the Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford have been engaged to help achieve that - if anybody can do it, then they can. The Napier Sabre they have is pristine with zero hours. hawkertyphoon.com

    • @guaporeturns9472
      @guaporeturns9472 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@HighFlightHow’s that coming along?

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 11 měsíci

      @@guaporeturns9472 I don’t know but here’s a link to their website hawkertyphoon.com/

  • @woooster17
    @woooster17 Před rokem +1

    Such a big prop arc.. which I can attest to it creating quite the breeze. My wife and I were stood directly behind it a few weeks ago at the Duxford evening air show!💨😄

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před rokem

      The more blades and the bigger the props, the more powerful the engine. I bet she was a delight to see at the evening airshow, which sadly I did not go to!

    • @woooster17
      @woooster17 Před rokem

      @@HighFlight She really did enjoy it, but she did mention wearing a summery dress might have been a mistake…given the prop wash 😄

  • @maksicar
    @maksicar Před 5 lety +14

    Watched these beautiful planes for many hours ,taking off and landing st RNAS Lossiemouth,when I was a young lad.

  • @benters3509
    @benters3509 Před 5 lety +5

    What a beautiful airplane the Fury/Sea Fury was. Still my favorite to this day.

  • @colinmartin2921
    @colinmartin2921 Před 3 lety +2

    My favourite aircraft, so sleek, and the sound from that Centaurus!

  • @453421abcdefg12345
    @453421abcdefg12345 Před 5 lety +3

    A wonderful video, it is just so nice to see this aeroplane flying with a proper engine, so many take the easy way out and fit a pratt engine, which completely destroys the point. Many thanks for posting this!

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +1

      Many thanks and I'm glad that you enjoyed this. Hopefully I'll get some more film of this beauty as well as the Navy Wings Sea Fury during 2019?

    • @billpayne6936
      @billpayne6936 Před 2 lety

      What engine does it correctly use, please. Thanks again.

    • @453421abcdefg12345
      @453421abcdefg12345 Před 2 lety

      @@billpayne6936 This Fury is fitted with it's correct Bristol Centaurus engine, but due to lack of spares, and to a certain lack of understanding in foreign countries, Pratt and Whitney engines are sometimes fitted, the aircraft does fly, but not as good performance as the original Centaurus engine gave it. Stay safe ! Chris B.

  • @billstewart4839
    @billstewart4839 Před 4 lety +1

    I grew up near RNAS LOSSIEMOUTH and watched these beautiful aircraft for hours..

  •  Před 5 lety +21

    something about 4 and 5 blade props.. I LOVE um.. Beautiful sound..

  • @gruntabro1
    @gruntabro1 Před 4 lety +11

    Wonderful Bristol Centauras sleeve valve 18 cylinder Radial engine 2500hp

  • @michaelnaisbitt1590
    @michaelnaisbitt1590 Před 5 lety +5

    definition of STRESS to look in your mirror and see it full of sea fury coming at at full chat cannons blazing thats stress

  • @MikeBrown-ex9nh
    @MikeBrown-ex9nh Před 5 lety +7

    Love the sound of round. Powerful growl.

  • @patgould2586
    @patgould2586 Před 3 lety +1

    The Bristol Centaurus......total eargasm!

  • @georgecharleston2597
    @georgecharleston2597 Před 5 lety +6

    Now come on who can't just fall in love with these old war birds from a time long gone past

    • @scottgorman7166
      @scottgorman7166 Před 2 lety

      Everyone can who loves aircraft.....wonderful time for aircraft design.......I think the best

  • @stevedeep_creek_walla916
    @stevedeep_creek_walla916 Před 6 lety +15

    As VH-SFW this Fury lived at my local airport in Moree Australia. It was owned, maintained, and flown by a local crop duster pilot. It flew almost weekly and often "beat up" the airfield in spectacular fashion, with low low high speed passes, and aerobatics. And that Bristol radial had a sound all it's own! I live next to the airport and only needed to walk to my side fence to see the fun. Our loss is the UK's gain....

