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Title: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 26, 2009, 02:13:55 PM
Almost hurts to look at it like this.
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6872/valuablejunkff1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Rich46yo on January 26, 2009, 02:16:13 PM
Looks like a 190s engine dont it? The cowling?
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Motherland on January 26, 2009, 02:17:55 PM
Looks like an upside- down Jumo 213.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 26, 2009, 02:22:43 PM
Looks like an upside- down Jumo 213.
Yup. Wonder how many of these are still around.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Treize69 on January 26, 2009, 02:26:23 PM
Off a Ju-88? Or FW?
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 26, 2009, 02:55:43 PM
Off a Ju-88? Or FW?
That's supposedly a 213A, so I'm pretty sure it's out of a Dora. Kind of hard to tell, but I believe the Dora's were more closely cowled than the Ju 188's. Thinking that's part of the supercharger on the rear.

What do you guys think?
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9960/yellow10smallhh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Blooz on January 26, 2009, 07:29:19 PM
I think it'd be cheaper just to build one from scratch.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: TUXC on January 26, 2009, 09:05:20 PM
That's supposedly a 213A, so I'm pretty sure it's out of a Dora. Kind of hard to tell, but I believe the Dora's were more closely cowled than the Ju 188's. Thinking that's part of the supercharger on the rear.

What do you guys think?
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9960/yellow10smallhh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Hard to tell which plane the Jumo 213 in the first picture is from. I think the radiator and engine were manufactured together and were not aircraft specific.

The engine in yellow 10, an Fw 190D-13, is actually a Jumo 213F (possibly the only one left). The 213F was similar to the 213A, but had a different supercharger like the Jumo 213E in the Ta 152H which gave it significantly better high altitude performance than the 213A.


Edit: After looking at pictures of Jumo 213 engined Ju-88s and -188s it does look like the fighter installation of the 213 is more closely cowled.
Also, that looks like the White 1 foundation's Jumo 213 http://www.white1foundation.org (http://www.white1foundation.org)
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Treize69 on January 26, 2009, 10:51:37 PM
I don't know engines well, but I'd have to say that looks to me like its out of a 109D now that I look hard at it- its got the big blower on the back, AND its exhaust stacks look more 190-ish than they do Ju-esque.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: avionix on January 27, 2009, 09:16:04 AM
I need a roll of paper towels to clean up the drool at my desk.  How gorgeous is that???????   :aok
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: fudgums on January 27, 2009, 11:02:46 AM
That's supposedly a 213A, so I'm pretty sure it's out of a Dora. Kind of hard to tell, but I believe the Dora's were more closely cowled than the Ju 188's. Thinking that's part of the supercharger on the rear.

What do you guys think?
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9960/yellow10smallhh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

sexi
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: CAP1 on January 27, 2009, 11:04:26 AM
Almost hurts to look at it like this.
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6872/valuablejunkff1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

looks like an fw engine.........
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 27, 2009, 04:21:13 PM
I've seen it, I think at the LEMB.  It's some engine bought for some restoration, can't recall what exactly.  Had this image saved last year with the details in the exif, but lost it with an hdd crash.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 29, 2009, 04:51:48 PM
Hard to tell which plane the Jumo 213 in the first picture is from. I think the radiator and engine were manufactured together and were not aircraft specific.

The engine in yellow 10, an Fw 190D-13, is actually a Jumo 213F (possibly the only one left). The 213F was similar to the 213A, but had a different supercharger like the Jumo 213E in the Ta 152H which gave it significantly better high altitude performance than the 213A.


Edit: After looking at pictures of Jumo 213 engined Ju-88s and -188s it does look like the fighter installation of the 213 is more closely cowled.
Also, that looks like the White 1 foundation's Jumo 213 http://www.white1foundation.org (http://www.white1foundation.org)
That is the White 1 foundation's Jumo 213. I used Yellow 10 because 1) it's the best picture I know of, and 2) Yellow 10 is just plain gorgeous (BTW, moot hates the paint scheme, so I guess skill & taste don't necessarily go hand in hand :D).

I'd love to have the D-13 in game, not just for the better high-alt performance, but mainly for the triple MG 151/20 cannons. Besides, we already have the skin courtesy of Edbert.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 29, 2009, 05:29:24 PM
Ha.. I still can't believe that's a WWII scheme and not something out of a modern day fashion catalog. :lol
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 29, 2009, 05:35:44 PM
Ha.. I still can't believe that's a WWII scheme and not something out of a modern day fashion catalog. :lol
That's a late-late-late-war whateverthehellpaintwecanfind scheme. You see the purple-gray wing underside?
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 29, 2009, 05:46:04 PM
Must've been one hell of a hurry to get it done..
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 29, 2009, 05:56:41 PM
Must've been one hell of a hurry to get it done..
You ever paint while being shot at?
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 29, 2009, 05:58:39 PM
You have the actual exact story behind the paintjob?
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 29, 2009, 06:02:31 PM
You have the actual exact story behind the paintjob?
Seem to recall reading it somewhere. I'll look.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Cthulhu on January 29, 2009, 06:11:41 PM
Nothing on the paint, but still a bit enlightening about the manufacture:
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/cit-stansfield.html

Update:
As far as the colors:
The underside of “Yellow 10’s” wings were natural metal with RLM 75 on the leading edge and RLM 76 on the ailerons.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/jgrlm.htm

Now to find out why....
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 29, 2009, 11:35:22 PM
Thanks, let me know if you ever come across the why. :)
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Bodhi on January 29, 2009, 11:45:53 PM
If it is a Dora engine, it is sitting upside down.

As for arguing paint schemes... WOW... just WOW
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 30, 2009, 12:49:25 AM
Bodhi, just saying it looks like something off a fictional GI joe jet fighter, literally.  It's nothing like the beautiful camos you find pretty much anywhere else in WWII. It's just my taste.. that camo's pretty much what I'd do if I wanted to make fun of luftwaffe schemes.  It prolly only personaly bugs me because the plane itself is dead sexy.  It sure looked freakin beautiful when I saw it IRL at Champlin, I guess that's also why I'm disappointed that the camo's not so nice.. That and it being shipped out of Phx before I got to really stare at it long enough - so not only is it the last of its kind, but I missed the only chance ever of seeing it in full glory.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: Bodhi on January 30, 2009, 01:02:34 AM
moot, bottom line is that the only real force to use glossy schemes were naval fighters using all blue (often polished) paint schemes.  Depicting WW2 fighters such as a Dora with anything like is inaccurate, mind you it is way cheaper to maintain.
Title: Re: You guys recognize this?
Post by: moot on January 30, 2009, 01:27:52 AM
I thought you were pointing out it's not worth complaining about, like the orange 152 camo.