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Hawker Hurricane FH-40 Slipwing


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On 19/09/2016 at 0:32 AM, stevehnz said:

Nice job on that piece of aviation wierdness, I can never see past this taking off the tail when it dropped slipped the wing. Nothing wierd about your effort though, its a beaut.

Steve.

 

It's so strange. A Hawker Super Fury? lol.

 

I imagine the wing was expected to depart in an upwards direction due to its own lift. Can't help thinking that it would spin like a leaf though. Wasn't it supposed to be extra fuel tankage? 

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Was supposed to be used for long range use. Whole top wing was a fuel tank. Was designed to be dropped if they came under attack. Not sure I would like to blow the bolts on that with fuel in it. 

 

Rio

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That wing would immediately crash onto tha tail if released. I worked on a glide bomb once that would jettison its wing prior to going into the dive onto the target. The wing would innitially sepparate, but having no stabilising tail woulld immediately pitch down and fly into the mothership. The wing would need a leverage arm to force it over the top and behind the aircraft.

 

R

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