    • @lolzzz8304
      @lolzzz8304 Před 5 lety

      7

    • @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K
      @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K Před 5 lety

      How come we lost it? The POMs pinch back all our good stuff like the world's first Garratt, the K1 from Tasmania. Are we Aussies too stupid to see what we have until it's too late?

    • @anitadolan6417
      @anitadolan6417 Před 5 lety +1

      This may be the same Fury that was owned by an earth-moving contractor from Mackay for a short time, before being sold to the late Guido Zuccoli.

  • @britsh_weather_has_bipolar8199

    These aircraft shot down Mig jets in Korea, incredible bit of kit!

    • @kubanskiloewe
      @kubanskiloewe Před 5 lety +1

      pfff....yeah when the mig fly with parachute and flaps down ...LOL

    • @vascoribeiro69
      @vascoribeiro69 Před 5 lety +10

      @@kubanskiloewe head to head. 4x20mm cannon were enough!

    • @kubanskiloewe
      @kubanskiloewe Před 5 lety +3

      @@vascoribeiro69 head to head ? a mig with over mach 1 and this with near 700km/h ?....you have only 1-2 sec or less for aim, trigger and pull away ! completely bullshit talk

    • @vascoribeiro69
      @vascoribeiro69 Před 5 lety +8

      @@kubanskiloewe even A-1 Skyriders shot down 2 Mig-17 in Vietnam!

    • @kubanskiloewe
      @kubanskiloewe Před 5 lety +1

      @@vascoribeiro69 sure when they had to slow down while these slow noobs flow in circles ...lol

  • @ushoys
    @ushoys Před 5 lety +13

    1:52 Always move to the other side of a plane by walking right in front of the propeller, because it's quicker that way.

    • @davidh6300
      @davidh6300 Před 4 lety +3

      @Sloppy Joe yes it makes me cringe too

    • @20chocsaday
      @20chocsaday Před 2 lety

      Or think of the widow along the street.

  • @joshstanton267
    @joshstanton267 Před 5 lety +30

    gorgeous aircraft from any angle.. love the fury!

  • @EleanorPeterson
    @EleanorPeterson Před 5 lety +16

    Don't appreciate what a monster prop that is till you see a guy grab a blade and turn the engine over. Sheesh!

  • @danzervos7606
    @danzervos7606 Před 5 lety +3

    A Sea Fury did take out a Mig 15 in the Korean war. A Vought Corsair also accomplished the feat flown by Jesse G. Folmar off the USS Bataan, a light aircraft carrier (a WWII ship decommissioned and eventually scrapped in 1961) . In Vietnam two Mig 17s were downed by prop driven Skyraiders and possibly a 3rd with another Mig suffering significant damage. The Skyraider was about 100 mph slower than the Sea Fury but had similar cannon armament. One of the Skyraiders was flying from Intrepid, a museum ship in NY Harbor and the other flying from the Midway a museum ship in San Diego harbor. I have had the opportunity to visit both museum ships which I recommend visiting.

  • @rattywoof5259
    @rattywoof5259 Před 5 lety +3

    Lovely definition on the video - so many seem to have been filmed through the bottom of a beer bottle.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks. I never seem to be able to find any beer bottles handy when I'm filming! :)

  • @michaelodwyer4442
    @michaelodwyer4442 Před 2 lety +1

    I love aircraft, but I never heard of the Hawker, fury I before, but it looks great.

  • @TyphoonLegacyCoLtd
    @TyphoonLegacyCoLtd Před 3 lety +2

    Wonderful sound! ~Ian

  • @MegaBoilermaker
    @MegaBoilermaker Před 5 lety +9

    The Centaurus was the peak of Sleeve Valve design by an amazing company that were eventually given as a gift to Rolls-Royce.

    • @SvenTviking
      @SvenTviking Před 3 lety +1

      Lord, but the country was run by some idiots in the 50’s!

