BELLY LANDING 1/4 SCALE HAWKER HURRICANE MK 1 - 3W 80cc TWIN INLINE PETROL - 2023

PILOT - SCOTT DENNIS,

OWNER - NOT BUILDER - WARREN RUNNICLES

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THIS MODEL IS PAINTED AS A TRIBUTE AND IS IN THE MARKINGS OF P/O GERARD MAFFETT WHO WAS SHOT DOWN OVER CLACTON ON SEA ESSEX DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN IN 1940 BY A MESSERSCHMIDT BF 110,

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEARBY AT WALTON ON THE NAZE - MAFFETT VERY SADLY DIED WHEN HE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AT LOW LEVEL AND HIS CHUTE DIDNT HAVE TIME TO DEPLOY - HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON THE SHORE LINE AT STONES POINT VERY CLOSE THE HURRICANE WRECKAGE - RIP,

Bought second hand to recondition !
Richard Rawle plan - 1/4 scale Hurricane.
powered by a 3w 80cc inline twin,
27x10 prop,
RCexl ignition,
Macgregor MG-5921HV all round,

Powerbox Mercury currently but will be changing for a pioneer in the near future,
2x R86C's Receivers,
LED nav lights,
Halogen landing lights,
Robart tank and valve,
Unitract undercarriage,
Still need to find or make our own Radiator scoop under the wing and refinish the paint work. We think we have over propped it for the test flights and will be trying a smaller one next time,

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force.

Top speed : 547 km/h
Introduced : 1937
Wingspan : 12 m
Engine type : Rolls-Royce Merlin
Designer : Sydney Camm
First flight : 6 November 1935
Manufacturers : Hawker Aircraft, Hawker Siddeley, Gloster Aircraft Company, Canadian Car and Foundry,

It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60 percent of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the campaign, and fought in all the major theatres of the Second World War.

The Hurricane originated from discussions between RAF officials and aircraft designer Sir Sydney Camm about a proposed monoplane derivative of the Hawker Fury biplane in the early 1930s. Hawker refined their monoplane proposal, incorporating several innovations which became critical to wartime fighter aircraft, including retractable landing gear,

The Hurricane went into production for the Air Ministry In June 1936 and entered squadron service in December 1937. Its manufacture and maintenance were eased by using conventional construction methods, It was relied upon to defend against German aircraft operated by the Luftwaffe, including dogfighting with Messerschmitt Bf 109s in multiple theatres of action.

The Hurricane was developed through several versions: bomber-interceptors, fighter-bombers, and ground support aircraft as well as fighters. Versions designed for the Royal Navy known as the Sea Hurricane had modifications enabling operation from ships. By the end of production in July 1944, 14,487 units had been completed in Britain and Canada, with others built in Belgium and Yugoslavia.

Battle of Britain

At the end of June 1940, following the fall of France, 31 of Fighter Command's 61 fighter squadrons were equipped with Hurricanes. The Battle of Britain officially lasted from 10 July until 31 October 1940, but the heaviest fighting took place between 8 August and 21 September. Both the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hurricane are renowned for their part in having defended Britain against the Luftwaffe; generally, the Spitfires intercepted the German fighters, leaving Hurricanes to concentrate on the bombers, and, despite the undoubted abilities of the "thoroughbred" Spitfire, it was the "workhorse" Hurricane that scored the higher number of RAF victories during this period, accounting for 55 per cent of the 2,739 German losses, according to Fighter Command, compared with 42 per cent by Spitfires. On 8 August 1940, Hurricanes of No. 145 Squadron were recorded as having fired the first shots of the Battle of Britain. The highest scoring Hurricane squadron during the Battle of Britain was the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. This squadron also had the distinction of having the highest ratio of enemy aircraft destroyed to own losses suffered.

As a fighter, the Hurricane had some drawbacks. It was slightly slower than both the Spitfire I and II and the Messerschmitt Bf 109E, and the thicker wing profiles compromised acceleration; but it could out-turn both of them. In spite of its performance deficiencies against the Bf 109, the Hurricane was still capable of destroying the German fighter, especially at lower altitudes.

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FILMED ON 9 - 2 - 2023,