Awesome. Thanks mate. I figured it had the P&W R2800 conversion because of the 4 blade prop. I understand almost all of them have had this conversion. Parts for a Bristol Centaurus are getting a bit like unicorn droppings, and people who know and are familiar with and have experience working on radial engines with sleeve valves ~ In the war and for 10 ~ 20 years after, there were quite a few of them. Beaufighters and Blenheims both flew with radial engines and sleeve valves. Nowhere near as powerful as a Centaurus, but the same basic arrangement. But you won't find many people today who've even seen a sleeve valve engine, let alone know how to work on one. I've seen them in books and on youtube, but never seen one in real life, let alone touched one. I'm told the hydraulics on the original Sea Fury were a little bit odd, but when you do the Pratt & Whitney conversion they get possessed by the spirit of Satan and you need to sacrifice a whole goat before each flight so the wheels will retract. They weren't great in the original, but with the conversion, they're a nightmare. Having worked a little bit on 1960s British cars (and errors like the Morris Minor) I have roughly the same opinion of British hydraulics as I do of British Electrics, by Lucas ~ Prince of Darkness. They're a crime against humanity.
What a monster.
Awesome. Thanks mate.
I figured it had the P&W R2800 conversion because of the 4 blade prop. I understand almost all of them have had this conversion. Parts for a Bristol Centaurus are getting a bit like unicorn droppings, and people who know and are familiar with and have experience working on radial engines with sleeve valves ~ In the war and for 10 ~ 20 years after, there were quite a few of them. Beaufighters and Blenheims both flew with radial engines and sleeve valves. Nowhere near as powerful as a Centaurus, but the same basic arrangement. But you won't find many people today who've even seen a sleeve valve engine, let alone know how to work on one. I've seen them in books and on youtube, but never seen one in real life, let alone touched one.
I'm told the hydraulics on the original Sea Fury were a little bit odd, but when you do the Pratt & Whitney conversion they get possessed by the spirit of Satan and you need to sacrifice a whole goat before each flight so the wheels will retract. They weren't great in the original, but with the conversion, they're a nightmare. Having worked a little bit on 1960s British cars (and errors like the Morris Minor) I have roughly the same opinion of British hydraulics as I do of British Electrics, by Lucas ~ Prince of Darkness. They're a crime against humanity.
beautiful
my fav piston warbird , love to be up in such a beast!
Fricken Awesome, cheers.
Paul
I love the giant Sawbones decal on the garbage can in the background!! @3:20
Such a rare beauty, shame about the music on the engine run sequence the exhaust note is the only sound needed
F-104 Starfighter, the F-102 was the Delta Dagger.
"Goes pretty good"