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Hawker Demon, August 2009

jhuckle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:57:09 +0000

Another recording on my new web site http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-demon-august-2009/

Hawker Hunter FGA.9 G-ETPS

jhuckle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:55:47 +0000

I’ve posted a recording of a Hawker Hunter on my new website.

It is available from http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-hunter-fga-9-g-etps/

Hawker Sea Hurricane & Mk1 Hurricane Display

jhuckle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:28:59 +0000

A Mark 1 Hurricane and Sea Hurricane displaying in formation. Not something you see or hear everyday!

The Sea Hurricane is operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and the MK1 Hurricane (R4188) is a Battle of Britain veteran aircraft. More information about R4188 is available from here.

Some interesting information linking these two machines from the web site about the Mk1:

During its lifetime, it was fitted with no fewer than five Rolls-Royce Merlin III engines, and underwent four major rebuilds. It is still powered by a Merlin III (the only other aircraft in the world to retain a Merlin III is the Sea Hurricane at Shuttleworth). It is said to be the most historic fighter aircraft to have survived the war.

During the display you could hear a difference in the two engines although difficult to tell in a blind test. The Sea Hurricane is flown in a very conservative style, no suprise considering the age and rarity (of the two). At a push, the Sea Hurricane has a softer sound.

Recorded on 2nd August 2009, Old Warden, Beds, UK. This is a quick snap I took of the Mk1 and a photo of the Sea Hurricane from July.

Hawker Hurricane MK1 R4188 at Old Warden

Hawker Sea Hurricane, Old Warden, July 2009

Hawker Sea Fury

jhuckle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:01:33 +0000

A Hawker Sea Fury recorded on the 7th August 2005.

See also [post="hawker-sea-fury-fast-approach"], recorded at the same display.

More Sea Fury sounds here: http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-sea-fury/

Photo below taken by me during the display.

Hawker Sea Fury

Hawker Sea Hurricane 3rd May, 2009

jhuckle — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:46:51 +0000

This is a recording made at Old Warden on 3rd May of their resident Hawker Sea Hurricane.

This is a longer recording than I usually post and has a bit of work applied to it – a windy day. The Hurricane is still filling in for the finale their whilst the spit is undergoing an overhaul (3 or so years now I think).

Recorded using a Rode NT5 into a Fostex FR2-LE with a little work in Audacity with a high pass filter, with some compression in Reaper to keep things level, but not too much.

Hawker Hind Flypast

jhuckle — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:34:21 +0000

This recording is a composite of 4 flypasts (including a very low flypast) of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel powered Hawker Hind based at Old Warden.

Recording made on 3rd May 2009.

Hawker Sea Hurricane

jhuckle — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:42:08 +0000

A couple of sounds extracts featuring the Merlin engined Hawker Sea Hurricane z7015 (G-BKTH) based at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK. Both were recorded from the flight line and were taken on separate occasions.
The Sea Hurricane is a ‘navalised’ version of the standard Hawker Hurricane.

Hawer Sea Hurricane

Hawker Sea Hawk

jhuckle — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:27:36 +0000

The Hawker Sea Hawk was a British single-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air branch of the Royal Navy (RN), built by Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.

This aircraft is operated bu the Royal Navy Historic Flight. The photo (hosted oin flickr) was taken by me during the recording.

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Hawker Sea Fury

jhuckle — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:56:11 +0000

This is a recording of a Hawker Sea Fury making a very fast approach at the start of a display.

More Sea Fury sounds here: http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-sea-fury/

Hawker Sea Fury Mk.II (VR930), previously of the UK Fleet Air Arm, with wings folded, at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. Owned by the Royal Navy Historic Flight.