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Offline TwinEng

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Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« on: August 16, 2009, 10:40:53 AM »
Which of these two planes do you like to fly?

This photo was taken at an airshow this summer.   Looks like a few German warbirds are still going strong:





Pretty gorgeous sight, no?  Just look at how close they are flying.   Although the telephoto lens that was used does make them look closer than they really are.


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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2009, 11:14:33 AM »
Neither is German, per se. The 109 is actually a Spanish built Buchon HA-1112, powered by a Merlin. The 190 is a replica, and that carburetor inlet in the upper deck and longer nose indicates a different powerplant than the BMW radial.

Gorgeous photo though...   :)


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Offline jdbecks

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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2009, 11:49:03 AM »
do you have a hi ress photo i could use as a desktop?
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2009, 12:05:06 PM »
Quote from: Widewing on August 16, 2009, 11:14:33 AM
Neither is German, per se. The 109 is actually a Spanish built Buchon HA-1112, powered by a Merlin. The 190 is a replica, and that carburetor inlet in the upper deck and longer nose indicates a different powerplant than the BMW radial.

Gorgeous photo though...   :)


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Yup.. just doesn't look like a photo to me
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2009, 12:16:09 PM »
The 190 is a Flugwerke built replica with a Russian built engine.  The only original 190 part on it is the tail wheel
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 12:20:32 PM »
Well heres what I saw looking out the window of my car at work the other day.
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 12:41:17 PM »
The image looks stretched in the horizontal.
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 01:13:32 PM »
Isn't that one of the main 109's used in the movie Battle of Britan?
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 02:15:19 PM »
Quote from: dev1ant on August 16, 2009, 01:13:32 PM
Isn't that one of the main 109's used in the movie Battle of Britan?
Yea I was just thinking that too, they always looked a little out of place in that movie. Would have to to say the fake 190 though.  :aok
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2009, 03:57:23 PM »
Quote from: TheAce on August 16, 2009, 02:15:19 PM
Would have to to say the fake 190 though.  :aok

Quote from: Guppy35 on August 16, 2009, 12:16:09 PM
The 190 is a Flugwerke built replica with a Russian built engine.  The only original 190 part on it is the tail wheel
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2009, 08:45:34 PM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on August 16, 2009, 12:16:09 PM
The 190 is a Flugwerke built replica with a Russian built engine.  The only original 190 part on it is the tail wheel

on that note, there is an fw190 in restoration in kissimmee florida.

i think it will be the only original 190 in the air? but i'm not sure......
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2009, 09:10:45 PM »
There is more than one 190 only 2-3 air worthy 109s the battle of Britain movie featured Spanish built 109s had a larger nose section
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2009, 10:06:02 PM »
the front cannons on the 109 looked out of place int there on 3 guns on a 109 without gondola sometimes or is it just a different version?? just wondering great picture by the way  :aok
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Re: Which of these planes do you prefer to fly?? -- PIC
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2009, 10:14:27 PM »
Quote from: jay on August 16, 2009, 10:06:02 PM
the front cannons on the 109 looked out of place int there on 3 guns on a 109 without gondola sometimes or is it just a different version?? just wondering great picture by the way  :aok
If you're noticing the guns (of which there seem to be two installed above the engine) and not the big ugly air intake for the Merlin engine.... :D
It's a Spanish-built Hispano Aviacion Ha-1112 Buchon... based on the Bf 109G, produced under license from Messerschmitt.

Quote from: StLouis on August 16, 2009, 09:10:45 PM
There is more than one 190 only 2-3 air worthy 109s the battle of Britain movie featured Spanish built 109s had a larger nose section
Including Buchon's there are still 13 airworthy 109's according to the list of surviving 109's on Wikipedia.
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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2009, 11:22:09 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on August 16, 2009, 08:45:34 PM
i think it will be the only original 190 in the air? but i'm not sure......


There are several 190 restorations in the works.

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