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Offline Wilbus

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« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2005, 04:28:11 PM »
I'd pilot one for sure if I got the chance.

I'm not planning on getting old.
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« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2005, 04:33:29 PM »
263 would have been interesting...







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« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2005, 06:12:56 PM »
Same kind of stuff that was to power the late submarines?

My wife's grandfather was assigned on a U-Boot that didn't get ready before the war's end, - perhaps one of those. Throw me some info and I can ask him some better questions than just dummy ones. Will post it! :)
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2005, 07:39:23 AM »
Heck I'd take a spin in that bird if I had a chance!

I mean what the HECK no one lives forever.
Think of the ride!
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« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2005, 07:30:19 AM »
Nice nice! Where did you find that?
Anyway, dug up some more. There were apparantly some problems with the fuel, - tanks had to be completely sealed, or it would eat through the metal, etc etc. Wonder if it would have been faster that way though.
I'll ask the old geezer, he talks about stuff like that quite willingly :=)
He spent the war on a minesweeper (he is an engineer) somewhere in the baltic I belive. Six to nine sweeps with electic spools pulled behing a wooden boat was the routine to give "allclear".
Must have been driving folks nuts ;)
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #20 on: June 05, 2005, 11:07:50 AM »
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Originally posted by TracerX
I have heard the same thing regarding this plane, but I don't know how accruate the info is since I have read an account from a German pilot who flew the 163 many times durring the war, and he gave a completely different view on how dangerous the aircraft was.  I wish I could find the link.  In the interview he was asked some of the same questions about the fuel and accidents, but he basicly debunked many of the long standing beliefs people have.  Maybe someone else knows the account I am thinking of?


Tracer, i don't know if this is the same guy. I found a book in a used book stroe about 6 months ago. It was one of the old Bantam War Books. Titled "Rocket Fighter" author, and pilot in question was, Mano Ziegler.
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