Originally Posted by
treadigraph
Purity and possibly the CAA demands the correct engines are fitted: how difficult it was to get Sea Fury WG655 flying on the G-reg with an R2800 and a Guardian prop I know not. The aircraft is now with another UK outfit.
Relatively easy - there's an STC frame produced by Sanders for fitting the R2800, it's a quick change mount so the Centaurus can be swapped in very quickly. There's a plan to putthe Centaurus back into WG655 in the future.
I hope so, as it 'aint really a Sea Fury with a US lump in the front...
