For my 1001 post...Hawker Tempest to fly soon ?

[Michel Lemieux]

For my 1001 post...Hawker Tempest to fly soon ?

http://www.hawkertempest.se/MW763.htm

Great reference site for the bird in question.

In June 2009 Kevin Strickson reports:

"Just been over to Wickenby Wheels and Wings and she was outside with an engine in place. Unfortunately not with the renovated engine. She is said to fly in 2010 "

[lestweforget]

Wow!! Excellent news. Great 1001st post!

[Michel Lemieux]

And for 1002....it seems the Ezell's are working actively on their's also.

See: http://www.ezellaviation.com/page40.html for pics of the fuse in it's jig & quite a few large parts

[lestweforget]

Again good news. I would love to see a Mk.V (or a Typhoon!!) in the air. Don't see it happening though.

[Matt Sharkey]

I look forward to the Tempest coming to Fantasy of Flight in the future.

[Michel Lemieux]

I look forward to the Tempest coming to Fantasy of Flight in the future.

Do not get your hopes to hight for a flight soon. And quite understandable as to why !!

From the same great site:

http://www.hawkertempest.se/EJ693.htm

In July 2007 The Webmaster reports:




During my trip to UK and the Flying Legends 2007, Tom Woodhouse kindly arranged so I and my Swedish friends could visit Personel Plane Services on Friday July 6th before the Airshow. "Unfortunately" I can report that the EJ693 fuselage was hidden in a corner in the hangar, covered by dust. The beautifully restored tailplane/fin was still in it's jigg placed by the side of the fuselage. What Tom said was that the Tempest airframe will be restored to airworthy condition. The difference in price doing this and just to restore it to static condition is minimal. But to restore a Napier Sabre to running condition would cost around £1.500.000 to £ 2.000.000, there is no guarantee of reliability... In other words, the airframe will be restored to flying condition but it will most likely never fly again while part of Kermit's collection. A big thanks to Tom for taking his time showing us around in the PPS hangar!

In August 2008 Kermit Weeks wrote on his blog:



"I continue on to London to check on the final stages of my Hawker Tempest V project, which we are bringing up to displayable condition. Everything has been rebuilt to airworthy standards but we are currently just trying to get it displayable for Fantasy of Flight. I have two Napier Sabre engines for it and one day hope to make it fly!"

[Michel Lemieux]

Man... how in the world of &?$%$%*$ will I ever get enough interesting things to say to get to 2K

[retroaviation]

Man... how in the world of &?$%$%*$ will I ever get enough interesting things to say to get to 2K

Well, you could go find something like this to talk about..........

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... php?t=9395


Gary

[Michel Lemieux]

Funny Gary

Honestly...I would.....but raising a young family has put quite a few thing in perspective & order of importance for me and all in a very, very good way I must say.....

One day sir....one day.

Did I ever thank you for that thread ? If not here's to you

[Michel Lemieux]

Have to admit this looks schweeettttt.....pretty schweeettttt

From the same reference page.

Just found a walk aroung section.

http://www.hawkertempest.se/EJ693WA.htm

[daveymac82c]

Wow,

what an engine that things got on it!!!

I think they Typhoon or Tempest would be one of the top planes I'd want to see at an airshow... only after a flying Mosquito.

Cheers,

David

[Michel Lemieux]

Realisticly ( help with spelling ) speaking...I wonder how many cubic $ one would have to put to get an "airworthy" saber up & running.

[aseanaero]

what an engine that things got on it!!!

Agree ...

[aseanaero]

But to restore a Napier Sabre to running condition would cost around £1.500.000 to £ 2.000.000, there is no guarantee of reliability.

His maintenance suppliers must love him , didn't this strike anyone else as kind of expensive even considering machining new components ?

[MattP38]

what an engine that things got on it!!!

Agree ...

24 cylinder Sabre sound clip, courtesy of The Hawker Tempest Page.
http://tempest.nerdnet.nl/tempest.wav

WOW, that's looking good!! TP, that's a real throaty sounding engine, but what a sound it is!