  • @fredtedstedman
    @fredtedstedman Před 5 lety +44

    Now that's what I call a fighter plane . It's testosterone -with wings -on steroids ! It's a monster and it's voice is a snarl ! Wales UK.

  • @bernardthefourth
    @bernardthefourth Před 5 lety +3

    I love that this one still has the five blade prop.

    • @lookinatu5096
      @lookinatu5096 Před 5 lety +1

      I was stationed on the Baltic in the late 1960's and one of the 5-bladed prop versions was used to pull a target sock for the ak-ak gunners to shoot at. One of the pilots was a hot shot and after dropping the target would dive and buzz our chow hall, just for fun. He would be so low on his pass that the windows and plates would rattle and the water in glasses would ripple from the engine roar and compressed air under his wings. This same pilot was one of a very few pilots to ever "cart-wheel" this plane - some trick. It has been a delight to once again hear the roar of the engine and scream of the prop of this beast.

    • @gruntabro1
      @gruntabro1 Před 4 lety

      5 blades to harness all that hp

    • @pauldavidson6321
      @pauldavidson6321 Před 4 lety +1

      That still has a Bristol Centaurus engine,a 4 blade usually means a big Pratt & Whitney R3350 has been fitted .

  • @marksellers4875
    @marksellers4875 Před rokem

    With the wing profile, the Fury/ Sea Fury looks like the love child of a P47 and an FW 190.
    Pretty pretty pretty.
    But I still think the FW 190 A is the prettiest thing to ever spin a prop.

  • @andyroper1613
    @andyroper1613 Před 4 lety +1

    Built to a Specification issued after detailed analysis of captured
    FW 190A's during the war.
    What a wonderful aeroplane.. ♥️

    • @christopherbeckford3102
      @christopherbeckford3102 Před 3 lety

      Sir glad that you say that, a lot of forget that kinda base of the fw-190 a3

    • @iamgod6464
      @iamgod6464 Před 3 lety +1

      It was infact the other way round. The FW190 was based on the the Tempest M2 from plans taken by Nazi Spies.

  • @richardsilva-spokane3436
    @richardsilva-spokane3436 Před 3 lety +2

    ...a majestic beast of a machine ♥️👍

  • @stephengardiner9867
    @stephengardiner9867 Před 3 lety

    To be precise (and pedantic...yadda, yadda...) that is a "Sea Fury". There were a couple of "Furies" produced by Hawker over the years. One was a biplane predecessor to the Hurricane while a later Fury (and this aircraft's immediate ancestor) was basically a centaurus radial-engined Tempest with some aerodynamic refinements. It wasn't to go into production and service with the RAF but the Fleet Air Arm adopted a further refinement and adaptation of that design for carrier use. A beautiful aircraft.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 3 lety

      Following which Hawkers received a large order from the Iraqi Air Force for 'Sea Furies' without any naval components, including folding wings. Some of these aircraft were converted Sea Fury FB.11s, but most were newly built from scratch and were officially designated by Hawkers 'Fury ISS' the ISS standing for 'Iraqi Single Seat'. Coloquially they were known as 'Baghdad Furies'. This was one of those new build airframes. In addition its current colour scheme is that of one of the 2 original Hawker Sea Fury prototypes, SR661, that were themselves produced from the original Hawker Fury II design for the RAF before becoming 'Sea Fury' prototypes. The real prototype SR661 also lacked folding wings and some of the other naval requirements.

  • @vecchiogufo4863
    @vecchiogufo4863 Před 3 lety +2

    The Powerful Beauty !

  • @tsu8003
    @tsu8003 Před 6 lety +3

    Wow, just wow! The Sea Fury is my all time favourite prop fighter but to see an actual Fury is just... wow!
    A great plane flown by a great pilot!

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 6 lety

      Thanks, it certainly is. I have other films of this Fury and other Sea Furies on the channel if you are interested and some more coming soon. If you 'subscribe' (its free!) you should get an email when each new film appears.

    • @tsu8003
      @tsu8003 Před 6 lety

      Already subscribed!

