Talk:Hawker Fury

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I changed "Furies" to "Furys", because it's a name, so "-ys" is correct. (See the Lend-Lease Sherman talk page for debate on why not...) Trekphiler 03:56, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merging Hawker Hornet into article

As the Hawker Hornet was the prototype for the Fury, wit the Hornet being renamed as Fury on Air Ministry request, with no significant changes between the prototype and production Fury Mk 1, it seems reasonable to merge Hawker Hornet into this article. Nigel Ish 19:08, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

why two years between Hornet and Fury flights? GraemeLeggett 11:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The First flight in March 1931 was that of the first production Fury. The Hornet was evaluated against the Fairey Firefly II in 1929, only being purchased by the Air Ministry on 1st Jan 1930. A production order was placed sometime in 1930. According to "The British Fighter since 1912", production was arranged for the first batch to complete production together to ensure a common build and allow full equipment of the initial squadron - Note the the Fury entered squadron service in May 1931. The delay in placing the production order may have been financial as Britain was in the depth of the Great Depression (the Gold Standard was dropped in 1931) so was probly not in a hurry to place orders for expensive Military equipment. Nigel Ish 17:43, 28 June 2007 (UTC)