Hurricane down!
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Yes, very much so.
While the stress skin all metal construction of the Spitfire meant that in 1939/40 it was slower to build, and harder to BDR in the field as it was new tech of the day, compared to the more traditional construction of the Hurricane, today the opposite is true, and Hurricane restoration is very labour time consuming, so much more expensive to restore, as that technology had largely disappeared when Hawker Restorations started up their Hurricane 'production line' 30+ years ago.
While the stress skin all metal construction of the Spitfire meant that in 1939/40 it was slower to build, and harder to BDR in the field as it was new tech of the day, compared to the more traditional construction of the Hurricane, today the opposite is true, and Hurricane restoration is very labour time consuming, so much more expensive to restore, as that technology had largely disappeared when Hawker Restorations started up their Hurricane 'production line' 30+ years ago.
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Yes, very much so.
While the stress skin all metal construction of the Spitfire meant that in 1939/40 it was slower to build, and harder to BDR in the field as it was new tech of the day, compared to the more traditional construction of the Hurricane, today the opposite is true, and Hurricane restoration is very labour time consuming, so much more expensive to restore, as that technology had largely disappeared when Hawker Restorations started up their Hurricane 'production line' 30+ years ago.
While the stress skin all metal construction of the Spitfire meant that in 1939/40 it was slower to build, and harder to BDR in the field as it was new tech of the day, compared to the more traditional construction of the Hurricane, today the opposite is true, and Hurricane restoration is very labour time consuming, so much more expensive to restore, as that technology had largely disappeared when Hawker Restorations started up their Hurricane 'production line' 30+ years ago.
An article "Series Construction of the Hurricane I: A Review of the Methods of Hawker Aircraft Ltd." is available for purchase here for £27.00.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/cont...30440/full/htm
Spar boom detail, Hurricane top, Spitfire lower.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/cont...30440/full/htm
Spar boom detail, Hurricane top, Spitfire lower.
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Just to be clear, each of the forgoing depictions is one of two elements of the respective spars, understanding that each whole spar has a web between the upper and lower spar caps, which is what is depicted. Both are difficult to reproduce these days. I had occasion many years back to support the rebuild design approval of another English WW2 type. I reminded myself that the aircraft manufacturers of WW2 worked with what they had, and, were making aircraft for material effective, agile, short lived fighting service, rather than longevity, nor major rebuild ease. Military aircraft, particularly wartime designs, do not have to abide by today's commercial efficiencies!
Just to be clear, each of the forgoing depictions is one of two elements of the respective spars, understanding that each whole spar has a web between the upper and lower spar caps