  • @josipvrandecic2472
    @josipvrandecic2472 Před 6 lety +4

    What a story !...from Iraqi via USA to UK....a solid warbird.

  • @toddcanipe1190
    @toddcanipe1190 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful Bird!!

  • @scottgorman7166
    @scottgorman7166 Před 2 lety +1

    What a beauty........sweet

  • @MisteriosGloriosos922
    @MisteriosGloriosos922 Před 2 lety +1

    *Nice!!. Thanks for informative vid !!!*

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 2 lety

      Thanks. I'm glad that you liked it. 👍

  • @paulthomas3374
    @paulthomas3374 Před 3 lety +2

    Love the SF 😍 nice video ....Only slightly marred by the woman talking and chuckling constantly 🙄

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you. Unfortunately I couldn't stop the chit chat in the background without being exceptionally rude. I've come to realise that human beings generally find it impossible to keep silent!

    • @paulthomas3374
      @paulthomas3374 Před 3 lety

      @@HighFlight I used to go to a lot of airshow in the 80s and 90s and I used to go as far down the flightline as I could and away from the crowds and tannoy system too just to enjoy the aircraft sounds ....I think I'm just anti social LOL

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 3 lety

      @@paulthomas3374 A good tactic, but increasingly impossible now at airshows. This was just a normal day on the fence, but I still managed to get too close to noise! At airshows I tend to get followed around by families with children. Now, I love children and have my own, but the most annoying example ever were those who had been bought plastic machine guns that made an electronic firing noise and whistles at Biggin Hill Airshow one year - now that was a challenge to avoid. I must be anti social too!🙃

  • @nigelterry9299
    @nigelterry9299 Před 6 lety +5

    Lovely sounds!

  • @paulshirley6383
    @paulshirley6383 Před rokem +1

    Hawker Fury II, SR661, G-CBEL - Flown by Paul Bonhomme
    High Flight love louis louis shirley

  • @airailimages
    @airailimages Před 5 lety +5

    Nice sight and sound. Too bad about the people talking and laughing during part of it, but I understand how difficult it can be to get clean audio at an air show. Thumbs up for a decent job.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +1

      Thankyou. The fact that I'm filming always seems to attract people making noise, even when it's not an airshow, as here, and I've tried to chose an apparently quiet spot!

  • @vmutuma
    @vmutuma Před 6 lety +2

    Imagine building an RC plane like this of the same size.That would be awesome.

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe Před rokem +2

    A beautiful plane!

  • @steve5825
    @steve5825 Před 5 lety +8

    Flown...eventually! Would be better described as taking off. Damn we built some great planes back then.

    • @barrierodliffe4155
      @barrierodliffe4155 Před 4 lety +2

      @Jim Barrows
      Not as good or translated to English much better than anything from USA.

    • @MC-nb6jx
      @MC-nb6jx Před 4 lety +3

      Jim Barrows .... Oh dear... Typical American arrogance.. “We’re better than you”🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
      Steve 58 didn’t say the Americans didn’t build great things, just “we built” some great planes back then.. This was just one of them..
      You probably won’t admit some of the things built by other countries were/are better than what the US build.. That’s not saying the US haven’t built some fantastic machines, but they’ve never built the best of everything (& they’ve built some real lemons) no matter how patriotic you want to be🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️
      Why did you have to make such a stupid comment?? You just make yourself look like an arse😉😉

  • @shaneallen4501
    @shaneallen4501 Před 5 lety +1

    Floats gracefully off the tarmac, nice!

  • @megatwingo
    @megatwingo Před 5 lety +2

    An amazing aircaft well filmed. Thumbs up! :)

  • @bryanhawk6052
    @bryanhawk6052 Před 3 lety +1

    Let's get ready to rumbleeeee

  • @mikelyon5595
    @mikelyon5595 Před 5 lety +3

    It's a beast; I love the fury!

  • @theralphster8492
    @theralphster8492 Před 6 lety +4

    Thanks from me also, fabulous...so jealous of Mr Bonhomme...Dave.

