Hawker P1101 Tandem Two Seat Hunter 1/72 Freightdog Modes conversion set for Revell Hunter FGA9

[Thorvic]

Royal Navy Hunter T7 WF310 FRADU late 1980's

Freightdog P1101 conversion fitted to Revell Hunter FGA9 uing the Airfile RN Hunter Decal Set

 

[kitnut617]

I like that Geoff, would you know why they chose the side-by-side arrangement instead.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

I like that Geoff, would you know why they chose the side-by-side arrangement instead.

Better forward visibility for student and instructor.

 

[Archibald]

What a beauty. The Hunter surely looks even sleeker and sexier in a two-seat, tandem variant. Shame they picked the ugly side-by-side setup but well, see above, and c'est la vie.

In fact I realize I often liked the Hunter, but that blunt nose and single seat looked a little unbalanced. This tandem seater with the long nose is just perfect looking.

I'd like to see that model "in flight" and without the tanks.

 

[Volkodav]

Apparently the side by side version was faster than equivalent single seaters, something to do with the airflow around the wider forward fuselage reducing drag. I wish I could remember where I read that.

 

[gwiz]

Apparently the side by side version was faster than equivalent single seaters, something to do with the airflow around the wider forward fuselage reducing drag. I wish I could remember where I read that.

It would make the nose-to-tail area distribution closer to the optimum Sears-Haack shape for minimum wave drag. Several contemporary aircraft, eg F-102, had lumps and bumps added for that purpose, process known as area-ruling.