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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Guppy35 on December 02, 2010, 09:35:52 PM
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This was the one recovered from the Russian forest. Flew yesterday in California. Owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame.
http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-12-02_fw190.asp
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Very nice to see. Glad to see another rare bird back in the sky.
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A little paint and the pony boy's at Oshkosh. Would druel over her like the prom queen. MINE! :old:
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awesome find! :D :aok
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Sweet. It guess the next Air Classics issue will have some more info.
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what's the U3 designation?
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awesome find!! even without paint, she's still a beautiful bird. i'd really love to see her at Oshkosh this summer. thanks for posting!! :salute
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Engine test run: http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-10-14_fw190.asp
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:aok
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what's the U3 designation?
First 190 with the "Jabo" with either a 500kg bomb or a 300L DT. They also had the outer MG FF removed.
Thanks for posting Dan.
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Now there is a living example of A5, HTC can rectify now the stall characteristics and turn radius data of our carton plane.
Ok, this is a troll. Said it…
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awesome find!! even without paint, she's still a beautiful bird. i'd really love to see her at Oshkosh this summer. thanks for posting!! :salute
I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
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:aok :rock
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I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
:bolt:
:mad: :furious
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I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
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agreed, now if it was being viewed through a gunsight, that would be beautiful
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Pretty sweet, 190 is a tank with wings.
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Now there is a living example of A5, HTC can rectify now the stall characteristics and turn radius data of our carton plane.
Doesn't work that way... It's rebuilt. Does it have pilot armor? Guns? Ammo? Armor on the ammo bays? Armor on the oil ring? What engine does it have? Is it even remotely similar to the original?
Even IF it could be ballasted somehow to represent the real aircraft weights, and IF that ballast was all in the correct spots so as to simulate historical center of gravity, it would never be run at war emergency power for flight testing when (assuming it has the real engine restored) there are few spare parts and the thing is so rare it must stay safe for the rest of its life.
It will fly, for sure... But I doubt it'll ever reach historic war-time performance numbers because it will either be underpowered, overpowered (if they use a newer engine to replace the old and it has more power) or seriously underweight.
Too many variables, and I doubt that Paul Allen wants to go through all that effort just to appease nerdy (yes! Nerdy! I said it! I'm in that group too!) flight sim cartoon jockeys.
The man's a multi billionaire probably. He flies WW2 aircraft FOR FUN. Doubt he cares about the flight sim debates on the modeling of Fw190s and turn radii.
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Doesn't work that way... It's rebuilt. Does it have pilot armor? Guns? Ammo? Armor on the ammo bays? Armor on the oil ring? What engine does it have? Is it even remotely similar to the original?
Even IF it could be ballasted somehow to represent the real aircraft weights, and IF that ballast was all in the correct spots so as to simulate historical center of gravity, it would never be run at war emergency power for flight testing when (assuming it has the real engine restored) there are few spare parts and the thing is so rare it must stay safe for the rest of its life.
It will fly, for sure... But I doubt it'll ever reach historic war-time performance numbers because it will either be underpowered, overpowered (if they use a newer engine to replace the old and it has more power) or seriously underweight.
Too many variables, and I doubt that Paul Allen wants to go through all that effort just to appease nerdy (yes! Nerdy! I said it! I'm in that group too!) flight sim cartoon jockeys.
The man's a multi billionaire probably. He flies WW2 aircraft FOR FUN. Doubt he cares about the flight sim debates on the modeling of Fw190s and turn radii.
Have to agree with Krusty on this one.
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:aok
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Doesn't work that way... It's rebuilt. Does it have pilot armor? Guns? Ammo? Armor on the ammo bays? Armor on the oil ring? What engine does it have? Is it even remotely similar to the original?
Even IF it could be ballasted somehow to represent the real aircraft weights, and IF that ballast was all in the correct spots so as to simulate historical center of gravity, it would never be run at war emergency power for flight testing when (assuming it has the real engine restored) there are few spare parts and the thing is so rare it must stay safe for the rest of its life.
It will fly, for sure... But I doubt it'll ever reach historic war-time performance numbers because it will either be underpowered, overpowered (if they use a newer engine to replace the old and it has more power) or seriously underweight.
Too many variables, and I doubt that Paul Allen wants to go through all that effort just to appease nerdy (yes! Nerdy! I said it! I'm in that group too!) flight sim cartoon jockeys.
The man's a multi billionaire probably. He flies WW2 aircraft FOR FUN. Doubt he cares about the flight sim debates on the modeling of Fw190s and turn radii.
For what it's worth, Allen has made sure to rebuild his birds to factory specs so it would have the guns, armor etc. Would he send it out to play? Doubt it. Way too rare. First real 190 to fly in 60 years.
It is a BMW engine. The real deal all the way
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It is a BMW engine. The real deal all the way
i would love to hear it do a flyby, just once. :aok
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what's the U3 designation?
"Fw 190A-5/U3 - fighter-bomber with the ETC 501 bomb rack and without MG FF cannons. After a change of designation this was serially produced as Fw 190F-2. There was also a desert variant with dust filters designated as A-5/U3/tp (F-2tp)."
from: http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/fw190.htm
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It always impresses me to see an old piece of equipment brought back to life. Neat stuff :aok
Pipz
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It always impresses me to see an old piece of equipment brought back to life. Neat stuff :aok
Pipz
That sounds like Mrs Pipz talking :D
P.S. PLEASE don't serenade me Pipz, it was just a joke..I promise!
Phan
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i would love to hear it do a flyby, just once. :aok
I'll get to see it at his museum along with the 262 next door :D
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That sounds like Mrs Pipz talking :D
P.S. PLEASE don't serenade me Pipz, it was just a joke..I promise!
Phan
Oh I cant wait to get you in Vox range.....maybe I can get Silat in on this.......whats that wingman command again?........<G>
Pipz
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I'll get to see it at his museum along with the 262 next door :D
nice!
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I'll get to see it at his museum along with the 262 next door :D
Where is that by the way? :headscratch:
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id love to see a 262 on display somewhere. :)