    • @tsu8003
      @tsu8003 Před 6 lety +1

      Not jealous of Paul, just proud as hell of our world beating pilot!

  • @michaelnaisbitt1639
    @michaelnaisbitt1639 Před 4 lety +1

    A note to future uploaders. Note absence of ridiculous music tracks. Just pure engine noise that’s all we need

  • @Yosemite-George-61
    @Yosemite-George-61 Před 6 lety +5

    nice clean start...good camera work with high quality sound, I really "hear" the diference with the Pratts, I really like the deep rumble at idle and the absence of walve train noise from the front. is like a "snoring giant"...

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 6 lety +4

      Thank you. A 'snoring giant' it is indeed and the Centaurus engine brings music to the ears!

  • @hudsonriverlee
    @hudsonriverlee Před 5 lety +3

    Loved the video, period. What a great sound. Like a sharp chisel on a piece of oak.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety

      Thanks and very nice of you to say.

  • @TheOgle420
    @TheOgle420 Před 3 lety

    I live somewhat close Reno Nv. the other day we saw two SF mock dog fighting above us "it was a lot of fun to watch".....................

  • @adrianlarkins7259
    @adrianlarkins7259 Před 5 lety +3

    Magnificent. She just throbs with elegant power. I wonder if her nickname isn't Gesebell. ie. G CBEL.!!

  • @LCMNUNES1962
    @LCMNUNES1962 Před 4 lety +5

    VERY GOOD SOUND RADIALs, FRON BRASIL.

    • @britsh_weather_has_bipolar8199
      @britsh_weather_has_bipolar8199 Před 4 lety +1

      A Bristol Centaurus sleeve valved 18 cylinder double row radial, hugely powerful.

    • @paulfharris175
      @paulfharris175 Před 3 lety

      @@britsh_weather_has_bipolar8199 I think that this engine is much better than the Napier Saber engine

  • @peterworsley4699
    @peterworsley4699 Před 5 lety +7

    Hawker Fury 2 was a biplane powered by a 640 hp (477 kW) Rolls Royce Kestrel VI piston engine.[17] First flight 3 December 1936.[6] Total 112 built. - according to Wikipedia -This is not one of them - it is a Sea Fury!

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +14

      Yes, you're right, but it's not a true Sea Fury either, although that is what it looks like and was developed from. The Hawker Sea Fury was originally envisaged and designed as a land based RAF fighter to be called the Fury - after the earlier biplane fighter of the 1930s. A number of prototypes were constructed and flown before the RAF order was cancelled and development of the aircraft continued for the Royal Navy, with the name being changed to Sea Fury. The colour scheme of the aircraft seen here is that of one of these prototypes SR661, which was one of 2 prototypes for the Sea Fury, although that was not equipped with folding wings or other navalised features (save for a tail hook) at the time. After full development and delivery of the Sea Fury in service, the Iraqi government placed an order for aircraft for its Air Force. These aircraft did not need to be equipped for naval operations and the order was fulfilled by Hawkers converting some ex Royal Navy Sea Fury airframes as well as building completely new airframes without folding wings or any other naval features. The latter new build aircraft were officially called Hawker Fury ISS (ISS stands for Iraqi Single Seat) - unofficially they were called 'Baghdad Furys'. This airframe is actually one of these ex Iraqi Hawker Fury ISS, wearing the markings of one of the two Sea Fury prototypes.

    • @Franky46Boy
      @Franky46Boy Před 3 lety

      This is NOT a Sea Fury !!!
      It is a fury prototype intended for the RAF...

    • @richuar
      @richuar Před 3 lety

      @@Franky46Boy well technically this particular aircraft is a Fury as it was originally made for the Iraqi airforce. It is painted now though as one of the prototype Sea Fury aircraft complete with the words “Royal Navy” on it, so not an RAF plane nor marked as one. Either way though it’s an awesome beast!

