Absolutely superb flying ! For the Bearcat to stay so close to the Fury for that length of time must have taken extraordinary flying skills, he must have needed a long rest after that display. Many thanks for posting the best display I have seen for years, having said that, they did seem very close at times .
Big size and power difference between these ultimate pistons. Great to see Nick and Carolines Grace's son beating up the field with the all time old time master Pete Kynsey. Great to see.Love this stuff
Brilent video ,the lovely bearcat and lovely sea fury was highlight of the airshow,I was there on sunday ,flying legends is my favorite airshow off all time ☺
What a superb bit of flying; wish I could have been there. It's extra good for me because Pete K took me for a half hour flight in a Spit Mk IX on June 6 2016 at Biggin Hill - a never to be forgotten experience and what a privilege. We did a few rolls and wingovers. Pete is a great guy, pilot and gentleman.
group captain winkle Brown test from both these aircraft and when asked which one would win in a dog fight he said they were so close in performance and handling it would depend on the pilot on the day
I don’t no how close the designs are, but I see a lot of the tempest in the Sea Fury. Pierre Closterman & Roland Beaumont both raved about the performance of the tempest, Beaumont talked about a low level pass at Newquay at about 490 mph , using the word formidable. My dad an RAF Mustang 111 knew Closterman met him in France admired the Tempest but like all pilots of the best fighters of the time loved the plane they flew in his case the Mustang . The Sea Fury & the Fury were beasts though, like a hammer & very,very fast at low level.
I have read in the Rolls Royce Societies booklets that the Fury came from a Tempest FII had a Bristol Centaurus fitted...had a variation on the Tempest wing but the fuselage wasn't changed much as I understand it...
Those on the Fury are Dowty Rotol R40/556/1 with the blades being made from aluminium and standard for the Sea Fury. Those on the Bearcat are AEROPRODUCTS A642-G1, which are also standard for that model in WW2. They may well both be bigger than those on early WW2 aircraft, though not necessarily.
Absolutely superb flying ! For the Bearcat to stay so close to the Fury for that length of time must have taken extraordinary flying skills, he must have needed a long rest after that display. Many thanks for posting the best display I have seen for years, having said that, they did seem very close at times .
Big size and power difference between these ultimate pistons. Great to see Nick and Carolines Grace's son beating up the field with the all time old time master Pete Kynsey. Great to see.Love this stuff
Brilent video ,the lovely bearcat and lovely sea fury was highlight of the airshow,I was there on sunday ,flying legends is my favorite airshow off all time ☺
Thankyou Richard for both of your comments here and my apologies for taking so long to respond. Flying Legends is indeed one of THE GREAT AIRSHOWS!
What a superb bit of flying; wish I could have been there. It's extra good for me because Pete K took me for a half hour flight in a Spit Mk IX on June 6 2016 at Biggin Hill - a never to be forgotten experience and what a privilege. We did a few rolls and wingovers. Pete is a great guy, pilot and gentleman.
Yes, superb pilots both. Your memory of being flown in a Spitfire by Mr. Kynsey is brilliant and priceless. Thankyou for sharing your memory of it.
Great flying skills from both Pilots.
They are like brothers.
The Bearcat might have got the the job done, but goodness me, the Fury II is "too busy lookin' good"
soppdrake The F8 Bearcat set climb to altitude records that stood for years took a jet to better them !!!
group captain winkle Brown test from both these aircraft and when asked which one would win in a dog fight he said they were so close in performance and handling it would depend on the pilot on the day
Just brilliant flying skills and engine sound. I turned off "the voice" to listen to real music.
The best radial fighters together!!! :-)
And the lovely corsair did a brilent flying display ,those pilots who fly those fantastic warbirds are brilent pilots ☺
Yes indeed, fabulous flying by brilliant pilots.
I don’t no how close the designs are, but I see a lot of the tempest in the Sea Fury. Pierre Closterman & Roland Beaumont both raved about the performance of the tempest, Beaumont talked about a low level pass at Newquay at about 490 mph , using the word formidable. My dad an RAF Mustang 111 knew Closterman met him in France admired the Tempest but like all pilots of the best fighters of the time loved the plane they flew in his case the Mustang . The Sea Fury & the Fury were beasts though, like a hammer & very,very fast at low level.
I have read in the Rolls Royce Societies booklets that the Fury came from a Tempest FII had a Bristol Centaurus fitted...had a variation on the Tempest wing but the fuselage wasn't changed much as I understand it...
The Sea Fury...is just a heavier Fury, with folding wings for carrier duty & hangering
Great video, what video camera do you use please? Thanks.
Thanks. It was filmed hand held with a Sony FDR-AX53 camcorder.
Bring on the F7F Tigercat…4000 hp….theses two have a hard time keeping up with that..?
I think those props are bigger than the ones used in planes in early ww2 ?
Those on the Fury are Dowty Rotol R40/556/1 with the blades being made from aluminium and standard for the Sea Fury. Those on the Bearcat are AEROPRODUCTS A642-G1, which are also standard for that model in WW2. They may well both be bigger than those on early WW2 aircraft, though not necessarily.