Frank Sanders Racing is responsible for this former Royal Navy Sea Fury T.Mk 20 racer. Dreadnought was prepared at Chino by Frank and his sons Dennis and Brian in 1982/3, and the two-seat aeroplane sported several modifications, the most obvious was the replacement of the original 1849-kW (2,480-hp) Bristol Centaurus with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial. A four-blade propeller was fitted in place of the Sea Fury’s characteristic five-blade unit.
The pilot for the first outing was Neil Anderson. Neil completed the Reno course in Dreadnought at 446.39 mph, breaking the qualifying record and eventually taking first place in the Gold Championship to make this another first-time-out winner in 1983.
Dreadnought
Span: 11.7 m (38 ft 4.75 in)
Length: increased from 10.54 m (34 ft 7 in)
Powerplant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-63A Wasp Major, 2833 kW (3,800 hp)
Max TO weight: about 3946 kg (8,700 lb)
Max speed: about 480 mph at low altitude
Mike Brown won the Unlimited Gold Race at Reno on September 17, 2006, at a speed of 453.61 mph in Hawker Sea Fury September Fury. Second was Matt Jackson in Sea Fury Dreadnought.
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