  • @nicholasforman1195
    @nicholasforman1195 Před měsícem +1

    There is a very slight resemblence to the Fock Wulf...What a girl! I bet she could have given Tiger tanks' arses a splitting headache.

  • @roopher2
    @roopher2 Před 6 lety +1

    Saw her fly at the Warbirds airshow, Duxford in July., what an awesome machine!

  • @pshaw1179
    @pshaw1179 Před 4 lety +2

    I'm in love with her...Jesus she's sooo beautiful !!!

  • @mrrolandlawrence
    @mrrolandlawrence Před 6 lety +5

    Wow the origional fury II not the Sea Fury and with the original engine! What a treat :)

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 6 lety +1

      Yes, it's pretty special! Thanks for enjoying.

  • @gcm747
    @gcm747 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love to know how many aircraft Paul B is type rated in.

  • @joeriley3721
    @joeriley3721 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice!!

  • @rustykilt
    @rustykilt Před 5 lety +2

    This and the GRUMMAN BEARCAT, great machines!

  • @mickkennedy1344
    @mickkennedy1344 Před 5 lety +2

    Centaurus majesty

  • @lorrainebracewell9830
    @lorrainebracewell9830 Před 5 lety +2

    The ultimate prop driven warplane in my view and the best.

  • @msmeyersmd8
    @msmeyersmd8 Před 6 lety +8

    I love the Bristol sleeve valve engineering. And the sound.
    However, on CZcams, in the last week I watched video of 2 crashes in the past resulting from engine failure and hydraulic failure destroying 2 beautiful Sea Fury’s.
    It could have happened with a P&W engine just as easily.
    The Bristol sleeve valve is a fairly complex engine that had its problems.
    Kind of like the Wright 3350.
    One American and one British.
    I second the comment about the Merlin powered P-51 as being the best Anglo-American aviation collaboration achievement ever.

    • @leneanderthalien
      @leneanderthalien Před 6 lety +6

      reliability from the Bristol engines was better as the US radials: whe known good this sleeve valve engines in France because the Bristol Hercules (14cyl) was built under licence in France by SNECMA up to 1964 to fit the Nord 2501 Noratlas.This engines are less complicated as you think with less parts in movement as a conventional engine...and the fuel econopmy is much better because able to run lean (blue flames at exhauts), this is not possible with the R3350's because overheats and detonation (always orange flames= rich)

    • @PorscheGTRSWeissach
      @PorscheGTRSWeissach Před 6 lety +1

      I saw this clip too with the crashed 2 silver Sea Furies! I also saw the start procedure is a bit different. Engine starts sounded like done with air pressure or a shell! Anyway, sounded different to this Fury here! ;-)

    • @msmeyersmd8
      @msmeyersmd8 Před 6 lety +1

      leneanderthalien Thanks for that information. I had no idea these engines were manufactured that far after the War. As an engineer, I always thought the sleeve valve was a much more elegant solution. I like the sound of both but the Bristol sleeve valve is much smoother sounding. I hadn’t really noticed the blue “lean” flames before you mentioned it. That’s better from every engineering standpoint.
      Joke: Do you mean to say that the big P&W/Wright radials spewing fuel and flames on startup and take off isn’t as good? Obviously it less efficient. I grew up around them so I do love their sound. I flew in Twin Beeches with R-985s and loved them.
      Watching an R-4360, let alone 4 of them come to life while standing under the plane by the nose gear on a Guppy was a once in a lifetime experience for me.
      My Dad flew a few thousand hours in the B-36 so he gave me a lot of information on how the R-4360 functioned in practice.
      Most B-36s carried a pod that fit in the bomb bay that carried a brand new stored and pickled R-4360 so that an engine swap could occur almost anywhere with minimal down time in case of a problem. Just a quick engine swap.
      Back to the sleeve valve Bristol’s. Do you think the 14 cylinder Hercules engine was much more durable than the Centaurus and that, like the big American radials, the peak power output and development had been reached or exceeded, leaving the somewhat smaller engines to live longer lives in commercial and private use?
      I’ve not read a lot about the details of Bristol sleeve valve engine performance or longevity. I do remember reading that they had very high oil consumption.
      However, the American W-1320 and 3350 and the P&W-1340, 2800 and 4360s didn’t exactly sip oil. The tanks were gigantic.
      I always thought we would have moved beyond poppet valve technology in modern internal combustion engines by now.
      But they just won’t seem to die. Atkinson cycle, direct gasoline injection, variable compression, variable valve timing and other “gimmicks” seem to keep them alive. The rotary engine was a great idea but it was an oil burner and couldn’t pass emissions testing.
      Not that these are bad, but I had hoped automotive technology would have had a breakthrough improvement. We’re still using poppet valves. Wow.
      I love what they’re doing in Formula One but it seems like very complicated and expensive “gimmicks” that aren’t going to last 150,000+ miles on a daily driver.
      What do you think?

