Warbird Information Exchange

Just to put the "welding a hurricane" structure argument to bed. To weld a tubular you have a pretty precise fit of the tubes, a copy of the FAA A.C. 43.13 explains in very detail. The tube on a hurricane would not be long enough to allow welding. Thats not to say the HAWKER fastening system isn't precise. It is.Its just a different system of joining tubes,with different length requirements.
The funny thing is, I think the first person who brought up the idea of welding was asking why HAWKER didnt weld the tubes. And the fireworks began.

The construction of the Hurricane was evolutionary not revolutionary, have a look at earlier Hawker a/c, much of the structure is identical to the Hart biplane. The prime benefit of the Hawker type of construction was in repair downtime, typically, major repairs took days as opposed to weeks for the relatively high tech Spitfire, and required relatively unskilled workers.

HarvardIV
Restoring a Hurricane is several orders of magnitude more difficult than a Harvard for many reasons, availability of data, parts, materials, etc, and the number of individual parts involved(about 5 times as many). As far as your attitude to what constitutes restoration - I can't help wondering - are you a restorer, or just another 'enthusiast' leaving a trail of destruction?
I get the impression you have never been closer than about 50 feet to a Hurricane.

That's a reasonable point, however I'd consider either way as an option.

After hangaring with a Hurricane for 13 years, I would never ever think of restoring one, a replica, maybe. If I had the time and money I'd make a P-66.

Well, Canuckia is a small country. Sorry I confused the two of you.

CLARIFICATION: Ollie is not Bob Diemert in disguise (or his little friend with the Universal Carrier).

Now, who can I personally attack or belittle next on the internet? The Kernel?

You can go after Vlado and Stoney at great risk..

Nah, only if I was posting anonymously!

Come on Peter, lets get this puppy saved. I have no axe to grind at all, I just love the Hurricane and want to see it saved. Any parts are useful. We all care about restoration and aviation heritage, let us please just get on with fighting against the elements to save it and not ourselves?

To those suggesting welding Hurricane tubing, get real, that is a replica and a cop out!!

I guess I never did update this thread. This turned out to be a wild goose chase. The "airframe" was some sort of agricultural equipment with a tubular steel frame. Experimental blueberry picker would be my guess. I referred it to an ag museum here in Maine and moved on to my next wreckchase. I have a statement by a gentleman who has passed on about finding a Hurri inverted by a stream in the 1950s while fishing with a friend. I interviewed him twice, but the other guy (deceased) was the one who knew the location and the place names were all mirrored on both sides of the border, so the lead was not actionable for ground search.

Keep trying! You never know when you'll hit the jackpot, and you'll never win at a game you don't play.

Wow......talk about zombie treads....almost 9 years between the posts......and we still here...LOL

....and found out the rest of the story!

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