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Offline Scca

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Dora candy cane
« on: August 22, 2017, 05:32:37 AM »
Anyone know what the candy cane looking thing sticking out of the bottom of a Fw-190D is. The Googles have been no help.
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Offline MiloMorai

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Re: Dora candy cane
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2017, 07:48:30 AM »
You can see the same on late model 109s, TA152s and late model BMW powered 190s.

It is the FuG16 ZY Morane antenna.


Offline Krusty

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Re: Dora candy cane
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2017, 08:39:55 AM »
Or, just call it a "whip antenna"

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Re: Dora candy cane
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2017, 09:35:23 AM »
It was also fitted to late model 109's as well.
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