    • @msmeyersmd8
      @msmeyersmd8 Před 6 lety

      Irgendjemand Irgendwo I believe those were shell starts.i think I’ve seen a couple of those myself.
      The only pneumatic start radials I’m aware of are Russian/Soviet. Pneumatic works great in low temps in Russia vs electrical/batteries which can degrade a lot or freeze at super low temps. I think a lot of Russian planes used pneumatic brakes and flaps for the same reason.
      But I could certainly be incorrect. So don’t quote me. LOL.

    • @fredtedstedman
      @fredtedstedman Před 6 lety

      It's got a real GROWL to it compared to P & W > Love this plane Wales UK

  • @jeanbiel301
    @jeanbiel301 Před 5 lety +1

    Супер! Даже.шасси складывается !

  • @jamesbottger5894
    @jamesbottger5894 Před rokem

    The Centaurus engine has slide valves, as opposed to the more traditional poppet valves found on most ICE engines. It's a very interesting technology. An entire video could be done just on the differences between these two types of engines...

  • @dalegirard8453
    @dalegirard8453 Před rokem

    Very good airplane

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen Před 2 lety +1

    All that power and only four gun ports? Beautiful beast though. 💛🙏🏼

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 2 lety +2

      But at least it would have had 4 x 20mm Cannons rather than lower calibre machine guns, plus could carry 16 x 3 inch rockets and 2000lbs of bombs externally.

    • @Glen.Danielsen
      @Glen.Danielsen Před 2 lety +1

      @@HighFlight Ah, that’s true, High. Four 20 mm canons would be huge punch. And that’s a lot of rockets!

  • @lufwaffeaircraft
    @lufwaffeaircraft Před 4 lety

    Thats a damn Super Prop right there boys.

  • @tucowept
    @tucowept Před 5 lety +1

    Wow, what a beauty.

  • @royalanania3306
    @royalanania3306 Před 3 lety

    Imagine this beautiful ❤️ beast during the battle of britain,if they had existed.
    Along with the Spitfire Germany would have been desimated in a week.

  • @MrDaiseymay
    @MrDaiseymay Před 5 lety +3

    MONSTER ! TAKE OFF STARTS AT 5.05

  • @colinmiles1052
    @colinmiles1052 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice!

  • @1063ghost
    @1063ghost Před 5 lety +2

    Wahnsinns Maschine ! :-)

  • @alyciamarrison2916
    @alyciamarrison2916 Před 5 lety +13

    "Flown" - Enjoy all the 53 seconds in the air! - Why such a short clip of the flying???

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +8

      Unfortunately it was departing to an airshow elsewhere. If you want some of the same aircraft flying, then this clip has a lot more - czcams.com/video/5Rs_SYEdo4I/video.html

    • @scottgorman7166
      @scottgorman7166 Před 2 lety +1

      @@HighFlight thanks for that clip to view.....she is a beauty

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 2 lety

      @@scottgorman7166 Thanks for enjoying the Sea Fury films. This is one of my favourite aircraft, especially as it has an original Centaurus engine. Hopefully I'll be seeing more of this beautiful bird and will be able to post more films in the future. Her owner is also very close to flying a...Hawker Tempest II in the UK!

