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Title: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Zeagle on December 13, 2011, 05:32:12 PM: Nice!

FW-190 A-5 and Me-109 in formation (http://youtu.be/xfvQnlYB3IE?hd=1)
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: oakranger on December 13, 2011, 06:26:58 PM: That is a great sight to see. Real never seen a 190 and 109 in the air side by side and surprise how the 190 is slightly bigger to the 109. Only if these AC cost as much as a $20 to $30 thousand, i would get one.
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Shane on December 13, 2011, 08:33:09 PM: For a sense of scale with the Storch.... starts about the 1 min mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znsPBksi2w&feature=related
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: oakranger on December 13, 2011, 08:39:03 PM: Quote from: Shane on December 13, 2011, 08:33:09 PM
For a sense of scale with the Storch.... starts about the 1 min mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znsPBksi2w&feature=related

WOW, that storch is a slow SOB. Wonder if it was even worth shooting it down for the allies in the air? Looks like it would be subject to ground fire with ease.
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Shane on December 13, 2011, 08:45:10 PM: I was thinking the same. I doubt it flew that slow (and low) all the time... but it could...
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: PR3D4TOR on December 14, 2011, 06:55:52 AM: It was actually just staying airborne, displaying its STOL capabilities. Top speed was over 100 mph.
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 14, 2011, 05:43:39 PM: Quote from: oakranger on December 13, 2011, 08:39:03 PM
WOW, that storch is a slow SOB. Wonder if it was even worth shooting it down for the allies in the air? Looks like it would be subject to ground fire with ease.

Of course it was worth shooting down. Planes like the Storch and the Allies' Piper liason planes were primarily used as spotter planes to scout enemy positions and to spot for artillery. It would have been stupid for either side to let any of these planes stay airborne over the front lines. The balls these pilots and crew had were unmeasurable.

ack-ack
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Ardy123 on December 14, 2011, 05:44:53 PM: Quote from: Ack-Ack on December 14, 2011, 05:43:39 PM
The balls these pilots and crew had were unmeasurable.

agreed, that had to be one of the most dangerous jobs....
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: PR3D4TOR on December 15, 2011, 05:50:41 AM: Quote from: oakranger on December 13, 2011, 06:26:58 PM
That is a great sight to see. Real never seen a 190 and 109 in the air side by side and surprise how the 190 is slightly bigger to the 109. Only if these AC cost as much as a $20 to $30 thousand, i would get one.

The 190 is "fatter" since it's a radial, but it is actually slightly shorter in length than the 109.
Title: Re: FW-190 and Me-109 video
Post by: Ruah on December 15, 2011, 04:24:26 PM: too bad its not an F or G 109 - the supercharger sound would be much more high pitched. The A5 is a gem though. . .it sounds so fantastic, deep and just fantastic.