Canadian Hurricane sold

wls3 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:31 am

Feel pretty lucky to have seen it flown so well over the years. Sorry to see it go.

DC3R4DC47 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:34 am **Posts:** 115

i got to sit in this ship, and get a cockpit check out in her at Thunder a few years back, a good friend of mine was flying her,we flew Convairs together for IFL, the only WW2 fighter in my bucket list is the Hurricane, something about this airplane.....

HurricaneIV · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:07 pm

I wonder why Vintage wings didnt buy it and restore the middle section. You think it would have been easy for them.

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:46 pm

HurricaneIV wrote:

I wonder why Vintage wings didnt buy it and restore the middle section. You think it would have been easy for them.

To be fair there is already two Hurricane's at Vintage Wings. If I recall correctly the current airworthy Hurricane they have will be for sale when the one they under restoration is complete (I think I heard this when I toured the hangar?).

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

Yes, we've got a lot on our plate already with restorations. The Spit IX is ramped-up, and the new wings should be ready by Oct. And we may start assembling the Hurri XII very soon. Plus we're searching the nooks and crannies of the aviation world for Pegasus cylinders for the Swordfish. And some other stuff...

We'd certainly look at a contract repair if anyone wanted us to rebuild a Hurri center section -- that's why we built the jig.

Dave

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

I got a checkout in the Hurri IV last year and flew it at our airshow in the Fall (2012).

This year I didn't get on it until a post-maintenance flight 2 weeks ago -- good fun! It's an odd airplane. Very 1930s-British. Takes a while to get past feeling fumble-fingered.

Dave

K225 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:28 pm

As Dave said the centre section was a very difficult build, this is the one from the VWC Mk XII when we first removed it. The corrosion is hidden in the four horizontal structural tubes and very difficult to find until the section is totally stripped down. Sorry I didn't catch you in the cockpit Dave but just noticed I got your helmet!

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:02 am

Thomas_Mac wrote:

HurricaneIV wrote:

I wonder why Vintage wings didnt buy it and restore the middle section. You think it would have been easy for them.

To be fair there is already two Hurricane's at Vintage Wings. If I recall correctly the current airworthy Hurricane they have will be for sale when the one they under restoration is complete (I think I heard this when I toured the hangar?).

I certainly hope not! I would think VWoC would see the beauty in a 3 spit vs. 2 hurri ratio. With the Russell Group now downsizing, it would be a shame to loose another Hurricane from the area!

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