Hurricane Mk IIB, BE505, previously
owned by Peter Teichman, has been
converted to a two-seater by Hawker Restorations. A second cockpit has
been built behind the original with a sliding hood of similar
appearance. This is a new design not related to the Hawker original.
The aircraft will be operated from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar with
passengers - so now you can fly in a Hurricane!
Hawk TMk1 XX342, now
at St Athan and formerly of the Empire Test
Pilots School, has been registered by L-39 Aviation Ltd, Blackburn, as
G-HAWC.
Restoration of Tempest
II MW376 in Kelowna, British Columbia, has
reached an advanced stage with the undercarriage installed. In Polk
City, Florida Tempest V, EJ693,
and Tempest II, LA607 are
progressing
as long term restoration projects for Kermit Weeks.
There are many Hawker types advertised for sale. Art Nalls’s Sea Harrier FA2 (XZ439) and Harrier T8(ZD993),
and a non-airworthy GR3 spares
source which is painted as an AV-8A,
are all for sale in the USA. In France Sea
Fury FB11 (F-AZXJ RAN WH589) and Iraqi
ISS Fury (F-AZXL), both with Pratt & Whitney R3350 engines,
are for sale as is ex Alpine fighter Collection (NZ) Hurricane IIB (F-AZXR). Jet Art Aviation have
the VAAC Harrier T2 (XW175) and the
ETPS ASTRA (Advanced Stability
Training & Research Aircraft) Hawk
(XX341) for sale as museum pieces. Hunter
FGA11 (XF301) is for sale in the USA (non-airworthy). Hurricane Mk XII (‘V6748’ VH-JFW) is for sale
in Australia and a share in Hurricane MkI
(V7479 G-HRLI) is for sale in the UK. Gnat
TMk1 (XR984 N316RF) is for sale in the USA as is Sea Fury T20 (N59SF) as a restoration project.