Author Topic: MW50 availability. Eastern Front. (Read 2488 times)

VooDoo · « **on:** May 23, 2004, 08:13:18 AM »

How common was using of the MW50 system on Eastern Front ? Luftflotte 6 I think. Autumn '44.

Why Im asking: Just ve read nice interview of the soviet La-5FN, 7 pilot. The most interesting thing was that he was able to catch german planes (109G, 190A) in level flight. With cockpit of his plane open and bombracks installed.

GScholz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2004, 08:17:14 AM »

I don't think any 190A used MW50. The 109G-14, G-10 and K-4 used MW50.

VooDoo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2004, 09:05:25 AM »

Im asking mostly about 109. As for 190 - pilot said - only 190D had same speed as La-5FN.

And I know that 109G10, 14, K were equiped w. MW50. Im asking about availability of it on the EF. Or about usage of this system. La-5FN w. open cockpit and w. bombracks could catch 109G wo MW50. But I cant undestand how it can catch 109 which using MW50.

WHATTHEHELL · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:22:21 PM »

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Originally posted by VooDoo
Im asking mostly about 109. As for 190 - pilot said - only 190D had same speed as La-5FN.

And I know that 109G10, 14, K were equiped w. MW50. Im asking about availability of it on the EF. Or about usage of this system. La-5FN w. open cockpit and w. bombracks could catch 109G wo MW50. But I cant undestand how it can catch 109 which using MW50.

Don't believe everything you read

VooDoo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:58:54 PM »

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Originally posted by WHATTHEHELL
Don't believe everything you read

Do you think that it is impossible to catch 109G6 or 109G14 wo MW50 in a La-5FN even w. open cockpit ? I think that you are underestimate speed of the La-5FN

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mw · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 01:15:23 PM »

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Do you think that it is impossible to catch 109G6 or 109G14 wo MW50 in a La-5FN even w. open cockpit ? I think that you are underestimate speed of the La-5FN .

Or overestimates the speed of the 109

GODO · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2004, 01:45:48 PM »

190A4s used MW50 in East front.

VooDoo · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2004, 01:58:39 PM »

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Originally posted by GODO
190A4s used MW50 in East front.

Source please ?

Batz · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2004, 02:20:41 PM »

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Originally posted by GODO
190A4s used MW50 in East front.

No they didnt.... A few oddball A4s may have had mw50 and were used in fast jabo raid againts England. However this remains "mysterious".

The A4 came from the factory with "plumbing" in place (MW50 was a BMW invention) for mw50 but there were numerous problems. C3- injection was tested on the a5 and serialized on the A-8. No A series 190 used mw50.

MW50 wasn't widely used until 1944....

GScholz · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2004, 01:43:50 AM »

However in 1944-45 I don't see any problem with availability of MW50 on the Eastern Front. It's just water and alcohol ... hardly difficult to come by on the EF!

Batz · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2004, 02:27:06 AM »

Maybe Butch or someone with more knowledge can offer a definitive answer but it would seem to me that in the west and for RVT duties the need for hi alt performance would mean the most of the AS eng G's, G10s and K4s would be needed there and in the east the G14s and G8s from the NAGr groups would be needed.

However, JG 54 was flying mostly 190s from A6s to A9s and Fs.

butch2k · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2004, 05:08:19 AM »

In fact i some case there was ashortage of methanol, which resulted in lower methanol content (MW-30) or ethanol being used instead (EW-50).
All in all boost fluid was available, and necessary in some cases since a lot of 109 units were running on B4 fuel rather than C3.

Crumpp · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2004, 05:43:58 AM »

Batz is correct about the a few 190A4's with the MW 50 plumbing but the 190A5 was the first Wurger produced that came with MW50 standard.

Osprey has a great book "190 Aces of the Eastern Front". The 190 was in high demand on all fronts. On the Eastern Front it did extremely well. The 190F became the ground attack fighter of choice and the low altitude dogfights fit well with the 190's strengths.

Unfortunately for the Jagdflieger on the Ostfront, the defense of the Reich took priority in 190 production allocation. After all the Eastern Front was considered the "easy" front by the Luftwaffe. The only Russian fighter I recall any mention of as a "watch out for this one" is the Yak-3.

Crumpp

Crumpp · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2004, 05:52:21 AM »

Batz,

GM-1 was experimented with extensively on the 190's but my sources say it was difficult to adapt to the BMW-801C/D series and was not used until the 190A6 on any production varients. MW-50 was the more common boost system for the 190 and was used on production aircraft begining with the 190A5 series.

Crumpp

Batz · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2004, 06:28:56 AM »

I know for a fact mw50 wasnt used on 190 As with the exception of the a4s I mentioned above.

GM1 is completely irrelevent to the discussion.

The a4s in question didnt have mw50 as "standard". No A series 190 had mw50 as "standard".

190a8s and a9s had c3 injection....