HAWKER SEAFURY Low, Loud & Fast 

In 1953 I was USAF - Radio Operator - I was on a Island close to North Korea with a British or Aussie { cant remember which 90 yrs old } Air Craft carrier stationed between us and the mainland -- Got a call from the carrier that one of their Seafurys had landed on our beach and could we guard it untill they could transport it back to the carrier - You are familiar with the Seafury so you will appreciate the following - Our beach was flat but on a curve - We got down to the beach and there was the pilot sitting on the wing' - He had DEAD STICKED The Seafury on a curved beach ! We got to him and like a Hollywood Movie He Said :Hello Chaps - Got any Beer at your place -- WOW - - They had to take off the wings to put it on a barge back to the carrier - Did We Have a party with Him and the boat crew --! - -Fantastic Aircraft = Fantastic Pilot Who looked like He was about 17 years old - God Bless Us All

People say that the merlin is the best sounding engine from ww2, and sure it sounds fantastic, but that radial is something else. The raw power is just so earth shaking it makes you want to cry.

Thanks so much for posting! My late dad flew these during the 50s and said it was the best aircraft he'd ever flown. Loved it dearly. His log book is a treasured heir loom for me :)

These end of war designs were really something.

Absolutely beautiful. How could anyone ever get bored of watching this stuff?

She flies like she was built in flight. Absolutely gorgeous.

One of our old planes with skippy on the side 😍😍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

Hawker produced some fantastic aircraft!! I don't think that the smoke was necessary. Thank you for posting this 👍🏻

3:00 - love this sound

These old warbirds are truly the hotrods of the skies. They mostly all sound so cool....a certain sound that can only come from a piston engine. Long may they live. There will come a day when no more are flown, and will only be remembered by the fortunate few.

That was rather amazing to watch and kudos to the pilot his aileron rolls positioning was absolutely spot on, everything was so smooth it was absolutely beautiful in every way! It most certainly was not his first time flying this plane, most likely not even his 40th time in this plane by the look of it! I actually saw a Sea Fury one morning in Fargo, my hanger was behind a largo FBO and as I was taxing out early in the morning I saw the Fury parked at the FBO and it was freshly restored and still in 100% bare aluminum and that plane was beautiful beyond words, If I had not been on a tight schedule I would have stopped to look at it. I found out later the owner of the plane was flying it to Wyoming someplace to be painted, it was a sight I will never forget!!

Hearing that come out of a dive gave me chills

You know, something about that "analog" sound. Yes we have Jets and they are beautiful, powerful and fast. But there is something I can't put my mental finger on be it these prop planes, old Marantz (Sansui, Sony etc) stereo's, 69 Chevy, Dodge Chargers or other "less" capable tech in general on paper. Sometimes the number on paper don't tell the whole story. To ME newer isn't always better. Love it. Hear it. Believe it.

My mouth literally hung open the whole time of watching this video....The sound is simply epic! There just isn't a substitute for radials...

Poetic dance of the skies - and flawless camerawork.

The quality of this video is SO STUNNING that I can almost feel the rivets on my keyboard. Amazing, guys! Great video and great flying! Thanks for the post!

Nothing like the sound of a radial. P&W, or Centar. Big muscle + big prop + big speed = BIG SMILE! My kinda math. Beautiful shots of the pit and wheel wells, model builders say Thank you!

Watched (and photographed) this aircraft last weekend. What a beauty in the air as well as on the ground. This video is very well done also. I enjoyed every second of the live display I was shooting as well as this video. Thanks for posting.

Certain airplanes need to be flown in a certain way to be able to appreciate the machine. This one was flown skillfully and it was an elegant display; the Sea Fury flown to its max, to show its best. A rather artistic performance as well. Pilot and airplane very well matched. Outstanding.

Best propeller fighter ever. Designed and built with all lessons learnt.

The Hawker Sea Fury was produced with the Bristol Centaurus engine. It is a very fine engine, and unusual, having sleeve valves. It would be great if this plane had one of those fitted, but I guess that parts will be hard to get for them, and maybe expertise to service them.

Thanks for walking around and talking close ups of the plane. Not to many Seafurys make it out to my area. Have only seen one flying.

Lovely aircraft.This and the Griffon engined Spitfire are my favourites. Top class video👍!

One of the greatest sounds in aviation ... beautiful radial engine at full chat.

Superb pilot. Fantastic demonstration. The smoke generators are a good idea. Lovely airfield.

Not seen one in Aussie war paint for a while. Thanks.

That man is flying it like he stole it. What an absolutely gorgeous display!

I am intrigued at how that huge engine is cooled as it is so tightly cowled. Beautiful to watch, flying, taxing or just sitting on the ground.

Wright R3350 and Pratt&Whitney R2800. Fantastic display, the climbs are always spectacular and shows the performance of this ultimate piston engined fighter bomber! Saw her once!

Wow! What a great Performance! Spectacular, wish I could’ve been there!

She really is a nimble, smooth mover. Thanks for sharing this.👍🏼

Super fast machine. Love this plane. I especially like the Australian seafoam green paint scheme . Take care. Keep them flying. Hawk out!!

The Bristol Centaurus is a surprisingly tame engine, she don't bark at ya like a double wasp does. But I honestly love that deep bellowing roar a double wasp makes on a flyby though.

Fantastic! Pure Piston Paradise!! Thanks for a great film.

I clicked on this for a quick look and couldn't turn if off. It's quite simply sublime.

