Hurricane Bi-Plane

[beau32]

Came across this, thought I would share. Dont know if its been posted before, but its neat looking so I figured I would post.

Hawker Hurricane, which featured a jettisonable top wing with integral fuel tanks, to reduce take-off distance with heavy loads, and to improve ferry range. The modification was implemented by F. Hills & Sons and was designated the "Hillson FH.40". It proved too heavy to be serviceable.

[ink]

first for me seeing that weird arse looking thing

[homersipes]

what would the purpose of that thing be?? at first I was thinking the second wing would be added lift for carrying bombs, but then I was like wait this is WW2 not WW1  

[skorpx1]

That's interesting to say the least. Definitely new to me, and it makes me wonder what a Spitfire Bi-plane would look like.

Good find.

[beau32]

what would the purpose of that thing be?? at first I was thinking the second wing would be added lift for carrying bombs, but then I was like wait this is WW2 not WW1  

I put the purpose of what it was under the pictures......

[titanic3]

"It proved too heavy to be serviceable."

  Just copy and pasted?

[Wildcat1]

How about the original Wildcat? 



Originaly designated the XF3F-1. They eventually got rid of the top wing, made some other significant modifications, and called it the F4F

[Nathan60]

I put the purpose of what it was under the pictures......

wouldn't jettisoning that be dangerous to the vert stab? I mean its got to go straight back.

[Guppy35]

Jettison is probably the wrong word.  It was an idea to increase the ferry range, not for use in combat.  It wasn't something they'd kick off in flight, more like a big ferry tank with wings 

[MiloMorai]

wouldn't jettisoning that be dangerous to the vert stab? I mean its got to go straight back.

Maybe but the wing would probably lift upon release.

[smoe]

Could it have been designed for lower stall speeds? Lower stall speeds are especially good for launching off the aft of battleship/transport and ditching in the middle of the Atlantic. Maybe designed for anti-sub hunting?

[Ack-Ack]

Could it have been designed for lower stall speeds? Lower stall speeds are especially good for launching off the aft of battleship/transport and ditching in the middle of the Atlantic. Maybe designed for anti-sub hunting?

Read the caption of the OP.  It was basically an extra fuel tank intended to be used in long range ferry flights, nothing more, nothing less.

ack-ack

[Devil 505]

Just when I thought the Hurricane couldn't get any uglier.

[Widewing]

How about the original Wildcat? 

(Image removed from quote.)

Originaly designated the XF3F-1. They eventually got rid of the top wing, made some other significant modifications, and called it the F4F

The XF3F-1 and XF4F-1 were different airframe designs. The F3F went through two major upgrades, F3F-2 and F3F-3.

Here's a sketch of the XF4F-1, which was never built before the biplane was abandoned for the XF4F-2 monoplane.

[GScholz]

Just when I thought the Hurricane couldn't get any uglier.

I will smack you in the mouth! 

Hurris are pretty!