Hank Taylor Posted May 7, 2012 Share #1 Posted May 7, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I need help, does anyone recognize this plane? . This was taken last Sat. at the Chino Air Show. The Name Dreadnought I know was an English Worship but it looks like it this plane might be French. Hank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 Hi Hank Taylor, Take a look here Dreadnought. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
RPS Posted May 7, 2012 Share #2 Posted May 7, 2012 These links will give you the information you seek: a. The Dreadnought Story b. http://www.warbirddepot.com/dbimages/218/One_Second_with_Dreadnought.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 8, 2012 Share #3 Posted May 8, 2012 Hank, As with your other aircraft shots, Great composition, depth, colors and sharpness. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted May 24, 2012 Share #4 Posted May 24, 2012 Yes, that's Dreadnought, the Sanders brothers modified T Mk. 20 Hawker Sea Fury with a P&W R-4360 "Corn Cob" engine (28 cylinder). Hawker only built the Sea Fury with the Bristol Centaurus engine, but being a sleeve valve design it has proven difficult to find parts for and expensive to maintain. Because of this many Sea Furies have been re-engined with the Wright R-3350WD, which is of similar size to the Centaurus. What the Sanders boys have done here is modify the cowl to accept this gargantuan engine. The plane next to Dreadnought is Argonaut, which has an R-3350WD engine. Many of the Sea Furies in existence today came out of Iraq in the late 1970s. They had been sold by Hawker in the late 1940s, and as the Iraqi Air Force transitioned to jets the Sea Furies were parked in the desert. Many were restored in the 1980s, including the one I flew. A wonderful airplane, and the fastest propeller fighter ever built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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