Great Photography....oh yes, Flying too ! Magnificent Airplane !

That prop is huge, beautiful aircraft. The wings looks like those of the Spitfire. Those smoke generators go forever, what are they fuelled by? I love the way after a fast flyby the engine sounds like it's just idling.

Thumbs up for this plane! Love the effects of dual smoke system! Awesome!😀😎

Those streams are perfect, and the aircraft is just gorgeous!

Awesome Paddy these videos are great thanks for keeping the old classics alive 👍😎

Not just a perfect day but also a perfect flight. Great job.

Se te pone la piel de gallina al escuchar el poder de ese motor radial. Dios mio!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Wow! Thank you for this 😄👍Great work!

That fly by sound! Speechless...

Wow! Hell of an aircraft! That low pass was super. Wish I was there.

Great video and an awesome display of a fine aircraft. Lovely airfield as well, perfect for this kind of flying display, reminds me a bit of the Shuttleworth air shows. Good times!

I can watch classic vintage planes fly all day....

Outstanding display pilot - thanks!

Looking very graceful....I could listen to that radial all day long

As wonderful as it is you can't beat the sound of the centaurus engine

What a great plane, ever since I was a young.boy I have always been fascinated by the Hawker Sea Fury. From memory they have an 18 cylinder radial engine which puts out some real horsepower, thank you so much!

A beautiful display from a beautiful aircraft.

That engine is something else,a brilliant sound together with stunning looks.

Outstanding displays and pretty silent for 18cyl. What a beauty!

Roaring sound brings me „Gänsehaut“

Gorgeous plane.

Balls out in a sea fury. Awsome

Amazing, aerobatics and crop spraying at the same time.

Absolutely spectacular! Thank you.

What a beast! Great plane.

You can really see that Hawker took inspiration from the famous Spitfire wing. Awesome aircraft

Magnificent video capturing a Seafury at it's best. The R2800 and Centaurus easily up there with the best sounding Piston engines!

That has got to be one of the most beautiful airplanes ever!! ❤.

Hol up. 2400 hp?? That is an insane amount of hp for a plane that size! I'm used to planes with 100-200 hp so that number is just astonishing. Espacially for machines that are 70+ years old. Today it's pretty simple to have a lot of hp but back then it was a whole different story. Amazing sound btw :D

That gave me goose bumps!

Super Fury-Video!! Auch der kurze Walkaround am Schluss ist natürlich ein Leckerbissen für einen Fury-Fan;-)

Es ist immer wieder schön die hawker sea fury in bitz auf am degerfeld am Flugtag zu sehen und danke an alle anderen himmel hund die es schaffen Jahr für Jahr für uns Zuschauer diese Engel der lüfte zu zeigen

Awesome video, keep them coming!!

One of my absolute favourites.

I could listen to this beast start up all day, superb video....again 😂

The allies put out some damn good planes. These, spitfires, mustang, hell cats, list goes on

Showing Australian markings. Never realised that before, as in Australia had a Naval fleet of aircraft. Loved the double stall turn, the 'knife over', the five point roll. That and all the rest. Very well flown. Kudos to you pilot. That was skills to pay the bills.

Pratt and Whitney R 2800. Sweet. Around 1990 there was a Sea Fury named Cotton Mouth flying the Northwest air show circuit. We did some formation flying with him. One of the best pilots I ever saw. We were in a Douglas A 26. Lots of round motors. Nothing like that sound. If anyone has video of Portland Rose Festival.air show for 1990 it would be great to post that. Thank you for this video. Hawker made great planes and the Sea Fury is my favorite.

Great clip. Great nostalgia. Great work of an airplane. Better than a kite plane or a advanced jet that’s so fast it looses its romance of flying.

Beautiful plane!

Oh man... Gorgeous, nice work that man!

So fast and maneuverable!

DAMN!...that sound is awesome!!!!

Excellent footage of a top-class display. This is an awesome aeroplane and brilliant piloted. Very enjoyable!

A fearsome machine and beautiful aircraft.

Lovely to see this glorious design having some energy put through her. The Centaurus is an amazing engine

What a plane and sound, fantastic.

Goddam that’s a beautiful bird and a great job of flying it. The scream as it passes low and fast is just phenomenal. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful bird.. I’m normally a Spitfire nut with the inline V12, but the Sea Fury is a thing of beauty

Beautiful aircraft, beautiful sound!

Fantastic! Cameraman did a great job following it, too.

The Aussies had these . as a young man i would marvel at the sight and sound the lines were beautiful AND it sounded like a jet as it flew past my favourite

TOO BEAUTIFUL!

BEAUTIFUL!

Even without the Bristol Centaur engine the sound was great. Very nice shot and edited video, the walkaround in the middle was good and I did like the music used. Best part was the nice figures the smoke made.

The Merlin might be the best sounding, but this thing is easily equal having heard both in quiet locations. Damn they roar.

Beautiful sound... beautiful plane

What a change the had in 45 to see so many of these in the sky😁

anamazing unforgettable airplane,reminding us Typhoon and Tempest

Magnificent aircraft and RAN colours

High whistle is just fantastic.

Marvellous demonstration of induced drag....look at the vortices at high alpha on take-off compared to the fast passes

Superb vid mate!!!

Rapid...and flies like it's on a rail. Awesome

That thing has to be easily as fast as some of the earliest jets. It took off like no prop-driven plane I've ever seen, and that dive was fast. A very clear culmination of the experience gained in WWII.