General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: DaddyAce on November 27, 2018, 09:08:06 PM
Title: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: DaddyAce on November 27, 2018, 09:08:06 PM
You may enjoy this vid: What a sound! :airplane:
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans
Post by: Devil 505 on November 27, 2018, 09:19:44 PM
Fantastic to see some real Daimler-Benz engines in flying 109's. That crew has some superb restorations.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans..... (sorry didn't get the link to work)
Post by: DaddyAce on November 27, 2018, 09:22:02 PM
Cool, you got the link to work? I was not getting it to work on my end after posting. But fortunately one of my son's was handy to tell me how to do it!
....and yes it looks like a gorgeous plane!
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: IrishOne on November 27, 2018, 10:53:01 PM
what a beautiful sound..... i could put that on repeat and listen to it as i slept. imagine hearing a bunch of em at a time as they took off and formed up to go fight.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: save on November 28, 2018, 02:49:57 PM
Very nice, thanks for sharing !
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans
Post by: morfiend on November 28, 2018, 06:02:07 PM
Fantastic to see some real Daimler-Benz engines in flying 109's. That crew has some superb restorations.
I recall watching a program on the restoration of a 109(g) could be wrong on exact model but the restorers were talking about the DB and said to be very careful with the crank as they cant be reproduced.
Not sure why that is they never said and I would think with todays tech a 1940's crank would be no problem.
One of those things that make you wonder...... never found out if it's true or the reason why they cant be made today.
:salute
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans
Post by: Devil 505 on November 28, 2018, 06:45:13 PM
I recall watching a program on the restoration of a 109(g) could be wrong on exact model but the restorers were talking about the DB and said to be very careful with the crank as they cant be reproduced.
Not sure why that is they never said and I would think with todays tech a 1940's crank would be no problem.
One of those things that make you wonder...... never found out if it's true or the reason why they cant be made today.
:salute
The was an episode from Wings of the Luftwaffe from the early 90's.
The 109 they showed was a G-6 base (probably a Spanish Ha-1112 from the Battle of Britain movie) but with a facsimile 109E cowling, spinner, clipped wing tips, horizontal tail struts, and dummy cannon barrels in the wings. The plane is the one on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. (http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/large/4940bded-564e-449b-9b44-d9da2acf14ee.jpg) Not sure is there is an actual DB 601 in there, but I doubt it given how hacked together the rest of the plane is.
The comment regarding the engine crank of the DB engines was made made by a tech at a museum in the U.K. - probably Duxford.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans
Post by: JOACH1M on November 28, 2018, 07:03:31 PM
I recall watching a program on the restoration of a 109(g) could be wrong on exact model but the restorers were talking about the DB and said to be very careful with the crank as they cant be reproduced.
Not sure why that is they never said and I would think with todays tech a 1940's crank would be no problem.
One of those things that make you wonder...... never found out if it's true or the reason why they cant be made today.
:salute
I’m 99% certain with today’s technology with CNC machines and digital programming making a crank is possible. It’s probably they want to avoid the cost and doing the R&D to make it.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: hgtonyvi on December 01, 2018, 05:36:33 PM
Nice post daddyace
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: bustr on December 03, 2018, 01:39:28 PM
If a full set of DB605 blue prints still exist, it's only money to get several built and running. Though the current crop of gazillionairs don't seem interested in WW2 aircraft like they once were. If they don't, there are DB605 sitting around Europe in different states of decay.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: hgtonyvi on December 06, 2018, 03:56:01 AM
That is true bustr. I think if you can build some new world war two planes and make airshows it would be great. But then again ww2 warbird lovers have either died and the ones alive are getting old. The new generation has no interest in stuff like this.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: DaddyAce on December 09, 2018, 10:51:19 AM
That is true bustr. I think if you can build some new world war two planes and make airshows it would be great. But then again ww2 warbird lovers have either died and the ones alive are getting old. The new generation has no interest in stuff like this.
Yes, I suppose those of us who grew up the children of WW2 vets are relatively short timers, but hopefully there will remain enough interest in the old warbirds to keep examples going. I know outfits like the Collings Foundation and Commemorative Airforce are actively pursuing restoring and flying WW2 warbirds......but of course there needs to be enough interest from the public to be willing to contribute to upkeep.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: SmokinLoon on April 15, 2020, 03:52:45 PM
I've watched that video 100 times now. It never gets old. The sound of that engine howling as it flies by.... wow.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: mora on May 06, 2020, 03:40:00 PM
That howling is indeed amazing. No other like it because of the fluid coupled supercharger.
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: Bodhi on May 09, 2020, 06:53:36 PM
Ever heard a Corsair in flight?
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: Devil 505 on May 09, 2020, 09:19:41 PM
The was an episode from Wings of the Luftwaffe from the early 90's.
The 109 they showed was a G-6 base (probably a Spanish Ha-1112 from the Battle of Britain movie) but with a facsimile 109E cowling, spinner, clipped wing tips, horizontal tail struts, and dummy cannon barrels in the wings. The plane is the one on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. (http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/large/4940bded-564e-449b-9b44-d9da2acf14ee.jpg) Not sure is there is an actual DB 601 in there, but I doubt it given how hacked together the rest of the plane is.
The comment regarding the engine crank of the DB engines was made made by a tech at a museum in the U.K. - probably Duxford.
sorry for the late reply but no it wasnt that vid.It ws about the restoration of a 109 done at duxford IIRC. I looked for the vid but gave up.Still made me wonder why it would be so difficult ti make a new crank.
:salute
Title: Re: For 109 G6 fans.....
Post by: Frodo on May 12, 2020, 04:01:46 PM