"TJ" wrote in message ...
"robert arndt"
He's not talking about that design is he? Stick to the subject will
you?
There is a reference to a twin Hurricane built from two crashed
aircraft parts with a new wing section and new engines. It was
designated a non-official N2368 and only one was built, used mostly
for testing but initially to meet an RAF specification. Eventually, it
was scrapped.
The information comes from the Feb 1999 issue of IPMS in a 4 page
article by Paul Lloyd. It was for a twin-hurricane model and there is
one historic poor-quality photo of N2368 included.
I have never seen the photo since the magazine was from the UK but
that is where the information comes from. Maybe you can still buy it?
Sounds like Jim's friend is a modeler and gets his WW2 info from those
sources.
Rob
Rob, that was an April Fool article in IPMS.
TJ
Thanks TJ... but Keith was still talking about the Hillson FH40
Slip-Wing Hurricane and not the twin- Hurricane the origianl poster
inquired about.
I do not assume anything about the twin-Hurricane. I only posted where
Jim's friend probably got the info from- erroneous or not. But why
would a Feb issue of a modeling mag have an April fool article in it?
As stated in my reply I never saw the photo nor purchased the issue. I
have heard about it but that is not the only source.
A while ago, maybe in one of my older archived posts at RAM or the WW2
NG, there was similar talk of the twin-Hurricane. IIRC, an RAF test
facility was mentioned but I can't remember what it was. There,
supposedly was tested a few rare experimental Hurricanes. I distinctly
remeber one open cockpit type that was used for taxi training that had
an instructor seat bolted to one wing!
You won't find a pic for that one I bet. Anyway, it was a real
aircraft claimed by many pilots and noted in references to that RAF
test facility.
So, maybe the aircraft was built or maybe not. The slip-wing Hurricane
definate was but can you find a photo of it? I can't.
Rob
p.s. Here's a pic of a German captured Hurricane:
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ai...zicaptured.jpg