Isaacs Fury

Fury

Isaacs Fury II
Role  | Sports biplane

Type of aircraft

Manufacturer  | Homebuilt
Designer  | John Isaacs
First flight  | 1963
Number built | 18
Isaacs Fury II

The Isaacs Fury is a British homebuilt sporting biplane designed by John Isaacs as a seven-tenths scale replica of the Hawker Fury fighter.[1]

## Development

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Using the Currie Wot construction methods as a basis, John Isaacs designed a single-seat wood and fabric sporting biplane for homebuilders.[2] It was a seven-tenths replica of the 1935 Hawker Fury biplane fighter.[2] It was a single-bay biplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear and powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Walter Mikron III piston engine in the nose with a two-bladed propeller.[2] It has a single-seat open cockpit just aft of the wing.[2] The prototype (G-ASCM) built by the designer between 1961 and 1963 at Southampton, England, first flew from Thruxton Aerodrome on 30 August 1963.[2]

Between 1966 and 1967 the aircraft was re-engined with a 125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-290-D engine and first flown as the Fury Mk 2 in May 1967.[2] The design was made available to amateur constructors.[2]

The rights to plans for the design are held by the UK Light Aircraft Association.[3][4]

## Variants

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Fury Mk 1
Prototype with a 65 hp (48 kW) Walter Mikron III piston engine.[2]
Fury Mk 2
Prototype re-engined with a 125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-290-D piston engine for amateur construction.[2]

## Specifications (Fury Mk 2)

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Fury II

Data from Taylor[5]

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
* Wingspan: 21 ft 0 in (6.4 m)
* Empty weight: 710 lb (322 kg)
* Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-290-D piston engine , 125 hp (94 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
* Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
* Range: 200 mi (321 km, 170 nmi)
* Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.12 m/s)

## See also

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* Isaacs Spitfire

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ Air Trails: 79. Winter 1971. `{{cite journal}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jackson 1974, pp. 256–257
3. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 107. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
4. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 114. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
5. ^ Taylor 1996, p. 476

### Bibliography

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* Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
* Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.

## External links

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