  • @leemerison5575
    @leemerison5575 Před 5 lety +1

    Yes please!!!!!🛩🚀

  • @VASHXKALIBER
    @VASHXKALIBER Před 5 lety +6

    90 Luftwaffe pilots disliked this video.

    • @timmason7430
      @timmason7430 Před 4 lety

      Russian Mig 15 pilots.

    • @chrisburn7178
      @chrisburn7178 Před 4 lety

      Well if it had seen service in WW2 they might have done, as Tim Says below 😋

  • @reggiebarron3849
    @reggiebarron3849 Před 5 lety

    How in the heck did they see were to go with that BEAUTIFUL FLYING MACHINE pitched so high in the air from the pilots point a VIEW.Amazing.

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 5 lety +1

      It's only pitched like that when on the ground taxiing as once the tails up the view improves and in flight the pitch adjusts for level flight. When taxiing that's why this and other warbirds swerve from side to side to give the pilots a clearer look of where they are going.

    • @reggiebarron3849
      @reggiebarron3849 Před 5 lety +1

      @@HighFlight THANK U FOR LETTING ALL OF US KNOW THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.JOYFUL FLYING FELLO LOVER, OF FLYING MACHINES.

  • @marcdemmon208
    @marcdemmon208 Před 2 lety +1

    There is one in a Canada navy museum in Calgary Alberta

  • @MrSkyskooter
    @MrSkyskooter Před 3 lety

    Sydney Camm learnt well from Kurt Tank’s Fw 190.

  • @dalegirard8453
    @dalegirard8453 Před rokem

    I'm always amazed they take time warm engine in war time you didn't have time do that

  • @claretollerton9715
    @claretollerton9715 Před 4 lety +1

    The sea fury was it a modified hurricane or the spitfire I would lean to it being a spitfire than the hurricane because of the slender fuselage and engine?

    • @HighFlight
      @HighFlight  Před 4 lety

      The Hawker Hurricane was made by the same company as the later Sea Fury. About 10 years separates each design. It was initially called the Fury II and was to have been for the Royal Air Force, who didn't want or need it as a result of jet aircraft such as the Gloster Meteor, replacing piston engined propellor driven aircraft. It was renamed the Sea Fury and 'navalised' for use by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm by adding folding wings, a tail hook, strengthened undercarriage and other equipment so that it could be operated from aircraft carriers. It was a design development of the earlier Hawker Typhoon and Tempest. The Spitfire was also a much earlier design built by Supermarine. Both the Spitfire and Hurricane were powered by inline engines, principally the Rolls Royce Merlin or the Rolls Royce Griffon. The Sea Fury has a sleeve valved radial engine - the Bristol Centaurus - which gives it a larger and wider front end profile compared to the Hurricane or Spitfire.

    • @claretollerton9715
      @claretollerton9715 Před 4 lety +1

      @@HighFlight yeah I did know they were made by hawker Sidley but I haven't seen any world war 2 navel aircraft to date more the American navel war planes and mostly raf roles in the war . I think we also imported alot of American carrier planes early on before America got involved corsair and wildcats and p51 mustang it wasn't much long after they came over when Hitler made threats to them and claimed America has an enemy and target after pearl harbour revenge attacks. Growing up the f4 phantom was impressive one of my faves at airshows as I kid the smoky vortex trail from the after burners most of these engineering figures and science terms are abit baffling but that's because of being dyslexic with maths unfortunately .

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 Před 3 lety

    I'm amazed that from the rear it looks like an overgrown Fw190

  • @boboala1
    @boboala1 Před 5 lety

    Nice! Damn, she sounds solid!

  • @gone547
    @gone547 Před 5 lety +4

    One lucky pilot.

  • @cryptotharg7400
    @cryptotharg7400 Před 5 lety

    In the end, of WW2, Hawker produced all the monster fighters, and fighter-bombers.