Weald Aviation

Weald Aviation Service’s have been working hand in hand with The Royal Navy’s Historic Flight team on their T20 Sea Fury VX281 G-RNHF for several months now, the aim to return it back full flight condition and back onto the Airshow circuit. Not only have we have to complete numerous airframe projects, we’ve also have to completely rebuild the Centurus engine. Photos of the progress as detailed and noted below.

The Hawker Sea Fury was an evolutionary successor to the successful Hawker Typhoon and Tempest fighters and fighter-bombers of World War II. The Sea Fury was designed in 1942 by Sydney Camm, the famous Hawker designer, to meet the Royal Air Force’s requirement for a lightweight Tempest Mk.II replacement. Developed as the “Tempest Light Fighter”, it used modified Tempest semi-elliptical outer wing panels, bolted and riveted together on the fuselage centerline. The fuselage itself was similar to the Tempest, but fully monocoque with a higher cockpit for better visibility.