Those things look so dainty compared to a Jug or Corsair.
Ya, the later models looked much more intimidating to me. I just thought that it was really cool that they just got this one flying and it has the original engine. Not sure if you saw it to the end but it shows that it was made in 1939.
Title: Re: Only flying BF-109 E4 with rare Daimler Benz DB601N
Post by: CptTrips on June 26, 2025, 07:44:53 PM
Ya, the later models looked much more intimidating to me. I just thought that it was really cool that they just got this one flying and it has the original engine. Not sure if you saw it to the end but it shows that it was made in 1939.
Yeah. You'd be lucky to see one fly in real person in your lifetime. Their almost all gone.
Title: Re: Only flying BF-109 E4 with rare Daimler Benz DB601N
Post by: AKIron on June 26, 2025, 07:45:41 PM
Those things look so dainty compared to a Jug or Corsair.
Because they were..
Between the 109e and the 110 of the day we should all be grateful for the insanity called German Air command or else BOB probably would have had a different ending..
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Title: Re: Only flying BF-109 E4 with rare Daimler Benz DB601N
Post by: hazmatt on June 27, 2025, 07:18:36 AM
Between the 109e and the 110 of the day we should all be grateful for the insanity called German Air command or else BOB probably would have had a different ending.. [/quote
Göring was definitely not respected by Galland and the fighter guys. They referred to him as: "The fat one"
Title: Re: Only flying BF-109 E4 with rare Daimler Benz DB601N
Post by: CptTrips on June 27, 2025, 09:12:01 AM
Holy jeeze. That's what's inside a jug? lol That's insane.
I wish a person was standing there for scale.
Title: Re: Only flying BF-109 E4 with rare Daimler Benz DB601N
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on June 27, 2025, 04:29:36 PM
Yep, the General Electric B series turbocharger is a monster, it's complex and expensive, and RPM limited. Very few are actually in use. Many warbirds just have empty shells. Or simply nothing.